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Homes in Barrie
Barrie's 55,315 occupied homes are a mix: 58% detached houses, 26% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 16% semi-detached and row houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 38% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 29% are older than that and 33% newer. 68% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Innisfil, 12 km away, 5% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Barrie's homes are newer than those in 79% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Shallow openings
33% of homes were built in 2001 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Semis and row houses
16% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on semis usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Barrie weather and your shutters
At Egbert (18 km away), July averages a high of 26 °C and January a low of −11.3 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 9 days a year top 30 °C, 155 days drop to 0 °C or below and 793 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 57% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 32 min on the longest day to 8 h 50 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 69° above the horizon in June and 22° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Egbert. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −2.9 °C | −11.3 °C | 54.7 mm |
| Feb | −2 °C | −10.8 °C | 44.7 mm |
| Mar | 3.2 °C | −5.9 °C | 47.9 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | 0.3 °C | 61.6 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | 6.2 °C | 73.9 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | 11.5 °C | 83 mm |
| Jul | 26 °C | 14.2 °C | 77.9 mm |
| Aug | 25 °C | 13.3 °C | 82.6 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | 9.5 °C | 72.3 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | 4.1 °C | 65.4 mm |
| Nov | 6.4 °C | −1.1 °C | 71.8 mm |
| Dec | 0.3 °C | −6.6 °C | 57.6 mm |
Cold winters
With 155 days at or below freezing a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Barrie
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, ask on your quote: we are building a list of independent installers across the GTA. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Barrie
- Innisfil 12 km
- Essa 15 km
- Springwater 19 km
- Oro-Medonte 24 km
- Bradford West Gwillimbury 26 km
- Georgina 30 km
More about shutters in Barrie
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Barrie’s own figures.
Talk to your rep in Barrie
Call the Shutter Boys GTA line, or book a free design consultation by video or phone: we go through your windows, the style and colour, and how to measure them.
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