Exterior shutters in Lake Charles

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in Lake Charles's weather. Interior wood shutters control light and privacy from the room. What each does, compared.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Lake Charles's weather and homes

In Lake Charles, August averages a high of 92.8°F and January a low of 43.4°F, about 88 days a year reach 90°F, 11 nights fall at or below freezing, and 65.5 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's wetter than 97% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

68% of homes are detached houses; 49% were built before 1980.

Port Arthur, 46 miles away, gets much the same rain and snow in a year.

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.

Sun on the outside

With 88 days at 90°F or more, functional exterior shutters that close over the glass can keep sun off it. Decorative ones that don't close only frame the window.

Rain on the outside

65.5 inches of rain a year is hard on exterior finishes, which need repainting or replacing on a schedule. Shutters inside the window stay dry.

Exterior and interior shutters compared for Lake Charles
FeatureInterior poplar shutters (ours)Functional exteriorDecorative exterior
Closes over the glassYes, from the roomYes, from outsideNo
WeatherStays indoorsOut in all of itOut in all of it
Light and privacy controlTilt the louversOpen or closedNone
ApprovalNone neededOften HOA or cityOften HOA or city

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Lake Charles for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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