Shutter BoysPatio door shutters in Cape Breton
Doors in Cape Breton's homes
74% of Cape Breton's homes are detached houses, 8% are semis and row houses, and 15% are apartments or condos. That ranks second for apartment and condo homes among the 5 Nova Scotia cities we cover.
In Cape Breton, July averages a high of 23.4 °C and February a low of −9.9 °C, about 3 days a year reach 30 °C, 159 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 1,482 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year.
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.
Older door openings
68% of homes are decades old, and older door openings settle. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom; a mounting frame gives the track a straight line to run on.
Sliding doors to the yard
In a city of mostly detached houses, the patio door is usually a wide sliding glass door. Bypass shutters slide on a track in front of it, so nothing swings into the room and the door opens with the panels stacked to one side.
Cold glass
A big glass door is the coldest surface in the room on a winter morning, and moisture condenses on it. Open the louvers on cold days so warm air reaches the glass, and wipe off any condensation before it reaches the wood.
Patio and balcony doors in Cape Breton
74% of Cape Breton's homes are detached houses, most with a sliding patio door or French doors to the yard. Bifold panels clear the most glass where there is floor space to fold them.
3.6% of people here are under five, fewer than in 94% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, or U.S. EIA RECS 2020 where stated (windows). Prices from our price list.
One 72 × 80 in sliding door$1,540 – $1,900 CAD
flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping. Track and layout confirmed with you.
Price your own windows| Feature | Bypass shutters (ours) | Bifold shutters (ours) | Vertical blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it opens | Panels slide on a track | Panels fold back in pairs | Vanes stack to one side |
| Floor space needed | None | A little, for the fold | None |
| Cords | None | None | Usually a cord or wand |
| Built to last | Solid poplar | Solid poplar | Fabric or PVC vanes |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Cape Breton for you to fit. Choose bypass or bifold as the layout in the designer and it draws the door to your sizes.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.