Aluminum shutters in Lake Forest

Aluminum shutters are mostly made for the outside of a house. What they do, what interior wood shutters do instead, and which Lake Forest homes suit each.

Design your shutters

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

Lake Forest's weather and homes

In Lake Forest, August averages a high of 90.2°F and December a low of 47.6°F, about 62 days a year reach 90°F, 1 nights fall at or below freezing, and 15.4 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.

53% of homes are detached houses and 24% are apartments or condos; owners live in 70%.

Mission Viejo, 3 miles away, has 4 days a year at 90°F or more, fewer than Lake Forest's 62.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Shade outside the glass

With 62 days a year at 90°F or more, exterior aluminum louvers or rolling shutters can shade a window before the sun reaches the glass. Inside, tilting wood louvers control light and privacy from the room.

Aluminum inside the house

Indoors, aluminum usually appears as a stiffener hidden inside vinyl shutters, not as a shutter on its own. For an interior shutter, solid wood needs no metal core.

Wood vs vinyl

Aluminum and wood shutters compared for Lake Forest
Feature	Interior poplar shutters (ours)	Exterior aluminum shutters
Mounted	Inside, in the window opening	Outside, on the wall
Main job	Light, privacy, the look of the room	Shade and security outside the glass
Adjusted	From the room, by hand	From outside, by hand or motor
Approval	None needed	May need HOA or city approval
Colours	Any paint or stain	The maker’s range

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Lake Forest 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 US dollars.

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