Shutter BoysCalifornia shutters in Campbell River
Homes in Campbell River
Campbell River is a city of houses: of its 15,555 occupied homes, 61% are detached, 12% are semi-detached and row houses and 23% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 34% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 40% are older than that and 26% newer. Owners live in 72% of homes.
In nearby Courtenay, 41 km away, 30% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Campbell River's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Campbell River's homes are newer than those in 58% 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.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 72% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 61% 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.
Campbell River weather and your shutters
At Campbell River (8 km away), August averages a high of 23.6 °C and February a low of −0.6 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 6 days a year top 30 °C, 85 days drop to 0 °C or below and 1,482 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 16 h 22 min on the longest day to 8 h 4 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 63° above the horizon in June and 17° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Campbell River. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | −0.5 °C | 218 mm |
| Feb | 7 °C | −0.6 °C | 139.4 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | 0.8 °C | 129.2 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | 3 °C | 88.9 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | 6.7 °C | 60.1 mm |
| Jun | 20 °C | 9.6 °C | 61 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | 11.9 °C | 33.1 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | 11.5 °C | 44.1 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | 8.4 °C | 68.5 mm |
| Oct | 13 °C | 4.4 °C | 177.7 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | 1.2 °C | 221 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | −0.5 °C | 240.8 mm |
Humid summers
Hot days and 1,482 mm of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Campbell River
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 Campbell River
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Campbell River’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.