Exterior shutters in Tucson

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in Tucson's weather. Interior wood shutters control light and privacy from the room. What each does, compared.

Design your shutters

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

Tucson's weather and homes

In Tucson, June averages a high of 101.2°F and December a low of 40.5°F, about 158 days a year reach 90°F, 12 nights fall at or below freezing, and 12.2 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 90% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

52% of homes are detached houses; 52% were built before 1980.

Catalina Foothills, 11 miles away, gets much the same rain and snow in a year.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Sun on the outside

With 158 days at 90°F or more, functional exterior shutters that close over the glass can keep sun off it. Decorative ones that don't close only frame the window.

Multi-unit buildings

34% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, whose outside walls aren't the owner's to change. Interior shutters are the option there.

Shutters in condos

Exterior and interior shutters compared for Tucson
Feature	Interior poplar shutters (ours)	Functional exterior	Decorative exterior
Closes over the glass	Yes, from the room	Yes, from outside	No
Weather	Stays indoors	Out in all of it	Out in all of it
Light and privacy control	Tilt the louvers	Open or closed	None
Approval	None needed	Often HOA or city	Often HOA or city

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Tucson for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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

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