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Homes in Courtenay
Courtenay has an unusually large share of semi-detached and row houses: 23% of its 12,995 occupied homes, beside 50% detached houses and 24% apartments.
The 1980s and 1990s built 37% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 30% are older than that and 33% newer. Owners live in 71% of homes.
In nearby Campbell River, 41 km away, 40% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Courtenay's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Courtenay's homes are newer than those in 75% 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.
Semis and row houses
23% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on semis usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Shallow openings
33% of homes were built in 2001 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.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 71% 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.
A whole house in Courtenay
The most common home in Courtenay has three bedrooms: 39% of homes. 17% have four bedrooms or more, and 9% have one or none. Homes average 5.9 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across Canada, the middle home has 6 to 10 windows (NRCan, 2007). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $2,700 to $5,700 CAD. For scale, that's about 0.7% of the median home value here, $572,000 CAD (owners’ estimates, 2021).
Homes here are smaller than in 98% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for: many orders are a few rooms, not a whole house.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (bedrooms, rooms and value from the 25% sample; counts randomly rounded); Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, Table 4.5a (windows). NRCan SHEU 2007, Table 4.5a
A typical home6–10 windows
All of them shuttered$2,700 to $5,700 CAD
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsCourtenay weather and your shutters
At Comox (8 km away), July averages a high of 23.1 °C and February a low of 1.2 °C. No month averages a high above 29 °C or a low below freezing.
About 2 days a year top 30 °C, 46 days drop to 0 °C or below and 1,152 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 16 h 19 min on the longest day to 8 h 7 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 64° above the horizon in June and 17° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Comox. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | 1.5 °C | 177.4 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | 1.2 °C | 111.6 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | 2.6 °C | 107.5 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | 5 °C | 64.1 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | 8.6 °C | 40.3 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | 11.5 °C | 41.8 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | 13.7 °C | 23.8 mm |
| Aug | 23 °C | 13.5 °C | 31.2 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | 10.5 °C | 46.7 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | 6.3 °C | 125.4 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | 3.1 °C | 188.8 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | 1.3 °C | 193.6 mm |
Wet months
1,152 mm of precipitation a year keeps the air damp for long stretches. Steam and condensation are hard on any joint, so in kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms keep the air moving and wipe water off the sill before it sits.
Fitting them in Courtenay
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 Courtenay
- Campbell River 41 km
- Nanaimo 96 km
- Squamish 132 km
- North Cowichan 133 km
- West Vancouver 138 km
- Vancouver 144 km
More about shutters in Courtenay
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Courtenay’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Courtenay
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Price your windows
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