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Homes in Prince Albert
Prince Albert is a city of houses: of its 14,305 occupied homes, 65% are detached, 7% are semi-detached and row houses and 28% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1961 to 1980, which accounts for 37% of homes standing today; 15% are from 2001 or later. 59% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 4 Saskatchewan cities we have census figures for, Prince Albert has the second-highest share of older homes and the second-highest share of apartments. In nearby Saskatoon, 133 km away, 46% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Prince Albert's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Prince Albert's homes are older than those in 83% 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.
Out-of-square openings
With 61% 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.
Plaster walls and deep casings
24% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 65% 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
37% 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.
Prince Albert weather and your shutters
At Prince Albert (6 km away), July averages a high of 24.2 °C and January a low of −22.8 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 5 days a year top 30 °C, 209 days drop to 0 °C or below and 432 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in February.
Among the Saskatchewan cities we have climate normals for, Prince Albert has the most freezing days and the most precipitation.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 97% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h 58 min on the longest day to 7 h 31 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 60° above the horizon in June and 13° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Prince Albert. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −11.6 °C | −22.8 °C | 18.6 mm |
| Feb | −7.9 °C | −20.3 °C | 11.5 mm |
| Mar | −1.4 °C | −13.4 °C | 14.5 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | −3.8 °C | 27.7 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | 2.7 °C | 43.1 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | 8.7 °C | 86.4 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | 11.6 °C | 77.2 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | 9.8 °C | 50.4 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | 4.2 °C | 41.9 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | −2.4 °C | 29.7 mm |
| Nov | −2 °C | −10.9 °C | 16 mm |
| Dec | −9.3 °C | −19.4 °C | 15.5 mm |
Deep cold
January nights average −22.8 °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 Prince Albert
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 Prince Albert
- Saskatoon 133 km
More about shutters in Prince Albert
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Prince Albert’s own figures.
Price your windows
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