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Stained wood shutters in Oakville

Real wood grain under a stain of your choice, made to measure. What Oakville's sun and homes mean for stain, and how it compares with paint and wood-look vinyl.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Sun and homes in Oakville

From July to August, Oakville's average highs reach 25 °C or more, and about 17 days a year reach 30 °C. That's more hot days than 82% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.

8% of homes date from 1960 or earlier, 38% from 2001 or later, and owners live in 78% of them.

Burlington, 13 km away, has 13 days a year at 30 °C or more, fewer than Oakville's 17.

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.

Strong sun and stain

Years of direct sun change any finish, and stain shows it sooner than paint. On west and south windows here, a mid-tone stain ages more evenly than a very dark or very light one; on north-facing windows, any stain works.

Stain in newer homes

In newer homes with painted trim, a stained shutter becomes the one warm, wood-grain piece in the room. A dark stain on flat moulding reads modern; a lighter one on moulded frames, more traditional.

Black shutters

Bought to stay

Owners live in 78% of homes here. A stain can be refreshed or painted over in years to come, which a factory-coloured vinyl shutter can't.

Wood vs vinyl

Finishes compared for Oakville
FeatureStained poplar (ours)Painted poplar (ours)Wood-look vinyl
Real wood grainYes, it shows throughHidden under paintA printed or embossed surface
ColourAny stain, matchedWhite standard; any colour matchedThe maker’s range
Refresh laterRe-stain or paint overRepaintNot recommended
PriceColour-match priceWhite is standardUsually less

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Oakville for you to fit. Any stain is a colour match: name it in the designer and the drawing shows it.

The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.

Talk to your rep in Oakville

Call the Shutter Boys GTA line, or book a free design consultation by video or phone: we go through your windows, the style and colour, and how to measure them.

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Price your windows

Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.

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