Exterior shutters in North Bay

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in North Bay's weather. Interior wood shutters control light and privacy from the room. What each does, compared.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

North Bay's weather and homes

In North Bay, July averages a high of 24.3 °C and January a low of −17.3 °C, about 4 days a year reach 30 °C, 176 nights fall at or below 0 °C, and 1,020 mm of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's wetter than 75% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.

49% of homes are detached houses; 70% were built in 1980 or earlier.

Huntsville, 112 km away, gets much the same rain and snow in a year.

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.

Older facades

30% of homes are from 1960 or earlier. On an older facade, exterior shutters are often about the look of the street; check any heritage rules before changing them. Interior shutters change nothing outside.

Freeze and thaw

176 freezing nights a year put anything outside through freeze and thaw. Exterior shutters need materials and fixings made for that; interior shutters never see it.

Rain on the outside

1,020 mm of rain a year is hard on exterior finishes, which need repainting or replacing on a schedule. Shutters inside the window stay dry.

Exterior and interior shutters compared for North Bay
FeatureInterior poplar shutters (ours)Functional exteriorDecorative exterior
Closes over the glassYes, from the roomYes, from outsideNo
WeatherStays indoorsOut in all of itOut in all of it
Light and privacy controlTilt the louversOpen or closedNone
ApprovalNone neededOften HOA or cityOften HOA or city

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to North Bay for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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