Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Oceanside
Homes in Oceanside
Oceanside's 66,997 homes are a mix: 51% detached houses, 32% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 13% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 44% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 38% are older than that and 18% newer. The median home dates from 1984. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Carlsbad, 7 miles away, 30% of homes were built before 1980, so Oceanside's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Oceanside's homes are newer than those in 65% of the 375 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Rounded drywall corners
62% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Oceanside weather and your shutters
At Oceanside Muni AP, CA (2 mi away), August averages a high of 78.3°F and December a low of 39.8°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 5 days a year reach 90°F, 8 nights fall to freezing and 11.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around February and least in August.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Oceanside Muni AP, CA (temperature) and Oceanside Muni AP, CA (precipitation, 2 mi away).
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66.7°F | 40.5°F | 2.4 in |
| Feb | 66°F | 42.1°F | 2.9 in |
| Mar | 66.3°F | 46.2°F | 1.7 in |
| Apr | 68.9°F | 47.6°F | 0.9 in |
| May | 69.8°F | 54.4°F | 0.3 in |
| Jun | 72.7°F | 58.2°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 76.5°F | 62.1°F | 0.1 in |
| Aug | 78.3°F | 62.1°F | 0 in |
| Sep | 77.8°F | 59.2°F | 0.1 in |
| Oct | 75°F | 52.6°F | 0.6 in |
| Nov | 70.9°F | 43.8°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 66.1°F | 39.8°F | 2 in |
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
A mild year
Few days here are very hot or very cold, so louvers spend most of the year on everyday work: angling daylight off the TV, giving privacy from the street, and opening wide on a fine morning. That makes louver size more a matter of view than of shade; bigger louvers leave more open glass.
Fitting them in Oceanside
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Oceanside
- San Diego 29 mi
- Irvine 41 mi
- Moreno Valley 48 mi
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