Vinyl shutters in Mission Viejo: vinyl or wood?

Vinyl is cheaper and waterproof; solid wood can be sanded, repainted and made in any colour. Which suits Mission Viejo's weather and homes, room by room.

Design your shutters

Arched window, level 3 moulding, paint stage 2.

Mission Viejo's weather and homes

In Mission Viejo, August averages a high of 81.2°F and December a low of 43.8°F, about 4 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 fewer hot days than 97% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

52% of homes were built before 1980, and owners live in 77% of them.

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

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.

Uneven openings

In older homes, openings are rarely square. Wood can be lightly sanded to fit at install; vinyl can't be sanded at all.

How to measure

Vinyl or wood across a whole house in Mission Viejo

Vinyl costs less than wood, and the gap grows across a whole house: the middle detached house has 10 to 15 windows. Owners live in 77% of Mission Viejo's homes; for people who stay, what a shutter costs over the years matters as much as the price on the day.

The median home here is valued at $1,009,600. In Lake Forest, 3 miles away, the median is $937,000, lower than here.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020 (windows). Prices from our price list.

10 to 15 windows in poplar$3,200 to $6,000

Each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping. We don't sell vinyl.

Price your own windows

How the choices compare in Mission Viejo
Feature	Solid poplar (ours)	Vinyl / PVC	Composite
Sand to fit an uneven opening	Yes	No	Usually not
Repaint later	Yes	Not recommended	Depends on the coating
Colours	Any paint or stain	Mostly whites	Factory colours
Shower spray	Keep it away	Waterproof	Only with a waterproof option
Skylights and hot glass	Doesn’t soften in heat	Makers advise against skylights	Ask the maker

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Mission Viejo for you to fit. We make solid poplar only, because it is the better shutter in every room that stays dry.

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

Need vinyl for a shower window as well? We can supply it alongside your wood shutters. Ask about vinyl

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Price your windows

Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.