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Homes in Woodstock
Woodstock's 18,890 occupied homes are a mix: 57% detached houses, 23% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 20% semi-detached and row houses.
Much of Woodstock is new: 28% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 50% in 1980 or earlier. 65% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Wilmot, 31 km away, 9% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Woodstock's homes are older than those in 67% 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
28% 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.
Semis and row houses
20% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on semis usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Out-of-square openings
With 50% 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.
Woodstock weather and your shutters
At Delhi (33 km away), July averages a high of 27.5 °C and January a low of −8.9 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 15 days a year top 30 °C, 140 days drop to 0 °C or below and 965 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 78% 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, Delhi. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −1.1 °C | −8.9 °C | 81.3 mm |
| Feb | −0.1 °C | −8.8 °C | 58 mm |
| Mar | 5.1 °C | −4.4 °C | 70.8 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | 1.1 °C | 87.4 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | 7.2 °C | 87.6 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | 12.8 °C | 81.5 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | 14.9 °C | 88.6 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | 14 °C | 79.5 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | 10.3 °C | 85.8 mm |
| Oct | 15 °C | 4.9 °C | 86.1 mm |
| Nov | 8 °C | −0.2 °C | 82.5 mm |
| Dec | 1.9 °C | −5 °C | 76.3 mm |
Summer sun
On the 15 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 140 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 Woodstock
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.
More about shutters in Woodstock
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Woodstock’s own figures.
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