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Homes in Redding
Redding is a city of houses: of its 40,407 homes, 65% are detached, 3% are townhouses and other attached houses and 26% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 40% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 43% are older than that and 18% newer. The median home dates from 1983. 55% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Chico, 63 miles away, 41% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Redding's homes are newer than those in 59% of the 881 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.
Whole-house orders
With 65% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Replacement windows
37% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Manufactured homes
5% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Redding weather and your shutters
At Redding Muni AP, CA (5 mi away), July averages a high of 99.9°F and December a low of 37.2°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 106 days a year reach 90°F, 27 nights fall to freezing and 41.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around January and least in July.
Among the California cities we have climate normals for, Redding has the most precipitation.
That's more 90°F days than in 86% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 5 min on the longest day to 9 h 16 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 73° above the horizon in June and 26° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Redding Muni AP, CA (temperature) and Redding 2.8 NW, CA (precipitation, 3 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57.2°F | 37.7°F | 8.2 in |
| Feb | 61°F | 40.1°F | 6.5 in |
| Mar | 65.7°F | 43.2°F | 5.7 in |
| Apr | 71.8°F | 47°F | 2.9 in |
| May | 82°F | 54.3°F | 2.2 in |
| Jun | 91.9°F | 62.4°F | 1.1 in |
| Jul | 99.9°F | 67°F | 0.1 in |
| Aug | 98.1°F | 63.9°F | 0.2 in |
| Sep | 92.3°F | 58.2°F | 0.5 in |
| Oct | 79.4°F | 50.2°F | 2.3 in |
| Nov | 64.4°F | 41.5°F | 4.8 in |
| Dec | 56°F | 37.2°F | 7.1 in |
Summer sun
On the 106 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
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.
Humid summers
Hot days and 41.6 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Redding
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 Redding
- Chico 63 mi
More about shutters in Redding
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