Panel Configuration

Panel configuration designates the number of panels in a window opening.

• Single panel: one panel hanging from a set of hinges in an opening
  
• Double panel: two panels in the same opening hinged on opposite sides of the opening
  
• Multiple panels: three or more panels installed in a single opening, divided by T-posts
  
• Bi-fold panels: two panels hanging off the same set of hinges
  
• Double-hung panels: panels mounted above each other in a style of a Dutch door
  

Panel Configuration Diagrams

Features and Components
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Size Specifications
Track Systems
Measuring
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Important note on double-hung shutters:

Elite STRONGLY recommends all double hung shutters to be installed with a Richwood® Shutter-Lite frame in order to maximize the stability of the double shutter panels.

Double-hung panels offer the maximum in shutter adjustability; however, without proper design, double hung panel sets can sag and perform improperly. Double-hung bi-fold shutters must be designed so that the total combined width of the hinged panels is less than the combined height of the panels.

The height of the panel sets must be greater than the width. Panel sets ordered with a width calculation greater than the height calculation will not be accepted.

Instead, Elite encourages customers to order single or double panel shutters with a divider rail.

Richwood® Shutter-Lites are a versatile window treatment, allowing for many different panel configurations to fit most windows and doors.