Full Height Shutters — Full Window Coverage, Made to Measure
Full Height shutters cover the full height of the window in one panel arrangement, with material, louvre size, control and configuration options depending on the selected range. Professionally measured and fitted across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Luton.
Full Height shutters run from the top of your window to the sill in one continuous panel arrangement, with or without a mid-rail. They're available across several shutter materials, so exact louvre sizes, colours and controls depend on the material and range you choose.
At Blinds Kingdom, we supply and fit Full Height shutters across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Luton. Every installation begins with a free home visit, where we bring samples and help you choose the right material and configuration for your windows.
Why Choose Full Height Shutters?
A single set of panels covering the full window gives you a clean look with flexible control over light and privacy.
Complete Window Coverage
Panels are arranged to cover the full height of the window opening, subject to the selected frame and installation configuration.
Flexible Privacy and Light
Adjust the louvres through their operating range to vary light and privacy while the panels remain closed.
Clean, Architectural Appearance
A continuous Full Height arrangement creates a consistent fitted appearance across the window.
Suits Many Window Types
Full Height shutters can be configured for standard windows, bay windows and a range of other window shapes, subject to survey.
Available Across Several Materials
Choose from wooden, faux wood, PVC, composite, wood grain or aluminium — each with its own colours, controls and price point.
How it works
How Full Height Shutters Work: Mid Rail, Split Tilt and Tier on Tier
A Full Height shutter is one panel arrangement covering the whole window. Within that, there are a few different ways the louvres and panels can be controlled — and it helps to see the difference rather than just read about it.
Mid Rail
A physical horizontal rail within a Full Height panel, dividing it into two sections. A mid rail may be required depending on material, panel dimensions and range, or may be chosen to align with a window transom. A mid rail does not make the upper and lower sections independently opening panels — the panel still opens and closes as one unit.
Split Tilt
Allows the upper and lower groups of louvres within the same panel to tilt independently, without needing a mid rail. This gives separate light and privacy control at different heights within one continuous panel.
Tier on Tier
A different configuration from Full Height: two separate shutter panel sets — an upper tier and a lower tier — that can be opened independently of each other.
Mid Rail and Split Tilt both work within a single Full Height panel. Tier on Tier is a separate configuration, using two independently opening panel sets.
Full Height Shutters for Bay Windows
Full Height shutters can be configured for many bay-window layouts, with each section planned around the measured angles and geometry of the bay.
Every bay is surveyed individually — panel layout and frame design depend on the angles and geometry of your specific bay. Your surveyor will confirm the right layout for your window during your free home visit.
Full Height Across Multiple Windows
Using the same Full Height configuration across several windows can create consistent panel proportions, louvre sizing and finish where the window dimensions and selected range allow.
This is often considered on landings, hallways and rooms with more than one window, where a repeated Full Height installation is wanted. Exact panel layout is confirmed for each window during survey.
Materials Available in Full Height
Full Height shutters are available across several materials. Exact louvre sizes, colours, controls, structural limits and warranty terms vary by material and range.
Wooden Shutters→
Real Paulownia hardwood available in painted colours and natural wood stains, with options depending on the selected range.
Faux Wood Shutters→
A durable solid-profile HSPVC construction with a painted finish, suitable for moisture-prone rooms on the applicable ranges.
PVC Shutters→
Engineered cellular PVC with a moisture-resistant finish, suitable for selected moisture-prone rooms and other appropriate applications, subject to survey.
Composite Shutters→
An engineered construction with reinforced structural components and a durable painted finish.
Wood Grain Shutters→
A brushed Paulownia wood finish with a visible, textured grain appearance.
Aluminium Shutters→
A powder-coated aluminium option available for interior use and selected exterior applications, subject to configuration and survey.
Louvre sizes
Louvre Sizes
Full Height shutters are available with a range of louvre sizes. Exact availability depends on the selected material and range.
63mm louvres
A smaller louvre size with closer spacing, creating a more detailed shutter appearance.
76mm louvres
A mid-size louvre offering a balance between the closer spacing of 63mm and the more open appearance of wider louvres.
89mm louvres
A wider louvre creating a more open appearance with broader sight lines when tilted open.
114mm louvres
A wider louvre available on selected shutter materials and ranges, creating broader spacing between louvres when tilted open.
Operation
Tilt and Louvre Control Options
Tilt-control availability depends on the selected material, louvre size and panel configuration.
Centre Tilt Rod
A visible tilt rod positioned at the centre of the panel, used to adjust the louvres for light and privacy.
Offset Tilt Rod
A visible tilt rod positioned towards one side of the panel, on selected materials and ranges.
Clearview / Hidden Tilt
A rear-mounted control that links the louvres while leaving the front of the panel visually uncluttered.
Concealed / In-Stile Control
The operating mechanism is built into the shutter stile itself, with no visible front or rear tilt rod.
Light and Privacy
Full Height shutters are a light-diffusing product rather than a total-blackout product. With the louvres closed, light is reduced, but some light can remain around louvre and frame edges. Split Tilt or a suitable Mid Rail arrangement can give you separate control over the upper and lower louvres, so you can adjust light and privacy at different heights within the same window.
For increased room darkening, ask your surveyor about our dedicated Blackout Shutters option.
Suitable Rooms and Window Types
Full Height shutters can be specified for living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, home offices, bay windows and wider windows, subject to the selected material and configuration.
For kitchens, bathrooms and other moisture-prone rooms, material choice is important. Suitable Faux Wood, PVC or Composite ranges may be considered depending on the room and installation; suitability is confirmed during survey.
What We Check During Your Survey
Windows are not always perfectly square, so your surveyor measures each one at multiple points to get an accurate fit.
We also check recess depth, window handles and opening sashes, and any nearby obstructions — skirting, coving, dado rails and similar features — that could affect the layout.
Where your window has a transom, this can influence where a mid-rail is positioned. Your exact material, configuration and fixing method is confirmed before you place your order.
Configurations
Full Height vs Other Shutter Styles
Full Height is one of several shutter configurations we offer. Here's how it compares.
Full Height
Covers the complete window height in one panel arrangement, from sill to frame.
Café Style
Covers the lower section of the window only, leaving the upper section open.
Tier on Tier
Two separate, independently operated upper and lower panel sets.
Tracked
Designed for wider openings and selected doors, depending on material and configuration — panels operate along a track.
Full Height Shutter Specifications
| Style | Full Height |
| Coverage | Full window height |
| Materials | Wooden, faux wood, PVC, composite, wood grain, aluminium |
| Louvre sizes | 63mm, 76mm, 89mm; 114mm on selected ranges |
| Mid rail | Optional, or structurally required depending on material and dimensions |
| Split tilt | Available on selected ranges |
| Tilt controls | Range-dependent |
| Bay windows | Available, subject to survey |
| Blackout | Not inherently total blackout |
| Warranty | Varies by material |
| Lead time | 3–14 weeks depending on material and range |
Warranty
Warranty length and terms depend on the selected shutter material and range. The applicable manufacturer warranty will be confirmed before ordering.
Lead Time and Ordering
Lead times for Full Height shutters vary by material and range, typically from around 3–5 weeks on selected UK-made options to around 12–14 weeks on longer-lead ranges. Exact timing will be confirmed before ordering.
Explore Full Height Shutters for Your Windows
Book a free home visit to compare shutter materials, colours, louvre sizes and control options, and confirm the most suitable Full Height configuration for your windows.