Shutter BoysPatio door shutters in Portland
Doors in Portland's homes
52% of Portland's homes are detached houses, 5% are townhouses, and 41% are apartments or condos. That ranks third for apartment and condo homes among the 13 Oregon cities we cover.
In Portland, August averages a high of 80.6°F and January a low of 37.3°F, about 11 days a year reach 90°F, 18 nights fall at or below freezing, and 44.9 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.
In Vancouver, 7 miles away, the share of apartments or condos is much the same as here (39%).
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.
Older door openings
63% of homes are decades old, and older door openings settle. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom; a mounting frame gives the track a straight line to run on.
Balcony doors
With 41% of homes in multi-unit buildings, many patio doors here open onto a balcony. Bifold panels fold back in pairs and need little floor space; check what your HOA or building allows to show through the glass.
Sliding doors to the yard
In a city of mostly detached houses, the patio door is usually a wide sliding glass door. Bypass shutters slide on a track in front of it, so nothing swings into the room and the door opens with the panels stacked to one side.
| Feature | Bypass shutters (ours) | Bifold shutters (ours) | Vertical blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it opens | Panels slide on a track | Panels fold back in pairs | Vanes stack to one side |
| Floor space needed | None | A little, for the fold | None |
| Cords | None | None | Usually a cord or wand |
| Built to last | Solid poplar | Solid poplar | Fabric or PVC vanes |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Portland for you to fit. Choose bypass or bifold as the layout in the designer and it draws the door to your sizes.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
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