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Homes in Fort St. John
Fort St. John has an unusually large share of semi-detached and row houses: 22% of its 8,775 occupied homes, beside 50% detached houses and 24% apartments.
Much of Fort St. John is new: 37% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 42% in 1980 or earlier. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Nationally, Fort St. John's homes are newer than those in 52% 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
22% 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
37% 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.
Manufactured homes
5% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Replacement windows
35% of homes went up between 1961 and 1980, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Fort St. John weather and your shutters
At Fort St. John (7 km away), July averages a high of 21.7 °C and January a low of −16.7 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 1 days a year top 30 °C, 185 days drop to 0 °C or below and 464 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around July and least in April.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 85% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 17 h 41 min on the longest day to 6 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 57° above the horizon in June and 10° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fort St. John. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −8.6 °C | −16.7 °C | 28.4 mm |
| Feb | −5.4 °C | −14 °C | 20.7 mm |
| Mar | −0.5 °C | −9.8 °C | 26.6 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | −1.5 °C | 20.6 mm |
| May | 16 °C | 4.2 °C | 34.1 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | 8.7 °C | 74.9 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | 10.7 °C | 76.5 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | 9.3 °C | 47.8 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | 5.1 °C | 42.3 mm |
| Oct | 7.7 °C | −0.7 °C | 33.4 mm |
| Nov | −2.4 °C | −9.7 °C | 34.7 mm |
| Dec | −6.9 °C | −14.6 °C | 23.6 mm |
Deep cold
January nights average −16.7 °C. Closed shutters trap a layer of still air against the glass, which keeps the room warmer, but the glass behind them gets colder too, and frost can form on the inside of older windows. Tilt the louvers open in the morning to let room air reach the glass, and wipe the sill if water collects.
Fitting them in Fort St. John
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 Fort St. John
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Fort St. John’s own figures.
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