Exterior shutters in Rochester

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

Rochester's weather and homes

In Rochester, July averages a high of 80.3°F and January a low of 7°F, about 5 days a year reach 90°F, 156 nights fall at or below freezing, and 37.1 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 55% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

58% of homes are detached houses; 41% were built before 1980.

Lakeville, 60 miles away, gets 32.3 inches a year, drier than Rochester.

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.

Freeze and thaw

156 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.

Multi-unit buildings

31% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, whose outside walls aren't the owner's to change. Interior shutters are the option there.

Shutters in condos

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

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