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Homes in Riverview
Riverview is a city of houses: of its 8,650 occupied homes, 64% are detached, 13% are semi-detached and row houses and 18% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1961 to 1980, which accounts for 38% of homes standing today; 29% are from 2001 or later. Owners live in 76% of homes.
Of the 5 New Brunswick cities we have census figures for, Riverview has the second-highest share of older homes and the smallest share of apartments. In Moncton, 5 km away, 40% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Riverview's homes are older than those in 64% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Out-of-square openings
With 49% of homes built in 1980 or earlier, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about 6 mm, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 76% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Replacement windows
38% of homes went up between 1961 and 1980, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Whole-house orders
With 64% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street.
Riverview weather and your shutters
At Moncton (12 km away), July averages a high of 25.1 °C and January a low of −13.3 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to April.
About 6 days a year top 30 °C, 170 days drop to 0 °C or below and 1,203 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the New Brunswick cities we have climate normals for, Riverview has the second-most hot days and the second-most freezing days.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 75% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 46 min on the longest day to 8 h 38 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 67° above the horizon in June and 21° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Moncton. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −3.5 °C | −13.3 °C | 102.4 mm |
| Feb | −2.5 °C | −12.7 °C | 87.7 mm |
| Mar | 2.2 °C | −7.4 °C | 110.8 mm |
| Apr | 8.6 °C | −1.5 °C | 94.2 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | 3.9 °C | 98.4 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | 9.2 °C | 95.4 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | 13.4 °C | 87.1 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | 12.7 °C | 77.2 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | 8.1 °C | 102.9 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | 2.9 °C | 123.5 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | −2.2 °C | 108.5 mm |
| Dec | 0 °C | −8.7 °C | 115.2 mm |
Cold winters
With 170 days at or below freezing a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 1,203 mm of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Riverview
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Riverview
- Moncton 5 km
- Dieppe 10 km
- Saint John 130 km
- Charlottetown 131 km
- East Hants 136 km
- Fredericton 143 km
More about shutters in Riverview
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Riverview’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.