The iconic island look.
Bahama shutters — also called Bermuda shutters — are top-hinged louvered panels that prop open for shade and airflow on calm days, then drop and latch down ahead of a storm. Custom-built in powder-coated aluminum for Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Murrells Inlet, and the wider Grand Strand, in decorative and hurricane-rated versions.
Three
Profiles
Thin Z-blade, 2" low profile, hurricane-rated.
Telescoping
Arms
Adjustable arms for the propped-open angle.
Stainless
Fasteners
Marine-grade hardware throughout.
Custom
RAL Color
Match your home's trim or shutters.
Shade by day,
storm-ready by night.
Add a coastal aesthetic to your home with iconic Bahama shutters. Bahama shutters (sometimes called Bermuda shutters) provide shade when open and an extra layer of privacy or storm protection when closed. They're suspended from a hinge and designed to cover the entire window.
We carry three Bahama profiles — a thin Z-blade, a 2" low-profile blade, and a high-visibility fixed-louver hurricane-rated version with telescoping arms. Frames are powder-coated aluminum with stainless-steel fasteners, available in standard or any RAL color.
Three Profiles
- Thin Z-Blade — telescoping or fixed arms, 2¼" × 1½" frame. Not hurricane-rated.
- 2" Low-Profile Blade — telescoping or fixed arms, tubular louvers, 2¼" × 1¼" frame. Not hurricane-rated.
- High-Visibility Fixed Louvers — telescoping arms, hurricane-rated, 2" × 2" frame.
- Hurricane-rated option
- Standard + custom colors
Two names,
one shutter.
If you have been searching for Bermuda shutters and finding Bahama shutters instead, you are in the right place. They are the same thing: a louvered panel hinged along its top edge that swings out from the wall and props on adjustable arms. Bermuda is the more common name in parts of Florida and the Caribbean; Bahama is what most of the Carolina coast calls it.
Whichever name you use, the shutter does four jobs at once. Propped open it shades the glass from above, which is where the summer sun actually comes from — so it cuts heat load in a way a side-hinged shutter never can. It keeps rain off an open window. It gives you privacy at street level without blocking the light. And when it is closed and latched, a rated version becomes hurricane protection.
That combination is why they suit beach houses so well. Most storm protection sits idle for eleven months a year and then earns its keep in a weekend. A Bahama shutter is doing something useful every single day.
What “hurricane-rated”
actually means.
Not every Bahama shutter is storm protection, and the difference matters. Our thin Z-blade and 2″ low-profile profiles are decorative — they shade beautifully and they are not rated. The high-visibility fixed-louver profile, on a 2″ × 2″ frame with telescoping arms, is the one built and tested to be closed against a storm.
If a rating is what you are after, say so at the estimate and we will specify accordingly. Rated assemblies come with product-approval documentation for the permit, and the shutter, the frame, and the fasteners all have to match the tested assembly — you cannot make a decorative shutter rated by tightening it down harder.
- Rated profile — fixed high-visibility louvers, 2″ × 2″ frame, telescoping arms, tested assembly with documentation.
- Decorative profiles — thin Z-blade and 2″ low-profile, for shade, privacy, and curb appeal.
- Permitting — rated installs are permitted work in Horry and Georgetown Counties. We handle the paperwork.
- Insurance — many carriers offer a windstorm mitigation credit for rated opening protection. Ask your agent what documentation they need before we install, not after.
Powder-coated to
match the house.
Frames and louvers are extruded aluminum, powder-coated rather than painted. Powder coat is baked on, so it does not chalk, peel, or need repainting the way a wet-painted shutter does after a few summers of salt air and UV — which on this coast is the whole point.
There is a standard color range that covers most homes, and beyond that any RAL color, so the shutter can be matched to your trim, your sash, your roof, or the existing shutters on the front elevation. White and off-white are the most common on the Strand; deeper coastal blues and greens read well on shingled cottages, and black is increasingly the pick on newer builds.
All fasteners and hardware are stainless steel. That is not an upgrade on our installs, it is the default — anything less than stainless will bleed rust down a light-colored elevation within a couple of seasons this close to the water.
- Standard + any RAL color
- Powder-coated aluminum
- Stainless hardware throughout
How the project
actually runs.
Bahama shutters are made to the opening, so nothing is ordered until someone has measured your windows. That visit is free and it is where most of the decisions get made — profile, rated or decorative, color, and the propped-open angle you want, which changes how much sun the shutter blocks and how much view you keep.
From there: fabrication, then a single install visit for most homes. The shutter mounts to the wall above the opening with the arms landing on the jambs, so there is no work inside the house and no disruption to the window itself. Removal for painting later is straightforward.
- Free at-home measure — every opening measured, profiles and colors shown against your own elevation.
- Quote per opening — priced on what you actually have, not an average.
- Fabrication — built to your measurements and finish.
- Install — our own crews, not subcontractors. Most homes in a day.
- Walk-through — how to prop, latch, and close them down before a storm.
What drives the price is window size, how many openings, the profile you choose, and whether you need the rated version. A row of small decorative shutters on a cottage front and a full elevation of rated shutters on a three-story beach house are very different projects, which is why we do not publish a single number.
Compare with our
other systems.
Roll-Down
Discreet header-mounted aluminum slats, manual or motorized.
View Roll-Down →
Colonial
Side-hinged Lowcountry style, hurricane-zone rated.
View Colonial →
Storm Panels
Bertha™ aluminum panels — economical & certified.
View Storm Panels →
Accordion
Slides closed across the opening in seconds.
View Accordion →From the install portfolio.
Recent Bahama-shutter projects on coastal Carolina and Georgia homes.
Bahama
shutter questions.
What homeowners ask us most about Bahama shutters.
What is a Bahama shutter?
A Bahama shutter is a top-hinged louvered panel that props open above a window, shading it from above while keeping the view and airflow. It is also called a Bermuda shutter. Closed and latched, storm-rated versions serve as hurricane protection.
Are Bahama shutters and Bermuda shutters the same thing?
Yes. Bahama and Bermuda are two names for the same top-hinged louvered shutter. ShadeCoast builds them in custom aluminum in either case.
Are Bahama shutters hurricane rated?
They can be. ShadeCoast builds both decorative Bahama shutters and impact-rated versions with reinforced blades and storm hardware. Tell us which you need and the quote reflects it.
What colors do Bahama shutters come in?
Powder-coated in a standard color range plus any custom RAL finish, so the shutter can match trim, sash, or roof.
How much do Bahama shutters cost in Myrtle Beach?
Cost depends on window size, blade style, aluminum gauge, and whether the shutter is decorative or impact-rated. ShadeCoast measures at your home and quotes per opening.
Bahama installs
across the coast.
Local product pages: Charleston · Carteret County · Onslow County · Pender County
Iconic island look,
storm-rated security.
A ShadeCoast specialist will visit your property, walk you through the three Bahama profiles, and quote your project — at no cost.