Plantation shutters in Mission

Plantation shutters, also called California shutters, made to measure for Mission homes, and how to choose between 2½, 3½ and 4½ in louvers.

Design your shutters

Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Louvers for Mission

Plantation shutters and California shutters are the same thing: panels of wide, tilting louvers fitted to the window. What sets one apart from another is mostly the louver size, and Mission's homes and sun point to different choices.

Here, about 9 days a year reach 30 °C. That's fewer hot days than 60% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.

The midday sun climbs to 64° in June and sinks to 17° in December, so the louver angle that blocks it changes with the season.

In Abbotsford, 12 km away, 51% of homes are apartments or condos, 24 points more than here.

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.

Tilting against the sun

On hot days, tilt the louvers so the room-side edge points down: high sun bounces off the slats while you still see out below them.

Wide louvers for a view

65% of homes are detached houses with larger windows to the yard. 4½ in louvers mean fewer, wider slats and the most view when they're open, if the opening is deep enough for them to tilt.

Choosing a louver size

Narrower louvers for smaller windows

In the 27% of homes that are apartments or condos, windows are often narrower or set in shallow frames. 2½ in louvers suit a small window and need the least depth.

Choosing a louver size

Louver sizes for Mission windows
Feature	2½ in	3½ in	4½ in
View when open	Least	More	Most
Louvers per panel	Most	Fewer	Fewest
Depth needed to tilt	Least	More	Most
Suits	Small or shallow windows	Most windows	Large, deep windows and doors

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Mission for you to fit. Whatever you call them, ours come in all three louver sizes.

The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.

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