Window shutters in Coquitlam

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

By age, 6% of Coquitlam's homes went up in 1960 or earlier, 23% between 1961 and 1980, 36% between 1981 and 2000 and 34% in 2001 or later.

In Port Moody, 3 km away, the share of built in 1980 or earlier is much the same as here (33%).

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Wide windows split into sections

52% 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

Low winter sun through south windows

In December the midday sun is only 17° above the horizon here, so it reaches deep into rooms through south-facing windows. Louvers tilted with the room-side edge up send that light toward the ceiling instead of across a screen or a sofa.

Cranks, handles and shallow frames

In the 34% of homes built in 2001 or later, windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, with crank or lever handles. Measure from the glass, or the handle if it sticks out further, to the face of the trim: that depth decides whether you mount inside, outside or on a frame.

How to install

Ways to mount window shutters in Coquitlam
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 Coquitlam 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 Canadian dollars.

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Price your windows

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