Shutter BoysWindow shutters in North Charleston
The windows in North Charleston's homes
By age, 7% of North Charleston's homes went up before 1950, 25% between 1950 and 1979, 22% between 1980 and 1999 and 46% in 2000 or later.
Half of them are older than 1996, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.
In Charleston, 8 miles away, the share of built before 1980 is much the same as here (34%).
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.
Cranks, handles and shallow frames
In the 46% of homes built in 2000 or later, windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, with crank or lever handles. Measure from the glass, or the handle if it sticks out further, to the face of the trim: that depth decides whether you mount inside, outside or on a frame.
Wide windows split into sections
36% of homes are apartments or condos, where windows are often wide. A wide opening is split into several panels joined by T-posts at the window's own mullions, so the shutter lines up with the glass behind it.
Sun almost overhead in summer
At midday in June the sun stands 81° high here, nearly overhead, so south windows take little direct sun at noon; east and west windows take the most, early and late. Choose louver sizes for those first.
How many windows a North Charleston home has
The most common home in North Charleston is a three-bedroom (37% of homes), and the most common kind is a detached house. Nationally, the middle detached house has 10 to 15 windows.
16% of homes have four bedrooms or more and 17% one or none, so most orders sit near the middle of that range. Large homes are less common here than in 70% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. In Charleston, 8 miles away, 20% of homes have four bedrooms or more, more 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.
10 to 15 windows, all shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
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 | Inside mount | Outside mount | On a mounting frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sits | Within the opening | On the wall or casing | Within or over the opening |
| Needs depth for the louvers | Yes | No | Some |
| Hides an uneven opening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Look | Built in | Framed, like trim | Finished edge all round |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to North Charleston for you to fit. You choose the mount for each window in the designer, and we check the depth against the louver you pick.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
More about shutters in North Charleston
Window shutters near North Charleston
- Charleston 8 mi
- Summerville 9 mi
- Mount Pleasant 14 mi
- Savannah 91 mi
- Columbia 91 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.