Window shutters in Okotoks

Shutters made to fit the windows in Okotoks's homes: how old they are, how to measure them, and whether to mount inside or outside the opening.

Design your shutters

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

The windows in Okotoks's homes

By age, 2% of Okotoks's homes went up in 1960 or earlier, 9% between 1961 and 1980, 25% between 1981 and 2000 and 63% in 2001 or later.

In Foothills County, 13 km away, 27% of homes are built in 1980 or earlier, 16 points more than here.

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.

Cranks, handles and shallow frames

In the 63% of homes built in 2001 or later, windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, with crank or lever handles. Measure from the glass, or the handle if it sticks out further, to the face of the trim: that depth decides whether you mount inside, outside or on a frame.

How to install

Low winter sun through south windows

In December the midday sun is only 16° above the horizon here, so it reaches deep into rooms through south-facing windows. Louvers tilted with the room-side edge up send that light toward the ceiling instead of across a screen or a sofa.

Inside or outside the opening

An inside mount sits within the window opening and looks built in, but it needs enough depth for the louvers to tilt. An outside mount fixes to the wall or casing around the window, which suits shallow openings and hides uneven edges. The designer asks which you want for each window.

How to measure

Ways to mount window shutters in Okotoks
Feature	Inside mount	Outside mount	On a mounting frame
Sits	Within the opening	On the wall or casing	Within or over the opening
Needs depth for the louvers	Yes	No	Some
Hides an uneven opening	No	Yes	Yes
Look	Built in	Framed, like trim	Finished edge all round

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Okotoks for you to fit. You choose the mount for each window in the designer, and we check the depth against the louver you pick.

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

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Price your windows

Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.