Shutter BoysWindow shutters in Elgin
The windows in Elgin's homes
By age, 23% of Elgin's homes went up before 1950, 32% between 1950 and 1979, 24% between 1980 and 1999 and 21% in 2000 or later.
Half of them are older than 1977, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.
In Hoffman Estates, 9 miles away, 63% of homes are built before 1980, 8 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.
Deep sills and wide casings
23% of homes are older still (before 1950), and older walls are often thicker. A deep opening lets an inside-mounted shutter sit flush with the wall and take the widest 4½ in louvers.
Measure each side three times
With 55% of homes built before 1980, openings that have shifted over the years are common. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom and the height at the left, centre and right, then check both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ in, a mounting frame covers the difference.
Low winter sun through south windows
In December the midday sun is only 25° 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.
How many windows a Elgin home has
The most common home in Elgin is a three-bedroom (36% of homes), and the most common kind is a detached house. Nationally, the middle detached house has 10 to 15 windows.
24% of homes have four bedrooms or more and 10% one or none, so most orders sit near the middle of that range. Large homes are more common here than in 62% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. In Hoffman Estates, 9 miles away, 28% of homes have four bedrooms or more, more 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, all shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
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 | Inside mount | Outside mount | On a mounting frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sits | Within the opening | On the wall or casing | Within or over the opening |
| Needs depth for the louvers | Yes | No | Some |
| Hides an uneven opening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Look | Built in | Framed, like trim | Finished 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 Elgin 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.
More about shutters in Elgin
Window shutters near Elgin
- Hoffman Estates 9 mi
- Schaumburg 12 mi
- Palatine 16 mi
- Wheaton 17 mi
- Arlington Heights 18 mi
- Aurora 19 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.