Shutter BoysExterior shutters in Fort St. John
Fort St. John's weather and homes
In Fort St. John, July averages a high of 21.7 °C and January a low of −16.7 °C, about 1 days a year reach 30 °C, 185 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 464 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 84% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.
50% of homes are detached houses; 42% were built in 1980 or earlier.
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.
Freeze and thaw
185 freezing nights a year put anything outside through freeze and thaw. Exterior shutters need materials and fixings made for that; interior shutters never see it.
Counting the openings in a Fort St. John home
Exterior shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle Canadian home has 6 to 10 windows, before patio doors and basement windows.
42% of homes here were built in 1980 or earlier. Newer facades are flatter, with less trim to work around.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, or U.S. EIA RECS 2020 where stated (windows). Prices from our price list.
6 to 10 windows, shuttered inside$2,700 to $5,700 CAD
Interior poplar shutters, each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| Feature | Interior poplar shutters (ours) | Functional exterior | Decorative exterior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closes over the glass | Yes, from the room | Yes, from outside | No |
| Weather | Stays indoors | Out in all of it | Out in all of it |
| Light and privacy control | Tilt the louvers | Open or closed | None |
| Approval | None needed | Often HOA or city | Often HOA or city |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Fort St. John for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.
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Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.