Shutter BoysAluminum shutters in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz's weather and homes
In Santa Cruz, September averages a high of 76.7°F and December a low of 40.9°F, about 6 days a year reach 90°F, 6 nights fall at or below freezing, and 30.5 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.
56% of homes are detached houses and 33% are apartments or condos; owners live in 48%.
Watsonville, 15 miles away, has much the same number of days a year at 90°F or more (7).
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.
Condos and apartments
33% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where the outside walls belong to the building. Exterior shutters usually aren't an option there; interior shutters are.
Aluminum inside the house
Most aluminum shutters sold today are made for outdoors. Our own aluminum interior shutters are coming in 2027, made for bathrooms and humid rooms, with a wood-look finish and the same moulding levels as our wood shutters. No price until launch.
Counting the openings in a Santa Cruz home
Aluminum shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle detached house has 10 to 15 windows, before patio doors and basement windows.
The median Santa Cruz home is valued at $1,209,000 by its owners. In Watsonville, 15 miles away, the median is $686,000, 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, shuttered inside$3,200 to $6,000
Interior poplar shutters, each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| Feature | Interior poplar shutters (ours) | Interior aluminum (ours, 2027) | Exterior aluminum shutters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounted | Inside, in the window opening | Inside, in the window opening | Outside, on the wall |
| Main job | Light, privacy, the look of the room | The same, in humid rooms | Shade and security outside the glass |
| Adjusted | From the room, by hand | From the room, by hand | From outside, by hand or motor |
| Approval | None needed | None needed | May need HOA or city approval |
| Finish | Any paint or stain | A wood-look finish | The maker’s range |
| Price | Priced live | Announced at launch | Varies by maker |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Santa Cruz for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we sell today; our aluminum interior shutters follow in 2027.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
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More about shutters in Santa Cruz
Aluminum shutters near Santa Cruz
- Watsonville 15 mi
- Cupertino 24 mi
- Gilroy 25 mi
- San Jose 25 mi
- Santa Clara 27 mi
- Sunnyvale 29 mi
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.