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Plantation shutters in St. John's

Plantation shutters, also called California shutters, made to measure for St. John's homes, and how to choose between 2½, 3½ and 4½ in louvers.
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Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Louvers for St. John's

Plantation shutters and California shutters are the same thing: panels of wide, tilting louvers fitted to the window. What sets one apart from another is mostly the louver size, and St. John's's homes and sun point to different choices.

Here, about 0 days a year reach 30 °C. That's fewer hot days than 98% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.

The midday sun climbs to 66° in June and sinks to 19° in December, so the louver angle that blocks it changes with the season.

In Mount Pearl, 4 km away, the share of apartments or condos is much the same as here (38%).

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.

Narrower louvers for smaller windows

In the 41% of homes that are apartments or condos, windows are often narrower or set in shallow frames. 2½ in louvers suit a small window and need the least depth.

Choosing a louver size

When in doubt, 3½ in

The middle size suits most windows and most depths, and it's the one most homes here would choose. The designer checks your depth against the louver you pick.

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Louver sizes for St. John's windows
2½ in3½ in4½ in
View when openLeastMoreMost
Louvers per panelMostFewerFewest
Depth needed to tiltLeastMoreMost
SuitsSmall or shallow windowsMost windowsLarge, deep windows and doors

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to St. John's for you to fit. Whatever you call them, ours come in all three louver sizes.

The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.

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Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.

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