Shutter BoysRoller shutters in Skokie
Skokie's weather and homes
From July to August, average highs in Skokie reach 80°F or more, with about 17 days a year at 90°F. That's fewer hot days than 74% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.
54% of homes are detached houses, 41% are apartments or condos, and owners live in 75%.
Evanston, 2 miles away, has much the same number of days a year at 90°F or more (17).
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.
Apartments and condos
41% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where anything on the outside wall needs the building's approval. Interior shutters don't.
Darkness and privacy
Closed, a roller shutter makes a room close to dark, with no view. Wood shutters let you choose: tilt for daylight with privacy, close for more, open the panels for the full view.
Counting the openings in a Skokie home
Roller shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle detached house has 10 to 15 windows, before patio doors and basement windows.
20% of workers worked from home. A roller shutter is fully up or fully down; louvers inside let light in without glare on a screen. In Evanston, 2 miles away, 28% worked from home, 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, shuttered inside$3,200 to $6,000
Interior poplar shutters, 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 | Interior poplar shutters (ours) | Roller shutters |
|---|---|---|
| Mounted | Inside the window opening | Outside, with a housing above |
| View when closed | Tilt for light and privacy | None |
| Sun on the glass | Reduces glare inside | Blocks it outside |
| Install | Drill and screwdriver | Exterior mounting; power if motorized |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Skokie for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
More about shutters in Skokie
Roller shutters near Skokie
- Evanston 2 mi
- Des Plaines 8 mi
- Mount Prospect 11 mi
- Oak Park 11 mi
- Arlington Heights 13 mi
- Cicero 13 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.