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Homes in Chestermere
Chestermere is a city of houses: of its 6,730 occupied homes, 80% are detached, 17% are semi-detached and row houses and 3% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Chestermere is new: 80% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 3% in 1980 or earlier. Owners live in 91% of homes.
Of the 22 Alberta cities we have census figures for, Chestermere has the newest homes. In nearby Calgary, 17 km away, 35% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Chestermere's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Chestermere's homes are newer than those in 100% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Shallow openings
80% of homes were built in 2001 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Whole-house orders
With 80% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 91% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Semis and row houses
17% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on semis usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Chestermere weather and your shutters
At Calgary (Airport) (17 km away), July averages a high of 23.5 °C and January a low of −13.5 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 5 days a year top 30 °C, 193 days drop to 0 °C or below and 445 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in January.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 85% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min on the longest day to 7 h 54 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 62° above the horizon in June and 16° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Calgary (Airport). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −1.5 °C | −13.5 °C | 10 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | −11.8 °C | 11.8 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | −8.1 °C | 17.7 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | −1.9 °C | 29.6 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | 3.4 °C | 61.1 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | 7.7 °C | 112.7 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | 10.2 °C | 65.7 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | 9.2 °C | 53.8 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | 4.7 °C | 37.1 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | −1.3 °C | 17.1 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | −7.5 °C | 16.3 mm |
| Dec | −0.4 °C | −12.1 °C | 12.5 mm |
Cold winters
With 193 days at or below freezing a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Chestermere
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Chestermere
- Calgary 17 km
- Rocky View County 23 km
- Airdrie 32 km
- Okotoks 36 km
- Foothills County 49 km
- Cochrane 49 km
More about shutters in Chestermere
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Chestermere’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.