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Homes in Grapevine
Grapevine's 22,885 homes are a mix: 54% detached houses, 42% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 2% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 50% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 16% are older than that and 35% newer. The median home dates from 1993. 53% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Euless, 6 miles away, 32% of homes were built before 1980, so Grapevine's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Grapevine's homes are newer than those in 89% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Rounded drywall corners
84% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Apartments and condos
42% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Shallow openings
35% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Grapevine weather and your shutters
At Grapevine Dam, TX (2 mi away), August averages a high of 95.7°F and January a low of 34.1°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 104 days a year reach 90°F, 44 nights fall to freezing and 39 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 84% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 20 min on the longest day to 9 h 58 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 81° above the horizon in June and 34° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Grapevine Dam, TX (temperature) and Grapevine Dam, TX (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55.7°F | 34.1°F | 2.6 in |
| Feb | 60.3°F | 38.3°F | 2.7 in |
| Mar | 67.7°F | 45.4°F | 3.6 in |
| Apr | 75.3°F | 53.5°F | 3.5 in |
| May | 82.5°F | 62.8°F | 4.7 in |
| Jun | 90.8°F | 71.1°F | 3.8 in |
| Jul | 95.3°F | 74.1°F | 2.3 in |
| Aug | 95.7°F | 73.9°F | 2.1 in |
| Sep | 88.6°F | 66.7°F | 3.5 in |
| Oct | 78.4°F | 55.1°F | 4.5 in |
| Nov | 66.3°F | 44.7°F | 2.8 in |
| Dec | 57.7°F | 36.3°F | 2.9 in |
Summer sun
On the 104 days a year above 90°F, 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.
Fitting them in Grapevine
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 Grapevine
- Euless 6 mi
- Flower Mound 7 mi
- Irving 8 mi
- North Richland Hills 10 mi
- Lewisville 10 mi
- Carrollton 11 mi
More about shutters in Grapevine
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Grapevine’s own figures.
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