Aluminum shutters in Chapel Hill

Aluminum shutters are mostly made for the outside of a house. What they do, what interior wood shutters do instead, and which Chapel Hill homes suit each.

Design your shutters

Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Chapel Hill's weather and homes

In Chapel Hill, July averages a high of 89.6°F and January a low of 31.7°F, about 45 days a year reach 90°F, 68 nights fall at or below freezing, and 43.7 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.

41% of homes are detached houses and 44% are apartments or condos; owners live in 47%.

Durham, 9 miles away, has 40 days a year at 90°F or more, fewer than Chapel Hill's 45.

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.

Condos and apartments

44% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where the outside walls belong to the building. Exterior shutters usually aren't an option there; interior shutters are.

Condo shutters

Winter outside

68 freezing nights a year mean ice and snow on anything mounted outside. Interior shutters stay out of the weather entirely and are adjusted from the room.

Aluminum inside the house

Indoors, aluminum usually appears as a stiffener hidden inside vinyl shutters, not as a shutter on its own. For an interior shutter, solid wood needs no metal core.

Wood vs vinyl

Aluminum and wood shutters compared for Chapel Hill
Feature	Interior poplar shutters (ours)	Exterior aluminum shutters
Mounted	Inside, in the window opening	Outside, on the wall
Main job	Light, privacy, the look of the room	Shade and security outside the glass
Adjusted	From the room, by hand	From outside, by hand or motor
Approval	None needed	May need HOA or city approval
Colours	Any paint or stain	The maker’s range

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Chapel Hill for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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

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More about shutters in Chapel Hill

Aluminum shutters near Chapel Hill

Durham 9 mi
Cary 16 mi
Apex 17 mi
Raleigh 24 mi
Burlington 26 mi
Wake Forest 30 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.