Window shutters in Tucson

Shutters made to fit the windows in Tucson'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 Tucson's homes

By age, 8% of Tucson's homes went up before 1950, 44% between 1950 and 1979, 28% between 1980 and 1999 and 19% in 2000 or later.

Half of them are older than 1979, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.

In Catalina Foothills, 11 miles away, 35% of homes are built before 1980, 17 points fewer than here.

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.

Measure each side three times

With 52% of homes built before 1980, openings that have shifted over the years are common. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom and the height at the left, centre and right, then check both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ in, a mounting frame covers the difference.

How to measure

Sun almost overhead in summer

At midday in June the sun stands 81° high here, nearly overhead, so south windows take little direct sun at noon; east and west windows take the most, early and late. Choose louver sizes for those first.

Choosing a louver size

Wide windows split into sections

34% of homes are apartments or condos, where windows are often wide. A wide opening is split into several panels joined by T-posts at the window's own mullions, so the shutter lines up with the glass behind it.

Shutters in condos

Ways to mount window shutters in Tucson
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 Tucson 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 US dollars.

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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.