Exterior shutters in Winnipeg

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in Winnipeg'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.

Winnipeg's weather and homes

In Winnipeg, July averages a high of 25.8 °C and January a low of −21.2 °C, about 12 days a year reach 30 °C, 193 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 519 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 80% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.

58% of homes are detached houses; 62% were built in 1980 or earlier.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Freeze and thaw

193 freezing nights a year put anything outside through freeze and thaw. Exterior shutters need materials and fixings made for that; interior shutters never see it.

Older facades

31% of homes are from 1960 or earlier. On an older facade, exterior shutters are often about the look of the street; check any heritage rules before changing them. Interior shutters change nothing outside.

Sun on the outside

With 12 days at 30 °C 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.

Exterior and interior shutters compared for Winnipeg
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 Winnipeg for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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