I found the shutter hinges to be in great condition and manufacture for the price, and pretty much similar to the original pieces the house originally had in the early 1900's. The screws were slotted, and appeared as a wrought type, but didn't stand up well to the screwdriver, which left a slight lip on most of the screws installed. One snapped in the wood, and the other was so damaged I though I wouldn't be able to replace it. I did match the driver blade to the width of the screw slot, but the material just wasn't as strong as it should have been.
Great solid hinges. Used them to hang some custom baby gates I made that weigh about 40 lbs a piece and is swings like butter with 2 per gate. Star off for the problem mention about some of the holes not lining up well but I just went through them all and paired each piece together that worked best with its counter part and everything was fine for me.
After buying and returning many other products these hinges won the install. These were easy to install and came with everything that was needed. Added a little white grease to them so that the lift and opening and closing was smooth. Once they wear a little bit then no grease will be needed.
The hinges were just what I wanted and needed for the project. They were just as described. They look awesome.
They seem reasonably sturdy and were what I was looking for. Had to teach my contractor how to install them, but not too difficult. I made large, heavy shutters for fairly large windows and they hold them easily.
First ordered the 4-pack then some more of these 1-pack ones and most of the studs were misaligned, I was able to bend them into position by using the strap as lever (link to identical 4-pack:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01AHQPVXC?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title)
They look great and very thick. Definitely rustic some aren't welded square but doesn't make them less attractive or functional.
You may have to do a bit of bending to get them right. Odds are you are not going to want to use the supplied screws. I have to use them where the wood on the outiside of metal hinge when closed because my windows are almost flush with all (shutters cannot sit inside frame-reverse installation). Searching the Internet, these are definitely the best bang for the buck.
the quality is off the charts I could not be happier ,,,
This hardware is very high quality at a competitive price. Other than it being more common during the period of real, operable shutters, I’m scratching my head why the screws are all flat head and not phillips.
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