Patio door shutters in Norfolk

Shutters for sliding glass, French and balcony doors in Norfolk: which layout suits which door, and how they compare with vertical blinds.

Design your shutters

Condo window wall and balcony door, level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 3.

Doors in Norfolk's homes

49% of Norfolk's homes are detached houses, 8% are townhouses, and 43% are apartments or condos.

In Norfolk, July averages a high of 88.7°F and January a low of 34°F, about 42 days a year reach 90°F, 32 nights fall at or below freezing, and 45.7 inches of precipitation falls in a typical year.

In Portsmouth, 7 miles away, 29% of homes are apartments or condos, 14 points fewer than here.

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.

Older door openings

67% of homes are decades old, and older door openings settle. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom; a mounting frame gives the track a straight line to run on.

How to measure

Balcony doors

With 43% of homes in multi-unit buildings, many patio doors here open onto a balcony. Bifold panels fold back in pairs and need little floor space; check what your HOA or building allows to show through the glass.

Shutters in condos

Patio door options for Norfolk
Feature	Bypass shutters (ours)	Bifold shutters (ours)	Vertical blinds
How it opens	Panels slide on a track	Panels fold back in pairs	Vanes stack to one side
Floor space needed	None	A little, for the fold	None
Cords	None	None	Usually a cord or wand
Built to last	Solid poplar	Solid poplar	Fabric or PVC vanes

Where our shutters fit

Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Norfolk for you to fit. Choose bypass or bifold as the layout in the designer and it draws the door to your sizes.

The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.

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Patio door shutters near Norfolk

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