Patio door shutters in Medicine Hat

Shutters for sliding glass, French and balcony doors in Medicine Hat: which layout suits which door, and how they compare with vertical blinds.
Condo window wall and balcony door, level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 3.

Doors in Medicine Hat's homes

63% of Medicine Hat's homes are detached houses, 12% are semis and row houses, and 21% are apartments or condos.

In Medicine Hat, July averages a high of 27.7 °C and January a low of −14.1 °C, about 26 days a year reach 30 °C, 176 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 331 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Afternoon sun

26 days a year reach 30 °C. Louvers tilted up block high sun while still letting you see out, which a curtain or vertical blind can't do.

Cold glass

A big glass door is the coldest surface in the room on a winter morning, and moisture condenses on it. Open the louvers on cold days so warm air reaches the glass, and wipe off any condensation before it reaches the wood.

Sliding doors to the yard

In a city of mostly detached houses, the patio door is usually a wide sliding glass door. Bypass shutters slide on a track in front of it, so nothing swings into the room and the door opens with the panels stacked to one side.

Patio door shutters

Patio door options for Medicine Hat
FeatureBypass shutters (ours)Bifold shutters (ours)Vertical blinds
How it opensPanels slide on a trackPanels fold back in pairsVanes stack to one side
Floor space neededNoneA little, for the foldNone
CordsNoneNoneUsually a cord or wand
Built to lastSolid poplarSolid poplarFabric or PVC vanes

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Medicine Hat for you to fit. Choose bypass or bifold as the layout in the designer and it draws the door to your sizes.

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

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