Shutter BoysCalifornia shutters in Red Deer
Homes in Red Deer
Red Deer's 40,510 occupied homes are a mix: 53% detached houses, 26% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 18% semi-detached and row houses.
Much of Red Deer is new: 38% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 34% in 1980 or earlier. 65% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Airdrie, 109 km away, 9% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Red Deer's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Red Deer's homes are newer than those in 67% 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
38% 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.
Semis and row houses
18% 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.
Red Deer weather and your shutters
At Red Deer (11 km away), July averages a high of 22.9 °C and January a low of −17.6 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 3 days a year top 30 °C, 212 days drop to 0 °C or below and 483 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in February.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 99% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min on the longest day to 7 h 42 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 61° above the horizon in June and 14° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Red Deer. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −5.6 °C | −17.6 °C | 16.3 mm |
| Feb | −3.5 °C | −16.1 °C | 11.9 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | −10.5 °C | 19.3 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | −3 °C | 28.1 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | 2.7 °C | 58.4 mm |
| Jun | 20 °C | 7.4 °C | 97.7 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | 9.4 °C | 90 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | 7.9 °C | 70.1 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | 3 °C | 38.3 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | −3.4 °C | 21.6 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | −10.5 °C | 16.8 mm |
| Dec | −4.4 °C | −16.2 °C | 14.1 mm |
Deep cold
January nights average −17.6 °C. Closed shutters trap a layer of still air against the glass, which keeps the room warmer, but the glass behind them gets colder too, and frost can form on the inside of older windows. Tilt the louvers open in the morning to let room air reach the glass, and wipe the sill if water collects.
Fitting them in Red Deer
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.
More about shutters in Red Deer
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Red Deer’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.