California Shutters Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Looking at 79 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional manufacturing quality of the items, noting that they look beautiful and fit precisely into their windows. Consumers also appreciate how straightforward the online ordering system and the home self-assembly process are for everyone. Some reviewers were not happy with the extended waiting periods and long delivery delays experienced during ordering. However, some people mentioned experiencing specific issues such as overdue orders, missing dispatch notices, or transit damage. A few individuals also noted occasional difficulties requiring minor installation adjustments or component replacements after delivery.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The shutters are extremely well made and were supplied exactly to the measurements that I had given. They were relatively easy to fit and look really solid and very attractive. My only criticisms wo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Read the measuring instructions a few times to make sure I was doing the right thing as ordering Tier on Tier for our lounge. Anyway ordered them & they arrived about 10 days later in 8 different boxe... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hello Michelle / customer services You score top marks for customer satisfaction! I have received the replacement hinges which are now fitted and the shutters are now as they should have b... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delighted with our California, cafe style shutters - the manufacturing quality and precision is excellent. Each shutter was well packaged, clearly labelled and had plenty of hardware. We fitted wit... See more

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Company details

  1. Window Treatment Store
  2. Blinds Shop
  3. Decoration and Interior Design Store

About California Shutters

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Based in Hove, East Sussex, California Shutters® has been styling the UK and Europe’s windows and doors with quality DIY shutters since 2002. Easy to measure, customise, and install, our shutters are made from the finest quality materials.

All our products are made to the highest standards and are identical to the plantation shutters you’ll find from a full measure and installation company. The only difference is the price. As a DIY company, we don’t pay for installers to come to your home. It’s these savings that we pass onto you.

All DIY shutters from California Shutters are 100% made to measure and never cut to size. We keep our pricing simple too, charging customers per square metre. Available in a range of styles, materials, and finishes, made-to-measure shutters are the perfect statement piece for any space. Choose from our sustainably sourced Paulownia hardwood or our waterproof, UK-made faux wood. No matter your décor or style, we’ve got a shutter to suit.

Don’t worry if you’re not a dab hand at DIY either. Our measuring and fitting guides will take you through everything step by step. And if you’re still unsure, you’re welcome to contact our friendly team of experts. They’ll take you through things step by step.

Interior shutters are the UK’s fastest growing window covering and while it might seem that DIY shutters are a tricky undertaking, we have 1,000s of satisfied customers who’ll happily tell you otherwise.

In 2008 we were delighted to be selected as the exclusive supplier of window shutters for B&Q and their customers, and it’s a relationship we maintain to this day.

Visit our website today and find your style with California Shutters.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Customer service offering had been cut back since I last ordered.

Have ordered shutters from them over many years but it seems they have cut their customer service offering since I last bought? I always valued that the company telephoned to check the order details (measurement / choice of shutter etc) were correct after placing an order on line. This time I looked for a number to call before ordering but couldn’t find one so emailed to ask for some clarifications including asking about the confirmation process only to be told (by email response) that they don’t provide the confirmation call service any more. Cut out their technical support offering perhaps? Be aware that this could easily lead to ordering the wrong size or type of shutter unless you confidently feel you have the expertise to do it all yourself. Also the videos to show ‘how to’ had not all been updated to reflect the current products. I made a few mistakes in ordering (nothing serious fortunately) so could live with the end result but I probably won’t use them again - if I had got it wrong it would have cost be over £600 since you can’t sent a product back. It is entirely upon the customer to get the measurements and choice of shutter correct!

March 19, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your review. In regard to the call back service, we completely relaunched our website back at the end of May 2023. As part of this relaunch, the call back element of the process was stopped for a couple of reasons. Reason 1 being that our customer base had grown so much so, that it simply was not viable for us to call every person who ordered with us in a reasonable time frame. Reason 2 being that we had significantly improved our user journey online and provided more information and guidance than ever before (on measuring and installation), negating the need for a sense check. Our aim was to empower our customers, providing them with the tools they need to place an order, without the need for any interference or unnecessary touch points with our team- I am sure you can appreciate that sometimes our call backs were received negatively and as a delay to the ordering process.

Kind regards
The Team @ California Shutters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

I have bought shutters (surprisingly enough!) from California Shutters a couple of times of the last number of years. The quality is always very good and the prices are brilliant! Following my last order, I had to contact Customer Services a couple of times over 2 days to get confirmation of delivery day/time etc and the assistance I received from Tom was first class. He responded professionally and swiftly to both my telephone and email enquiries and was always happy to help. I would definitely recommend this company and look forward to purchasing from them again.

April 30, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Claire,

Thank you so much for your five star review. Heart warming to read how helpful and professional Tom was. Tom is relatively new to the team and is proving to be a real asset so I am sure you will get to deal with him for any future orders.
Also great to read that you are pleased with the shutters and like the price quality of them
Should you have any questions, please do feel free reaching out to us.
kind regards
The Team @ California Shutters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service

We ordered our shutters and they were scheduled to be delivered 10 days later which fantastic. We received notification of delivery which was unfortunately on the day we were going away! After contacting customer service and speaking with Tom who was amazing and went above and beyond, he managed to have these delivered a day earlier and I was able to fit them before we went on holiday. Thanks again Tom great job 😁

March 31, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Stuart,

Thank you kindly for the five star review. Great to read the Tom went above and beyond and was able to resolve the situation. You kind words have been sent to him and I know that he will be chuffed with your comments.

