Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Redmond
Homes in Redmond
Apartments outnumber houses in Redmond: 55% of its 35,104 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 36% and townhouses and other attached houses 8%.
Much of Redmond is new: 40% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 26% before 1980. The median home dates from 1993. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 43%.
Of the 26 Washington cities we have census figures for, Redmond has the second-highest share of apartments. In nearby Kirkland, 4 miles away, 44% of homes were built before 1980, so Redmond's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Redmond's homes are newer than those in 79% 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.
Apartments and condos
55% 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
40% 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.
Rounded drywall corners
74% 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.
Renting?
57% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
Redmond weather and your shutters
At Seattle Sand PT Wsfo, WA (7 mi away), August averages a high of 77°F and February a low of 37°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 2 days a year reach 90°F, 25 nights fall to freezing and 43.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 16 h on the longest day to 8 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 66° above the horizon in June and 19° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Seattle Sand PT Wsfo, WA (temperature) and Bellevue 1.8 W, WA (precipitation, 6 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47.4°F | 37.2°F | 5.5 in |
| Feb | 49.8°F | 37°F | 4.4 in |
| Mar | 53.9°F | 39.2°F | 4.1 in |
| Apr | 58.8°F | 42.8°F | 3.6 in |
| May | 65.3°F | 48.3°F | 2.2 in |
| Jun | 70.2°F | 52.7°F | 1.9 in |
| Jul | 76.5°F | 56.5°F | 0.9 in |
| Aug | 77°F | 57.1°F | 1.2 in |
| Sep | 71.3°F | 53.2°F | 2.1 in |
| Oct | 60.5°F | 46.7°F | 4.4 in |
| Nov | 51.9°F | 40.9°F | 6.6 in |
| Dec | 46.5°F | 37°F | 7 in |
Fitting them in Redmond
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.
More about shutters in Redmond
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Redmond’s own figures.
Price your windows
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