Aluminum shutters in Birmingham

Aluminum shutters are mostly made for the outside of a house. What they do, what interior wood shutters do instead, and which Birmingham homes suit each.

Design your shutters

Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Birmingham's weather and homes

In Birmingham, July averages a high of 91°F and January a low of 34.9°F, about 65 days a year reach 90°F, 47 nights fall at or below freezing, and 58.2 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.

58% of homes are detached houses and 39% are apartments or condos; owners live in 46%.

Hoover, 11 miles away, has 87 days a year at 90°F or more, more than Birmingham's 65.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Condos and apartments

39% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where the outside walls belong to the building. Exterior shutters usually aren't an option there; interior shutters are.

Condo shutters

Shade outside the glass

With 65 days a year at 90°F or more, exterior aluminum louvers or rolling shutters can shade a window before the sun reaches the glass. Inside, tilting wood louvers control light and privacy from the room.

Aluminum inside the house

Indoors, aluminum usually appears as a stiffener hidden inside vinyl shutters, not as a shutter on its own. For an interior shutter, solid wood needs no metal core.

Wood vs vinyl

Aluminum and wood shutters compared for Birmingham
Feature	Interior poplar shutters (ours)	Exterior aluminum shutters
Mounted	Inside, in the window opening	Outside, on the wall
Main job	Light, privacy, the look of the room	Shade and security outside the glass
Adjusted	From the room, by hand	From outside, by hand or motor
Approval	None needed	May need HOA or city approval
Colours	Any paint or stain	The maker’s range

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Birmingham for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.

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More about shutters in Birmingham

Aluminum shutters near Birmingham

Hoover 11 mi
Tuscaloosa 47 mi
Decatur 73 mi
Huntsville 81 mi
Madison 82 mi
Montgomery 87 mi

Price your windows

Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.