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Homes in Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is a city of houses: of its 14,720 occupied homes, 71% are detached, 6% are semi-detached and row houses and 22% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
More homes here were built 1960 or earlier than in any later period we count: 38%. Only 14% date from 2001 or later. 68% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 4 Saskatchewan cities we have census figures for, Moose Jaw has the highest share of older homes and the smallest share of apartments. In nearby Regina, 67 km away, 54% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Moose Jaw's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Moose Jaw's homes are older than those in 99% 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
38% 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.
Out-of-square openings
With 74% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 71% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street.
Replacement windows
36% of homes went up between 1961 and 1980, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Moose Jaw weather and your shutters
At Moose Jaw (7 km away), August averages a high of 26 °C and January a low of −17.8 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 17 days a year top 30 °C, 198 days drop to 0 °C or below and 422 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in February.
Among the Saskatchewan cities we have climate normals for, Moose Jaw has the most hot days.
That's more 30 °C days than in 81% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h 26 min on the longest day to 8 h on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 63° above the horizon in June and 16° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Moose Jaw. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −6.7 °C | −17.8 °C | 13.2 mm |
| Feb | −5 °C | −16.2 °C | 9.9 mm |
| Mar | 1.9 °C | −9.5 °C | 15 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | −2.8 °C | 26.6 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | 3.3 °C | 48.9 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | 9.4 °C | 91 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | 11.5 °C | 67.7 mm |
| Aug | 26 °C | 10.1 °C | 60.6 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | 5.1 °C | 40.2 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | −1.7 °C | 22.8 mm |
| Nov | 1.9 °C | −9 °C | 14.4 mm |
| Dec | −4.8 °C | −15.3 °C | 11.9 mm |
Summer sun
On the 17 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.
Deep cold
January nights average −17.8 °C. Closed shutters trap a layer of still air against the glass, which keeps the room warmer, but the glass behind them gets colder too, and frost can form on the inside of older windows. Tilt the louvers open in the morning to let room air reach the glass, and wipe the sill if water collects.
Fitting them in Moose Jaw
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.
Near Moose Jaw
- Regina 67 km
More about shutters in Moose Jaw
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Moose Jaw’s own figures.
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