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Homes in Gilbert
Gilbert is a city of houses: of its 100,336 homes, 82% are detached, 4% are townhouses and other attached houses and 14% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Gilbert is new: 60% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 4% before 1980. The median home dates from 2003. Owners live in 73% of homes.
In nearby Mesa, 6 miles away, 29% of homes were built before 1980, so Gilbert's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Gilbert's homes are newer than those in 97% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
60% of homes were built in 2000 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.
Rounded drywall corners
96% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Whole-house orders
With 82% 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, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 73% 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.
Gilbert weather and your shutters
At Chandler Heights, AZ (8 mi away), July averages a high of 104.2°F and December a low of 39.3°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to October.
About 165 days a year reach 90°F, 11 nights fall to freezing and 8.8 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around January and least in June.
That's more 90°F days than in 98% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 22 min on the longest day to 9 h 57 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 80° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Chandler Heights, AZ (temperature) and Gilbert 3.9 SE, AZ (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65.6°F | 40.7°F | 1.3 in |
| Feb | 69.5°F | 43.1°F | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 76.5°F | 48.2°F | 0.9 in |
| Apr | 84.6°F | 53.4°F | 0.3 in |
| May | 93.3°F | 62.1°F | 0.2 in |
| Jun | 102.8°F | 71.1°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 104.2°F | 78.5°F | 1 in |
| Aug | 102.7°F | 77.5°F | 1 in |
| Sep | 97.8°F | 71.7°F | 0.8 in |
| Oct | 86.5°F | 59°F | 0.6 in |
| Nov | 73.5°F | 47.3°F | 0.7 in |
| Dec | 63.9°F | 39.3°F | 0.8 in |
Dry air
Only 8.8 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 27°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Months of hard sun
With 165 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Fitting them in Gilbert
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 Gilbert
- Mesa 6 mi
- Chandler 7 mi
- Queen Creek 9 mi
- Tempe 12 mi
- San Tan Valley 14 mi
- Maricopa 24 mi
More about shutters in Gilbert
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Gilbert’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.