California shutters in Orangeville

California shutters, also called plantation shutters or interior window shutters, made to the measurements you take and shipped to your door in Orangeville. Fit them yourself, or ask us for an independent installer near you.
Framed California shutters fitted across a condo window wall, in time-lapse.

Homes in Orangeville

Orangeville has an unusually large share of semi-detached and row houses: 23% of its 11,060 occupied homes, beside 60% detached houses and 17% apartments.

The 1980s and 1990s built 34% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 42% are older than that and 24% newer. Owners live in 76% of homes.

In nearby Caledon, 21 km away, 30% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Orangeville's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Orangeville's homes are newer than those in 52% 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

23% 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.

Bay window shutters

Bought to stay

Owners live in 76% 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.

Why poplar

Orangeville weather and your shutters

At Egbert (44 km away), July averages a high of 26 °C and January a low of −11.3 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.

About 9 days a year top 30 °C, 155 days drop to 0 °C or below and 793 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.

That's more days at or below freezing than in 57% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.

Daylight runs from 15 h 29 min on the longest day to 8 h 54 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, Egbert. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

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Average daily low to high, by month.
Monthly figures
Monthly climate normals
MonthAverage highAverage lowPrecipitation
Jan−2.9 °C−11.3 °C54.7 mm
Feb−2 °C−10.8 °C44.7 mm
Mar3.2 °C−5.9 °C47.9 mm
Apr10.9 °C0.3 °C61.6 mm
May18.4 °C6.2 °C73.9 mm
Jun23.4 °C11.5 °C83 mm
Jul26 °C14.2 °C77.9 mm
Aug25 °C13.3 °C82.6 mm
Sep21.1 °C9.5 °C72.3 mm
Oct13.6 °C4.1 °C65.4 mm
Nov6.4 °C−1.1 °C71.8 mm
Dec0.3 °C−6.6 °C57.6 mm

Cold winters

With 155 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.

Why poplar

Fitting them in Orangeville

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.

How to install · How to measure

Near Orangeville

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