Exterior shutters in Lake Forest

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in Lake Forest's weather. Interior wood shutters control light and privacy from the room. What each does, compared.
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. That's drier than 81% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

53% of homes are detached houses; 38% were built before 1980.

Mission Viejo, 3 miles away, gets much the same rain and snow in a year.

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.

Sun on the outside

With 62 days at 90°F 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.

Exterior and interior shutters compared for Lake Forest
FeatureInterior poplar shutters (ours)Functional exteriorDecorative exterior
Closes over the glassYes, from the roomYes, from outsideNo
WeatherStays indoorsOut in all of itOut in all of it
Light and privacy controlTilt the louversOpen or closedNone
ApprovalNone neededOften HOA or cityOften 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 Lake Forest for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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