Shutter BoysAluminum shutters in Reading
Reading's weather and homes
In Reading, July averages a high of 86.5°F and January a low of 23°F, about 24 days a year reach 90°F, 107 nights fall at or below freezing, and 49.5 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.
12% of homes are detached houses and 36% are apartments or condos; owners live in 41%.
Lancaster, 29 miles away, has 20 days a year at 90°F or more, fewer than Reading's 24.
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.
Winter outside
107 freezing nights a year mean ice and snow on anything mounted outside. Interior shutters stay out of the weather entirely and are adjusted from the room.
Condos and apartments
36% of homes are in multi-unit buildings, where the outside walls belong to the building. Exterior shutters usually aren't an option there; interior shutters are.
Aluminum inside the house
Most aluminum shutters sold today are made for outdoors. Our own aluminum interior shutters are coming in 2027, made for bathrooms and humid rooms, with a wood-look finish and the same moulding levels as our wood shutters. No price until launch.
Counting the openings in a Reading home
Aluminum shutters are usually priced per opening. The middle townhouse has 6 to 9 windows.
The median Reading home is valued at $121,300 by its owners. In Lancaster, 29 miles away, the median is $219,500, higher than here.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020 (windows). Prices from our price list.
6 to 9 windows, shuttered inside$1,900 to $3,600
Interior poplar shutters, 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 | Interior poplar shutters (ours) | Interior aluminum (ours, 2027) | Exterior aluminum shutters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounted | Inside, in the window opening | Inside, in the window opening | Outside, on the wall |
| Main job | Light, privacy, the look of the room | The same, in humid rooms | Shade and security outside the glass |
| Adjusted | From the room, by hand | From the room, by hand | From outside, by hand or motor |
| Approval | None needed | None needed | May need HOA or city approval |
| Finish | Any paint or stain | A wood-look finish | The maker’s range |
| Price | Priced live | Announced at launch | Varies by maker |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Reading for you to fit. For the inside of your windows, solid poplar is what we sell today; our aluminum interior shutters follow in 2027.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
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More about shutters in Reading
Aluminum shutters near Reading
- Lancaster 29 mi
- Allentown 29 mi
- Bethlehem 35 mi
- Wilmington 47 mi
- Philadelphia 48 mi
- Harrisburg 51 mi
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.