Exterior shutters in Oakland

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in Oakland's weather. Interior wood shutters control light and privacy from the room. What each does, compared.

Design your shutters

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

Oakland's weather and homes

In Oakland, September averages a high of 74.6°F and January a low of 45.1°F, about 5 days a year reach 90°F, 0 nights fall at or below freezing, and 22.6 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 69% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

41% of homes are detached houses; 77% were built before 1980.

Alameda, 2 miles away, gets 18.6 inches a year, drier than Oakland.

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.

Older facades

47% of homes are from before 1950. On an older facade, exterior shutters are often about the look of the street; check any heritage rules before changing them. Interior shutters change nothing outside.

Multi-unit buildings

53% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, whose outside walls aren't the owner's to change. Interior shutters are the option there.

Shutters in condos

Exterior and interior shutters compared for Oakland
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 Oakland 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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