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Homes in Owen Sound
Owen Sound's 9,895 occupied homes are a mix: 51% detached houses, 37% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 11% semi-detached and row houses.
More homes here were built 1960 or earlier than in any later period we count: 44%. Only 9% date from 2001 or later. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 89 Ontario cities we have census figures for, Owen Sound has the third-highest share of apartments. In nearby Collingwood, 55 km away, 40% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Owen Sound's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Owen Sound's homes are older than those in 97% 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.
Plaster walls and deep casings
44% of homes date from 1960 or earlier, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Out-of-square openings
With 72% of homes built in 1980 or earlier, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about 6 mm, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Condos and apartments
37% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your condo corporation allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Owen Sound weather and your shutters
At Wiarton (24 km away), July averages a high of 24.3 °C and February a low of −10.2 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 4 days a year top 30 °C, 148 days drop to 0 °C or below and 1,074 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 51% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 34 min on the longest day to 8 h 49 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 69° above the horizon in June and 22° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Wiarton. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −2.2 °C | −9.9 °C | 110.8 mm |
| Feb | −1.7 °C | −10.2 °C | 76.9 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | −6.2 °C | 66.1 mm |
| Apr | 10 °C | 0.1 °C | 83.6 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | 5.5 °C | 82.1 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | 10.5 °C | 79.2 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | 13.6 °C | 69.9 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | 13.1 °C | 82.5 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | 9.5 °C | 98.9 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | 4.6 °C | 109.8 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | −0.5 °C | 110 mm |
| Dec | 1 °C | −5.3 °C | 104.3 mm |
Cold winters
With 148 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.
Fitting them in Owen Sound
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 Owen Sound
- Collingwood 55 km
- Wasaga Beach 73 km
- Springwater 86 km
- Essa 97 km
- Orangeville 98 km
- Barrie 102 km
More about shutters in Owen Sound
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Owen Sound’s own figures.
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