Shutter BoysCalifornia shutters in Grimsby
Homes in Grimsby
Grimsby is a city of houses: of its 11,395 occupied homes, 64% are detached, 25% are semi-detached and row houses and 10% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Grimsby is new: 35% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 42% in 1980 or earlier. Owners live in 83% of homes.
Its housing is much like Lincoln's, 13 km away. Nationally, Grimsby's homes are newer than those in 51% 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.
Semis and row houses
25% 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.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 83% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Shallow openings
35% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 64% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street.
Grimsby weather and your shutters
At Vineland (13 km away), July averages a high of 27.1 °C and January a low of −6.8 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from December to March.
About 18 days a year top 30 °C, 117 days drop to 0 °C or below and 838 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 91% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 23 min on the longest day to 8 h 59 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 70° above the horizon in June and 23° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Vineland. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.2 °C | −6.8 °C | 71.1 mm |
| Feb | 0.8 °C | −6.4 °C | 52.4 mm |
| Mar | 5.3 °C | −2.6 °C | 62.1 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | 2.4 °C | 82.8 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | 8 °C | 69.8 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | 14 °C | 78.1 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | 17.2 °C | 74.2 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | 16.6 °C | 68.7 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | 12.9 °C | 68.7 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | 7.1 °C | 76.7 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | 1.5 °C | 71.8 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | −3 °C | 61.6 mm |
Summer sun
On the 18 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.
Fitting them in Grimsby
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 Grimsby
- Lincoln 13 km
- St. Catharines 26 km
- Burlington 28 km
- Thorold 31 km
- Haldimand County 32 km
- Oakville 32 km
More about shutters in Grimsby
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Grimsby’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.