Shutter BoysWindow shutters in Chapel Hill
The windows in Chapel Hill's homes
By age, 6% of Chapel Hill's homes went up before 1950, 29% between 1950 and 1979, 32% between 1980 and 1999 and 32% in 2000 or later.
Half of them are older than 1988, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.
In Durham, 9 miles away, 30% of homes are built before 1980, 5 points fewer than here.
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.
Wide windows split into sections
44% of homes are apartments or condos, where windows are often wide. A wide opening is split into several panels joined by T-posts at the window's own mullions, so the shutter lines up with the glass behind it.
Cranks, handles and shallow frames
In the 32% of homes built in 2000 or later, windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, with crank or lever handles. Measure from the glass, or the handle if it sticks out further, to the face of the trim: that depth decides whether you mount inside, outside or on a frame.
Inside or outside the opening
An inside mount sits within the window opening and looks built in, but it needs enough depth for the louvers to tilt. An outside mount fixes to the wall or casing around the window, which suits shallow openings and hides uneven edges. The designer asks which you want for each window.
How many windows a Chapel Hill home has
The most common home in Chapel Hill is a two-bedroom (31% of homes), and the most common kind is an apartment or condo. Nationally, the middle apartment in a building of five or more units has 3 to 5 windows.
27% of homes have four bedrooms or more and 18% one or none, so most orders sit near the middle of that range. Large homes are more common here than in 71% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. In Durham, 9 miles away, 18% of homes have four bedrooms or more, fewer than here.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020 (windows). Prices from our price list.
3 to 5 windows, all shuttered$900 to $2,000
Each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| Feature | Inside mount | Outside mount | On a mounting frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sits | Within the opening | On the wall or casing | Within or over the opening |
| Needs depth for the louvers | Yes | No | Some |
| Hides an uneven opening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Look | Built in | Framed, like trim | Finished edge all round |
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. You choose the mount for each window in the designer, and we check the depth against the louver you pick.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
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Window 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.