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Homes in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's 58,900 occupied homes are a mix: 56% detached houses, 30% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 15% semi-detached and row houses.
The biggest building period was 1961 to 1980, which accounts for 38% of homes standing today; 10% are from 2001 or later. 64% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Thorold, 11 km away, 55% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so St. Catharines's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, St. Catharines's homes are older than those in 95% 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
33% 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 71% 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.
Replacement windows
38% of homes went up between 1961 and 1980, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
St. Catharines weather and your shutters
At Vineland (13 km away), July averages a high of 27.1 °C and January a low of −6.8 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from December to March.
About 18 days a year top 30 °C, 117 days drop to 0 °C or below and 838 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 91% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 23 min on the longest day to 8 h 59 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, Vineland. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.2 °C | −6.8 °C | 71.1 mm |
| Feb | 0.8 °C | −6.4 °C | 52.4 mm |
| Mar | 5.3 °C | −2.6 °C | 62.1 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | 2.4 °C | 82.8 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | 8 °C | 69.8 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | 14 °C | 78.1 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | 17.2 °C | 74.2 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | 16.6 °C | 68.7 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | 12.9 °C | 68.7 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | 7.1 °C | 76.7 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | 1.5 °C | 71.8 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | −3 °C | 61.6 mm |
Summer sun
On the 18 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.
Fitting them in St. Catharines
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 St. Catharines
- Thorold 11 km
- Lincoln 13 km
- Niagara Falls 17 km
- Welland 19 km
- Grimsby 26 km
- Port Colborne 28 km
More about shutters in St. Catharines
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