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Plantation shutters in Wood Buffalo

Plantation shutters, also called California shutters, made to measure for Wood Buffalo homes, and how to choose between 2½, 3½ and 4½ in louvers.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Louvers for Wood Buffalo

Plantation shutters and California shutters are the same thing: panels of wide, tilting louvers fitted to the window. What sets one apart from another is mostly the louver size, and Wood Buffalo's homes and sun point to different choices.

The midday sun climbs to 56° in June and sinks to 9° in December, so the louver angle that blocks it changes with the season.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Narrower louvers for smaller windows

In the 27% of homes that are apartments or condos, windows are often narrower or set in shallow frames. 2½ in louvers suit a small window and need the least depth.

Choosing a louver size

When in doubt, 3½ in

The middle size suits most windows and most depths, and it's the one most homes here would choose. The designer checks your depth against the louver you pick.

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What a whole house costs in Wood Buffalo

Owners in Wood Buffalo put the median home at $472,000 CAD (2021). That is lower than in 64% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for.

Shuttering 6 to 10 windows comes to about 0.9% of that value.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, or U.S. EIA RECS 2020 where stated (windows). Prices from our price list.

6 to 10 windows$2,700 to $5,700 CAD

Each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.

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Louver sizes for Wood Buffalo windows
Feature2½ in3½ in4½ in
View when openLeastMoreMost
Louvers per panelMostFewerFewest
Depth needed to tiltLeastMoreMost
SuitsSmall or shallow windowsMost windowsLarge, deep windows and doors

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Wood Buffalo for you to fit. Whatever you call them, ours come in all three louver sizes.

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

Price your windows

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

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