Shutter BoysWindow shutters in Toronto
The windows in Toronto's homes
By age, 29% of Toronto's homes went up in 1960 or earlier, 29% between 1961 and 1980, 17% between 1981 and 2000 and 24% in 2001 or later.
In Richmond Hill, 16 km away, 15% of homes are built in 1980 or earlier, 43 points fewer than here.
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.
Wide windows split into sections
65% of homes are apartments or condos, where windows are often wide. A wide opening is split into several panels joined by T-posts at the window's own mullions, so the shutter lines up with the glass behind it.
Deep sills and wide casings
29% of homes are older still (in 1960 or earlier), and older walls are often thicker. A deep opening lets an inside-mounted shutter sit flush with the wall and take the widest 4½ in louvers.
Measure each side three times
With 58% of homes built in 1980 or earlier, openings that have shifted over the years are common. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom and the height at the left, centre and right, then check both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ in, a mounting frame covers the difference.
How many windows a Toronto home has
The most common home in Toronto is a two-bedroom (29% of homes), and the most common kind is an apartment or condo. No Canadian survey counts windows by type of home; in the US, the middle apartment in a larger building has 3 to 5.
17% of homes have four bedrooms or more and 31% one or none, so most orders sit near the middle of that range. Large homes are less common here than in 96% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for. In Richmond Hill, 16 km away, 48% of homes have four bedrooms or more, more than here.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, or U.S. EIA RECS 2020 where stated (windows). Prices from our price list.
3 to 5 windows, all shuttered$1,300 to $2,900 CAD
Each priced as a 36 × 48 in window, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| Feature | Inside mount | Outside mount | On a mounting frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sits | Within the opening | On the wall or casing | Within or over the opening |
| Needs depth for the louvers | Yes | No | Some |
| Hides an uneven opening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Look | Built in | Framed, like trim | Finished edge all round |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Toronto for you to fit. You choose the mount for each window in the designer, and we check the depth against the louver you pick.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in Canadian dollars.
More about shutters in Toronto
Window shutters near Toronto
- Richmond Hill 16 km
- Markham 17 km
- Vaughan 18 km
- Pickering 27 km
- Mississauga 29 km
- Aurora 29 km
Talk to your rep in Toronto
Call the Shutter Boys GTA line, or book a free design consultation by video or phone: we go through your windows, the style and colour, and how to measure them.
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Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.