Kind regards,
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service

We received shutters and one panel was not fully closing. We wrote to customer service and they send us replacement.
I must say customer service is amazing.
Shutters look lovely and installation is easy.

March 4, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Domi,

I am really happy that we got this resolved quickly for you, and that you love your shutters.

Thank you for your 5* review.

Best Wishes,
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

delivery was good pleased with the…

delivery was good pleased with the shutters

February 27, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Pauline,

Thank you for being a star and giving us a five star review. Hope your shutters give you many years of pleasure.

Should you have any questions or further requirements, please do feel free in reaching out to the team.

Kind regards
All of here at California Shutters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent product

Excellent product . Easy to fit. Look beautiful

February 11, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Thank you for your 5* review, Nilofer!

Best Wishes,
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Measuring query…

Spoke to Tom this morning about some measuring queries and he was very helpful and provided useful information.
I've ordered shutters from here before and once my queries had been answered I've ordered some more.
Thanks

March 25, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Stephen,

Thank you for your fantastic review and for returning to us with another order.

We will be sure to share your kind words with Tom, we know he will be thrilled that he was able to assist.

Best Wishes,
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We found this company online pricing…

We found this company online pricing was very good order came wow very easy to put up perfect fit and look amazing we shall be using them again every other place we tried price was alot more we are very happy and the wife well happy wife happy life for us men 😀

February 3, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Mr Robinson,

Thank you for your 5* review.

We take great pride in both our products and the quality of our service.
We look forward to working with you again.

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bathroom shutters.

Bathroom shutters.
Custom fit faux wood for bathrooms.
Front of recess frame chosen and very pleased with this option as removes the need to fill in any gaps caused by out of true window recesses.
Good quality shutters, frame and fitting kit.

January 31, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Eddie,
Thank you for your 5* review!

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The perfect framing for your outlook

The simplicity of ordering and the prompt efficiency of delivery etc. my order fitted perfectly and I look forward to ordering more and perfectly framing my out look on the rest of our windows. A super high quality product and finish supported by simple ordering and great customer support updating you regularly and accurately from dispatch to delivery. Highly recommended you won’t be disappointed in any way.

January 31, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Stephen,
Thank you for your great review and 5 stars. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us.

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The shutters were made exactly to the…

The shutters were made exactly to the size we selected. They fitted perfectly and we did not have any problems with installation. They came with labelled packages and all screws needed. We are very happy with the end result

January 27, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Thank you for your 5* review, we are so pleased you are happy with your shutters!

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from ordering to…

Excellent service from ordering to delivery, customer service were so so helpful assisting me also, end product is to an exceptional standard couldn’t be happier thank you.
Highly recommended

January 26, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Wendy,
Thank you for your 5* review. I will share your kind words with team.

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are really pleased with the service and quality

We are really pleased with the service, speed and the quality of our shutter. Excellent quality well made and a prefect fit. We will be ordering a further three to complete are upstairs renovations.

February 19, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Thank you so much for your kind words, Paul.

We take great pride in both our products and the quality of our service.
We look forward to working with you again.

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pre advice was excellent and ordering…

Pre advice was excellent and ordering on line was very easy with a 48hr safety net just in case

February 21, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Thank you for your 5* review, John!

Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not what I ordered and took to long to…

Not what I ordered and took to long to be delivered 8

December 4, 2024
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Nigel,
I am so sorry to hear this. I have had a look on the system and can not see that this has been raised with us.
I will be in touch via email to discuss this further.
Best Wishes
Customer Service Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

shutters were deliveryed over a week…

shutters were deliveryed over a week late came with no installation instuctions had too look it up online one door was way out off allignment finnishing trim had too be cut too get it fitted after fitting the shutter because the centre bar was not trimed correctly, got no help at all from the company when contacted them,
would not recoommend at all.

January 22, 2025
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Silvanna,
We are sorry to hear one of the panels had an issue. We can of course look into this for you.
I have emailed you this morning requesting further information so we look into this for you.

Please do come back to us at your earliest convenience.
Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Lovely shutters

Lovely shutters, easy(ish) to fit. Would have been 5* but for a couple of things. The shutters obviously come either a pack of hardware but there are far more items in the pack than are needed to fir the shutters. As there are no packing lists or hard copy instructions this meant I had to phone to get someone to explain what all the bits were. Most of which went straight in the bin as they were superfluous. Also there were a couple of tiny chips on two of the mitres.

November 18, 2024
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Reply from California Shutters

Hi Steve,
Thank you for your review.
We do sometimes supply extra hardware just in case this is needed. No 2 installs are he same. We want you to have a smooth installation process so we try to cover all bases.

To save on waste all of our instructions are available on our website, this is super helpful as it allows us to provide installation videos that we would otherwise not be able to share. That being said, we will be sure to share your feedback on the hardware components to the product team.

With regards to the chips I have emailed you as I would like to look into this further for you.
Best Wishes
The Customer Service Team

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