Shutter BoysWindow shutters in Madison
The windows in Madison's homes
By age, 17% of Madison's homes went up before 1950, 34% between 1950 and 1979, 21% between 1980 and 1999 and 29% in 2000 or later.
Half of them are older than 1980, which is the age of window you're most likely measuring here.
In Janesville, 35 miles away, 63% of homes are built before 1980, 12 points more 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.
Wide windows split into sections
54% 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.
Low winter sun through south windows
In December the midday sun is only 23° above the horizon here, so it reaches deep into rooms through south-facing windows. Louvers tilted with the room-side edge up send that light toward the ceiling instead of across a screen or a sofa.
Deep sills and wide casings
17% of homes are older still (before 1950), and older walls are often thicker. A deep opening lets an inside-mounted shutter sit flush with the wall and take the widest 4½ in louvers.
How many windows a Madison home has
The most common home in Madison is a three-bedroom (29% of homes), and the most common kind is an apartment or condo. Nationally, the middle apartment in a building of five or more units has 3 to 5 windows.
15% of homes have four bedrooms or more and 26% one or none, so most orders sit near the middle of that range. Large homes are less common here than in 73% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. In Janesville, 35 miles away, it's about the same: 15% of homes have four bedrooms or more.
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.
3 to 5 windows, all shuttered$900 to $2,000
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 Madison 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 Madison
Window shutters near Madison
- Janesville 35 mi
- Waukesha 60 mi
- Rockford 60 mi
- West Allis 71 mi
- Milwaukee 74 mi
- Dubuque 76 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.