Stained wood shutters in St. Catharines

Real wood grain under a stain of your choice, made to measure. What St. Catharines'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 St. Catharines

From July to August, St. Catharines's average highs reach 25 °C or more, and about 18 days a year reach 30 °C. That's more hot days than 91% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate figures for.

33% of homes date from 1960 or earlier, 10% from 2001 or later, and owners live in 64% of them.

Thorold, 11 km away, has 10 days a year at 30 °C or more, fewer than St. Catharines's 18.

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.

Matching original woodwork

With 33% of homes this old, many still have stained trim and doors. Name the stain, or send a photo of the trim beside a window, and we match the shutters to it. Poplar's colour varies from board to board, so a stained shutter looks like natural wood rather than one flat colour.

Why poplar

Finishes compared for St. Catharines
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 St. Catharines 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.

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

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