Shutter BoysWindow shutters in Bethesda
The windows in Bethesda's homes
By age, 17% of Bethesda's homes went up before 1950, 45% between 1950 and 1979, 12% between 1980 and 1999 and 26% in 2000 or later.
Half of them are older than 1970, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.
In Silver Spring, 6 miles away, 69% 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.
Wide windows split into sections
43% of homes are apartments or condos, where windows are often wide. A wide opening is split into several panels joined by T-posts at the window's own mullions, so the shutter lines up with the glass behind it.
Measure each side three times
With 61% 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.
Deep sills and wide casings
17% 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.
How many windows a Bethesda home has
The most common home in Bethesda is a four-bedroom (40% of homes), and the most common kind is a detached house. Nationally, the middle detached house has 10 to 15 windows.
With 40% of homes at four bedrooms or more, many orders here run past 15 windows once bedrooms, bathrooms and a patio door are counted. Large homes are more common here than in 89% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. In Silver Spring, 6 miles away, 14% of homes have four bedrooms or more, fewer 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 Bethesda 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 Bethesda
Window shutters near Bethesda
- Silver Spring 6 mi
- Wheaton 6 mi
- Rockville 7 mi
- Arlington 7 mi
- Aspen Hill 7 mi
- Washington 8 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.