Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Colorado Springs
Homes in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is a city of houses: of its 211,353 homes, 60% are detached, 8% are townhouses and other attached houses and 29% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 33% of homes standing today; 30% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1986. 61% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Pueblo, 42 miles away, 72% of homes were built before 1980, so Colorado Springs's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Colorado Springs's homes are newer than those in 64% 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
61% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 60% 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.
Colorado Springs weather and your shutters
At Colorado Springs Muni AP, CO (6 mi away), July averages a high of 86.5°F and January a low of 18.5°F. Average highs reach 85°F in July and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 23 days a year reach 90°F, 160 nights fall to freezing and 19 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around July and least in January.
That's more freezing nights than in 98% of the 381 US cities we have climate normals for.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Colorado Springs Muni AP, CO (temperature) and Colorado Springs 3.7 ENE, CO (precipitation, 1 mi away).
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 18.5°F | 0.4 in |
| Feb | 46.5°F | 20.2°F | 0.6 in |
| Mar | 54.9°F | 27.3°F | 1 in |
| Apr | 61°F | 34°F | 1.9 in |
| May | 70.7°F | 43.5°F | 2.4 in |
| Jun | 81.6°F | 52.8°F | 2.7 in |
| Jul | 86.5°F | 58.2°F | 3.2 in |
| Aug | 83.6°F | 56.6°F | 3.1 in |
| Sep | 77.1°F | 48.9°F | 1.7 in |
| Oct | 64.7°F | 36.6°F | 0.9 in |
| Nov | 52.9°F | 26°F | 0.6 in |
| Dec | 44.6°F | 18.7°F | 0.5 in |
Cold winters
With 160 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Colorado Springs
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 Colorado Springs
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