Plantation Shutter Pricing

Apples for apples, it is very unlikely the price, after the discount is applied, will be any better than from any other supplier.

If you get a ‘too good to be true’ or ‘bargain price’, it is likely your shutters are made from an inferior material and they simly won’t last as long or look as good. The biggest problem is surface discolouration, no-one warrants against it (except DIYShutters).

Shutters are an asset, not a fashion trend

The reason shutters cannot be realistically discounted is because they are an asset product, not a consumable or a discontinued fashion item. A shutter can be likened to a  house. You cannot get a discount at an auction because there is a reserve. Shutters have a reserve; the cost of producing them. It’s the same cost for the same quality for every supplier in Australia. They all buy from the same suppliers in China. It’s only the material they choose to sell you that makes their PVC shutter price higher or lower. Almost.

Why DIYSHutters price is more competitive

But DIYShutters stands alone; it has one big advantage in keeping plantation shutter cost down; the firm manufactures in Australia using high end proprietary automatic machinery. It’s so fast, it only takes 15 minutes to process a panel; all parts drilled, routed, cut-to-length. The fact it is done in Australia, at 6 times the labour cost of China is not relevant, because the time taken represents a small part of the total cost of shutters. It’s why DIYShutters can offer premium shutters at competitive prices; effectively becoming a built in discount for it’s customers!

What makes a plantation shutter cheap; the quality of the material

Other suppliers price varies only because of what material the shutters they offer are made from. If foamed PVC lasted as long as solid PVC then everyone would be selling foamed PVC. But they are not. The cost of solid PVC shutter materials is more or less the same for all Australian suppliers (distributors really) offering that material. Because solid PVC lasts a little longer, and may have more UV additive, they can increase their warranty maybe make claims about it’s durability and sell at a higher price than foamed PVC. All PVC and poly shuttters ( poly is just PVC) sold as “high quality” cost the suppliers much the same; as all PVC shutter material comes from China, and these factores all have much the same cost to produce the shutter materials.

So you won’t be buying an ‘apples for apples’ quality shutter at a much cheaper price, by  accepting a massive discount.

No suppler in Australia can truly offer a 60% or 40%  discount on plantation shutters, as they would lose money. They can offer a discount on inflated shutter prices though. So it might still be worth checking where their final bottom line price ends up? Who knows, the price may come in a little less than some other offers, but it won’t be much, as the cost  of inputs to produce them are the same.

So it’s true to say, that you simply cannot buy quality shutters at some unbelievably low price. They are either not what it is claimed they are, or the supplier has made a mistake.

Or, unless the supplier can provide a good explanation for their attractive price, such as DIYShutters has done; a competitive plantation shutter price that flows from the efficiency of automation.

So who’s offering discounts?

Two companies are  currently offering big discounts on shutters, Kresta Blinds and Modern Group, 60% and 40% respectively. But neither provide an upfront  price for their shutters, from which you can then deduct 60% or 40%. Both companies repeatedly invite you to “BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION” instead. Neither of these companies offer a meaningful warranty for shutters. So how will you know whether the price you are offered is really any different from anyone elses. What will be the true quality of their product if they don’t say?

How do you know you won’t be tricked into buying, in the heat of the moment, because the discount seems so overwhelmingly good?

DIYShutters is up front and offers value

DIYShutters doesn’t ‘play games’ with discounts, or pretend it’s product is something it is not. DIYSHutters offers up front prices for plantation shutters, publisizes them, and we do not discount. We believe the customer will recognise value for money, and style, and that is what we provide.

DIYShutters only offers engineered timber, as it retains it’s straightness, lasts one hundred years or more, is the best insulator, is coated in superior urethane automotive grade ‘2 pac’,  which retains it’s colour and gloss twice as long as PVC. When timber is sealed, locking in the moisture content, it does not change it’s shape or warp but stays straight. Then once recoating is due, retaining them as a true asset for your home, the shutters can be repainted. Indefintely, in any colour you choose.