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Homes in San Leandro
San Leandro's 31,954 homes are a mix: 57% detached houses, 31% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 9% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 51% of homes standing today; 6% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1959. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Castro Valley, 6 miles away, 17% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, San Leandro's homes are older than those in 86% 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.
Out-of-square openings
With 77% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Replacement windows
51% 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.
Plaster walls and deep casings
26% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
San Leandro weather and your shutters
At Oakland Metro Intl AP, CA (3 mi away), September averages a high of 74.1°F and January a low of 42°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 6 days a year reach 90°F, 3 nights fall to freezing and 18.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 14 h 46 min on the longest day to 9 h 33 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 76° above the horizon in June and 29° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Oakland Metro Intl AP, CA (temperature) and Oakland Metro Intl AP, CA (precipitation, 3 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57.7°F | 42°F | 3.4 in |
| Feb | 60.3°F | 44.6°F | 3.5 in |
| Mar | 63.1°F | 47°F | 2.7 in |
| Apr | 65.6°F | 49.1°F | 1.4 in |
| May | 67.9°F | 51.9°F | 0.6 in |
| Jun | 71.4°F | 54.1°F | 0.2 in |
| Jul | 71.6°F | 56.2°F | 0 in |
| Aug | 72.4°F | 56.9°F | 0 in |
| Sep | 74.1°F | 55.5°F | 0.1 in |
| Oct | 71.5°F | 51.2°F | 0.9 in |
| Nov | 63.9°F | 45.8°F | 2 in |
| Dec | 57.9°F | 42.3°F | 3.8 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.
Fitting them in San Leandro
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 San Leandro
- Castro Valley 6 mi
- Oakland 6 mi
- Alameda 6 mi
- Hayward 6 mi
- Union City 11 mi
- South San Francisco 12 mi
More about shutters in San Leandro
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