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Homes in Cobourg
Cobourg's 9,135 occupied homes are a mix: 58% detached houses, 25% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 17% semi-detached and row houses.
More homes here were built 1960 or earlier than in any later period we count: 28%. Only 25% date from 2001 or later. 69% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Peterborough, 40 km away, 64% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Cobourg's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Cobourg's homes are older than those in 69% 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.
Plaster walls and deep casings
28% of homes date from 1960 or earlier, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Out-of-square openings
With 52% of homes built in 1980 or earlier, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about 6 mm, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Semis and row houses
17% 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.
Cobourg weather and your shutters
At Peterborough (34 km away), July averages a high of 26.6 °C and January a low of −12.8 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to April.
About 10 days a year top 30 °C, 169 days drop to 0 °C or below and 840 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 73% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 29 min on the longest day to 8 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 69° above the horizon in June and 23° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Peterborough. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −2.6 °C | −12.8 °C | 66.5 mm |
| Feb | −1.8 °C | −12.8 °C | 42.3 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | −7.1 °C | 53.6 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | −0.3 °C | 72.7 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | 5.6 °C | 79.4 mm |
| Jun | 24 °C | 10.7 °C | 87.8 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | 12.8 °C | 69.1 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | 11.7 °C | 77.6 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | 7.3 °C | 75.7 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | 2 °C | 74.7 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | −2.9 °C | 76.3 mm |
| Dec | 0.4 °C | −8.3 °C | 64.1 mm |
Cold winters
With 169 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 Cobourg
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, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Cobourg
- Peterborough 40 km
- Clarington 41 km
- Quinte West 53 km
- Oshawa 56 km
- Scugog 63 km
- Whitby 63 km
More about shutters in Cobourg
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Cobourg’s own figures.
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