Patio door shutters in Halifax

Shutters for sliding glass, French and balcony doors in Halifax: which layout suits which door, and how they compare with vertical blinds.
Condo window wall and balcony door, level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 3.

Doors in Halifax's homes

48% of Halifax's homes are detached houses, 11% are semis and row houses, and 40% are apartments or condos. No city we cover in Nova Scotia has a higher share of apartment and condo homes.

In Halifax, August averages a high of 23.3 °C and January a low of −8.3 °C, about 1 days a year reach 30 °C, 133 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 1,414 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year.

In East Hants, 50 km away, 8% of homes are apartments or condos, 32 points fewer than here.

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.

Balcony doors

With 40% of homes in multi-unit buildings, many patio doors here open onto a balcony. Bifold panels fold back in pairs and need little floor space; check what your condo corporation allows to show through the glass.

Shutters in condos

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 door options for Halifax
FeatureBypass shutters (ours)Bifold shutters (ours)Vertical blinds
How it opensPanels slide on a trackPanels fold back in pairsVanes stack to one side
Floor space neededNoneA little, for the foldNone
CordsNoneNoneUsually a cord or wand
Built to lastSolid poplarSolid poplarFabric 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 Halifax 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.

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