Shutter BoysAluminum shutters in Kingston
Kingston's weather and homes
In Kingston, July averages a high of 27.2 °C and January a low of −12.4 °C, about 13 days a year reach 30 °C, 154 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 984 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year.
48% of homes are detached houses and 37% are apartments or condos; owners live in 56%.
South Frontenac, 23 km away, has much the same number of days a year at 30 °C or more (13).
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.
Shade outside the glass
With 13 days a year at 30 °C or more, exterior aluminum louvers or rolling shutters can shade a window before the sun reaches the glass. Inside, tilting wood louvers control light and privacy from the room.
Winter outside
154 freezing nights a year mean ice and snow on anything mounted outside. Interior shutters stay out of the weather entirely and are adjusted from the room.
Condos and apartments
37% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where the outside walls belong to the building. Exterior shutters usually aren't an option there; interior shutters are.
Counting the openings in a Kingston home
Aluminum shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle Canadian home has 6 to 10 windows, before patio doors and basement windows.
The median Kingston home is valued at $500,000 CAD by its owners. Values in South Frontenac, 23 km away, are close: $500,000 CAD.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, or U.S. EIA RECS 2020 where stated (windows). Prices from our price list.
6 to 10 windows, shuttered inside$2,700 to $5,700 CAD
Interior poplar shutters, each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| Feature | Interior poplar shutters (ours) | Interior aluminum (ours, 2027) | Exterior aluminum shutters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounted | Inside, in the window opening | Inside, in the window opening | Outside, on the wall |
| Main job | Light, privacy, the look of the room | The same, in humid rooms | Shade and security outside the glass |
| Adjusted | From the room, by hand | From the room, by hand | From outside, by hand or motor |
| Approval | None needed | None needed | May need HOA or city approval |
| Finish | Any paint or stain | A wood-look finish | The maker’s range |
| Price | Priced live | Announced at launch | Varies by maker |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Kingston for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we sell today; our aluminum interior shutters follow in 2027.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.
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More about shutters in Kingston
Aluminum shutters near Kingston
- South Frontenac 23 km
- Brockville 66 km
- Belleville 76 km
- Quinte West 94 km
- Ottawa 132 km
- Cobourg 145 km
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.