Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Tonawanda Town
Homes in Tonawanda Town
Tonawanda Town is a city of houses: of its 27,998 homes, 71% are detached, 1% are townhouses and other attached houses and 27% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 65% of homes standing today; 4% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1955. Owners live in 73% of homes.
Of the 17 New York cities we have census figures for, Tonawanda Town has the second-highest share of older homes. In Buffalo, 6 miles away, 60% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Tonawanda Town's homes are older than those in 99% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Out-of-square openings
With 92% of homes built before 1980, 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 ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Replacement windows
65% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, 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.
Plaster walls and deep casings
26% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Whole-house orders
With 71% 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, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Tonawanda Town weather and your shutters
At N Tonawanda, NY (5 mi away), July averages a high of 82.8°F and January a low of 16.7°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 9 days a year reach 90°F, 133 nights fall to freezing and 41.1 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 86% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 22 min on the longest day to 9 h on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 70° above the horizon in June and 24° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, N Tonawanda, NY (temperature) and Kenmore 0.8 NW, NY (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2°F | 16.7°F | 3.3 in |
| Feb | 35.5°F | 16.9°F | 2.5 in |
| Mar | 44.1°F | 23.8°F | 3 in |
| Apr | 56.9°F | 33.5°F | 3.7 in |
| May | 69.8°F | 44.6°F | 3.4 in |
| Jun | 78.8°F | 55°F | 3.6 in |
| Jul | 82.8°F | 59.1°F | 3.5 in |
| Aug | 81.5°F | 57.8°F | 3.3 in |
| Sep | 74.3°F | 50.4°F | 3.8 in |
| Oct | 61.2°F | 40.4°F | 4.1 in |
| Nov | 49.2°F | 30.7°F | 3.3 in |
| Dec | 38°F | 23.1°F | 3.6 in |
Cold winters
With 133 freezing nights 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.
Fitting them in Tonawanda Town
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 Tonawanda Town
- Buffalo 6 mi
- Cheektowaga 8 mi
- Rochester 65 mi
- Irondequoit 68 mi
- Erie 86 mi
More about shutters in Tonawanda Town
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Tonawanda Town’s own figures.
Price your windows
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