Shutter BoysExterior shutters in Kelowna
Kelowna's weather and homes
In Kelowna, July averages a high of 28.4 °C and January a low of −6.4 °C, about 29 days a year reach 30 °C, 135 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 447 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 86% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.
43% of homes are detached houses; 32% were built in 1980 or earlier.
Penticton, 44 km away, gets 344 mm a year, drier than Kelowna.
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.
Sun on the outside
With 29 days at 30 °C or more, functional exterior shutters that close over the glass can keep sun off it. Decorative ones that don't close only frame the window.
Multi-unit buildings
43% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, whose outside walls aren't the owner's to change. Interior shutters are the option there.
Freeze and thaw
135 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 Kelowna home
Exterior shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle apartment in a building of five or more units has 3 to 5 windows (a US survey; Canada has none by type of home), plus a balcony door.
32% 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.
3 to 5 windows, shuttered inside$1,300 to $2,900 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 Kelowna 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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