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Homes in South Frontenac
South Frontenac is a city of houses: of its 7,940 occupied homes, 96% are detached, 1% are semi-detached and row houses and 2% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 29% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 49% are older than that and 22% newer. Owners live in 93% of homes.
Of the 89 Ontario cities we have census figures for, South Frontenac has the smallest share of apartments. In Kingston, 23 km away, 37% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, South Frontenac's homes are older than those in 64% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 96% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 93% 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.
Plaster walls and deep casings
23% 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 49% 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.
South Frontenac weather and your shutters
At Centreville (35 km away), July averages a high of 27.2 °C and January a low of −12.4 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 13 days a year top 30 °C, 154 days drop to 0 °C or below and 984 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 73% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 33 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, Centreville. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −2.9 °C | −12.4 °C | 85.6 mm |
| Feb | −1.4 °C | −11.6 °C | 60.5 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | −6.3 °C | 65 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | 0.8 °C | 88.3 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | 7.2 °C | 84.3 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | 12.2 °C | 90.3 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | 14.9 °C | 67.8 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | 13.9 °C | 74.8 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | 9.9 °C | 100.1 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | 3.9 °C | 96.4 mm |
| Nov | 6.9 °C | −1.7 °C | 88 mm |
| Dec | 0.4 °C | −7.5 °C | 82.8 mm |
Summer sun
On the 13 days a year above 30 °C, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Cold winters
With 154 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 South Frontenac
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 South Frontenac
- Kingston 23 km
- Brockville 65 km
- Belleville 75 km
- Quinte West 93 km
- Ottawa 116 km
- Cobourg 146 km
More about shutters in South Frontenac
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using South Frontenac’s own figures.
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