Plantation Shutters - which hardwood for bathroom?

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If getting some made-to-measure plantation shutters for a bathroom which has an overhead bath shower and a hand-held shower, which type of hardwood timber would you suggest having these internal shutters made from?

An overhead fan in the ceiling takes away most steam.

No water will get on the shutters from the overhead shower, but I suppose they could receive some water from the hand-held shower which is maybe 70 cm away from the shutters when the hand-held is being used.

The shutters would not be bare timber, but would be a white colour applied by the manufacturer. I presume it's just a white paint.

Thanks.

 

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Teak or iroko. Both will withstand moist environments such as a bathroom. BTW it isn't direct water contact which does the most damage - it's moisture in the air over prolonged periods. And bthrooms really are moist

 

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BTW it isn't direct water contact which does the most damage - it's moisture in the air over prolonged periods. And bthrooms really are moist

Thanks for clarifying.

I do know someone who has a 1940s built house, their similarly small bathroom there has a timber door for a floor to ceiling copper tank cupboard. There's no issue with the timber doors (painted) which are original, and that bathroom doesn't even have a fan.

 

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