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Homes in Cornwall
Cornwall's 21,385 occupied homes are a mix: 49% detached houses, 34% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 16% semi-detached and row houses.
More homes here were built 1960 or earlier than in any later period we count: 37%. Only 10% date from 2001 or later. 54% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Clarence-Rockland, 64 km away, 29% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Cornwall's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Cornwall's homes are older than those in 94% 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
37% 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 70% 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
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.
A whole house in Cornwall
The most common home in Cornwall has three bedrooms: 37% of homes. 16% have four bedrooms or more, and 15% have one or none. Homes average 5.9 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across Canada, the middle home has 6 to 10 windows (NRCan, 2007). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $2,700 to $5,700 CAD. For scale, that's about 1.5% of the median home value here, $280,000 CAD (owners’ estimates, 2021).
Homes here are smaller than in 98% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for: many orders are a few rooms, not a whole house.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (bedrooms, rooms and value from the 25% sample; counts randomly rounded); Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, Table 4.5a (windows). NRCan SHEU 2007, Table 4.5a
A typical home6–10 windows
All of them shuttered$2,700 to $5,700 CAD
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsOne room at a time
Homes here cost less than in 92% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for, and many owners do a house in stages. Start with the rooms where light and privacy matter most, usually bedrooms and the street-facing front, and keep the same louver size and colour so later rooms match. Your saved design keeps every size.
Ages, place of work and value: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Rankings compare the Canadian cities we have figures for.
Cornwall weather and your shutters
At Cornwall (2 km away), July averages a high of 27.3 °C and January a low of −11.8 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 14 days a year top 30 °C, 140 days drop to 0 °C or below and 1,006 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 75% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 37 min on the longest day to 8 h 46 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 68° above the horizon in June and 22° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Cornwall. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −3.8 °C | −11.8 °C | 80.4 mm |
| Feb | −2.1 °C | −10.6 °C | 63.3 mm |
| Mar | 3.5 °C | −5.3 °C | 64.4 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | 2 °C | 83.2 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | 8.8 °C | 85.3 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | 14.1 °C | 94.8 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | 17 °C | 97.2 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | 16.2 °C | 82.6 mm |
| Sep | 22 °C | 11.8 °C | 98.9 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | 5.7 °C | 99.5 mm |
| Nov | 6.9 °C | −0.3 °C | 81.9 mm |
| Dec | 0 °C | −6.7 °C | 74.8 mm |
Summer sun
On the 14 days a year above 30 °C, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Cold winters
With 140 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.
Humid summers
Hot days and 1,006 mm of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Cornwall
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 Cornwall
- Clarence-Rockland 64 km
- Ottawa 75 km
- Brockville 89 km
More about shutters in Cornwall
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Cornwall’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Cornwall
Interior designers, contractors, window covering stores, realtors and property managers in Cornwall can sell or refer Shutter Boys shutters: dealers buy at trade pricing with a protected area; referral partners earn a fee on each client they send. No fee to join.
Price your windows
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