Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Port St. Lucie
Homes in Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie is a city of houses: of its 90,911 homes, 87% are detached, 3% are townhouses and other attached houses and 8% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Port St. Lucie is new: 57% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 9% before 1980. The median home dates from 2002. Owners live in 84% of homes.
In Fort Pierce, 11 miles away, 52% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Port St. Lucie's homes are newer than those in 94% 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.
Shallow openings
57% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
91% 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 87% 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.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 84% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Port St. Lucie weather and your shutters
At Nettles IS, FL (11 mi away), August averages a high of 89.1°F and January a low of 57.2°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 37 days a year reach 90°F, 0 nights fall to freezing and 60.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in February.
Daylight runs from 13 h 52 min on the longest day to 10 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 86° above the horizon in June and 39° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Nettles IS, FL (temperature) and Tradition 5.6 W, FL (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73.1°F | 57.2°F | 3.1 in |
| Feb | 73.8°F | 59.7°F | 2.4 in |
| Mar | 76.6°F | 63.2°F | 3.4 in |
| Apr | 80.3°F | 68.1°F | 3 in |
| May | 83.7°F | 71.9°F | 5.2 in |
| Jun | 87.3°F | 75.6°F | 8.3 in |
| Jul | 88.6°F | 76.7°F | 6.5 in |
| Aug | 89.1°F | 77°F | 7.9 in |
| Sep | 87.6°F | 76.4°F | 8 in |
| Oct | 84.7°F | 72.8°F | 5.7 in |
| Nov | 79.1°F | 65.8°F | 3.5 in |
| Dec | 75.1°F | 61.3°F | 3.2 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 60.2 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 Port St. Lucie
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 Port St. Lucie
- Fort Pierce 11 mi
- Stuart 11 mi
- Jupiter 30 mi
- Palm Beach Gardens 33 mi
- West Palm Beach 40 mi
- Wellington 44 mi
More about shutters in Port St. Lucie
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Port St. Lucie’s own figures.
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.