Shutters are priced per square metre and per panel - never honestly per window. PVC runs $300-$430 per m² supplied and installed, timber $410-$640, aluminium $520-$750. Six standard windows in PVC works out to $2,580-$3,700 - here is the calculator that shows the maths.
Tell us the openings and the material. The calculator converts windows to square metres (a standard window is about 1.44 m² of shutter) and prices the panels - the way installers actually quote.
Priced per square metre - the only honest way to price shutters - from cross-checked Australian rates. Then send your details for an exact quote. No obligation.
Priced per square metre and per panel - not per window. The same window can cost $300 or $1,500 depending on how many panels it needs, so compare quotes per m2.
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Supplied + installed, per square metre. Full breakdowns are in the guide.
$300-$430per m², supplied + installed
The wet-area and budget pick - bathrooms, kitchens and rentals. Published spreads run to $600/m² at the premium end.
See PVC pricing$410-$640per m², supplied + installed
The classic shutter look, and the safer choice for wide openings - premium cedar can reach about $800/m².
See timber pricing$520-$750per m², supplied + installed
The top tier - strongest panels for very wide openings and high-traffic homes.
See aluminium pricingThe #1 driver. A wide window needing four panels costs multiples of a narrow one needing a single panel - which is why per-window quotes are meaningless.
Each step - PVC to timber to aluminium - lifts the per-m² rate by roughly a third. Wide openings over 2 m can force the dearer tiers: PVC panels sag.
Per-m² rates fall with volume - one retailer's card drops PVC from $299/m² on small jobs to $239/m² whole-home. A full house is cheaper per metre than two windows.
Comparing quotes? Get the material named in writing (PVC vs timber-look products are not the same thing) and compare per square metre - it is the only like-for-like measure. Expect 6-10 weeks from measure to install; shutters are custom-made.
The shutters guide explains the per-window trap, the panel-count maths, and when each material is the right call.