Window shutters in Highlands Ranch

Shutters made to fit the windows in Highlands Ranch's homes: how old they are, how to measure them, and whether to mount inside or outside the opening.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

The windows in Highlands Ranch's homes

By age, 0% of Highlands Ranch's homes went up before 1950, 2% between 1950 and 1979, 60% between 1980 and 1999 and 38% in 2000 or later.

Half of them are older than 1997, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.

In Centennial, 7 miles away, 43% of homes are built before 1980, 41 points more than here.

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.

Cranks, handles and shallow frames

In the 38% of homes built in 2000 or later, windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, with crank or lever handles. Measure from the glass, or the handle if it sticks out further, to the face of the trim: that depth decides whether you mount inside, outside or on a frame.

How to install

Low winter sun through south windows

In December the midday sun is only 27° above the horizon here, so it reaches deep into rooms through south-facing windows. Louvers tilted with the room-side edge up send that light toward the ceiling instead of across a screen or a sofa.

Inside or outside the opening

An inside mount sits within the window opening and looks built in, but it needs enough depth for the louvers to tilt. An outside mount fixes to the wall or casing around the window, which suits shallow openings and hides uneven edges. The designer asks which you want for each window.

How to measure

Ways to mount window shutters in Highlands Ranch
FeatureInside mountOutside mountOn a mounting frame
SitsWithin the openingOn the wall or casingWithin or over the opening
Needs depth for the louversYesNoSome
Hides an uneven openingNoYesYes
LookBuilt inFramed, like trimFinished edge all round

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Highlands Ranch for you to fit. You choose the mount for each window in the designer, and we check the depth against the louver you pick.

The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.

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.

Design your shutters