Exterior shutters in Bend

Exterior shutters are decorative or functional and live outside in Bend's weather. Interior wood shutters control light and privacy from the room. What each does, compared.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

Bend's weather and homes

In Bend, July averages a high of 83.8°F and December a low of 23.3°F, about 16 days a year reach 90°F, 168 nights fall at or below freezing, and 10.8 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year. That's drier than 94% of the 881 US cities we have climate figures for.

70% of homes are detached houses; 21% were built before 1980.

Springfield, 83 miles away, gets 45 inches a year, wetter than Bend.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.

Freeze and thaw

168 freezing nights a year put anything outside through freeze and thaw. Exterior shutters need materials and fixings made for that; interior shutters never see it.

Exterior and interior shutters compared for Bend
FeatureInterior poplar shutters (ours)Functional exteriorDecorative exterior
Closes over the glassYes, from the roomYes, from outsideNo
WeatherStays indoorsOut in all of itOut in all of it
Light and privacy controlTilt the louversOpen or closedNone
ApprovalNone neededOften HOA or cityOften HOA or city

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Bend for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we make.

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