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Homes in The Hammocks
The Hammocks's 20,355 homes are a mix: 51% detached houses, 32% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 16% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 67% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 13% are older than that and 20% newer. The median home dates from 1991. 63% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Kendale Lakes, 4 miles away, 51% of homes were built before 1980, so The Hammocks's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, The Hammocks's homes are newer than those in 91% 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.
Rounded drywall corners
87% 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.
Townhouses
16% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on townhouses usually need a separate panel set for each face.
The Hammocks weather and your shutters
At Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec AP, FL (2 mi away), August averages a high of 91.7°F and January a low of 56.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F from April to October.
About 105 days a year reach 90°F, 0 nights fall to freezing and 64.4 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around September and least in January.
That's more 90°F days than in 85% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 13 h 44 min on the longest day to 10 h 32 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 88° above the horizon in June and 41° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec AP, FL (temperature) and Hammocks 0.5 Sse, FL (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76.9°F | 56.8°F | 1.9 in |
| Feb | 79.6°F | 58.6°F | 2.3 in |
| Mar | 81.9°F | 61.1°F | 1.9 in |
| Apr | 85.1°F | 64.9°F | 2.9 in |
| May | 88.2°F | 69.5°F | 6 in |
| Jun | 90.3°F | 74°F | 8.7 in |
| Jul | 91.2°F | 74.9°F | 9.2 in |
| Aug | 91.7°F | 75.4°F | 9.3 in |
| Sep | 89.8°F | 74.7°F | 10.2 in |
| Oct | 87°F | 71.3°F | 6.5 in |
| Nov | 81.9°F | 64.3°F | 3.1 in |
| Dec | 78.8°F | 60°F | 2.4 in |
Summer sun
On the 105 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Humid summers
Hot days and 64.4 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 The Hammocks
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 The Hammocks
- Kendale Lakes 4 mi
- Kendall 6 mi
- Westchester 8 mi
- Fountainebleau 9 mi
- Doral 11 mi
- Homestead 14 mi
More about shutters in The Hammocks
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using The Hammocks’s own figures.
Price your windows
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