Why Northborough
Built For The Houses On Northborough's Cul-De-Sacs
Most of Northborough's housing went up between the 1980s and the 2000s, on cul-de-sacs off Route 20 and Route 9 and the roads that run toward 290 and 495. Builders of that period liked a two-story foyer with a tall window over the front door, a bay in the living or dining room, and a main bathroom with a window right over the tub.
That tub window is where the composite conversation starts. Hardwood does not like steam. Composite does not mind it, and it paints the same crisp white, so the bathrooms get composite and nobody can tell from the hallway. Hardwood goes on the foyer and bay windows, where it is lighter to swing and can take stain if you want it to match the millwork.
The foyer window is the one people put off because it is high. We build the panel to that opening like any other and hang it once. After that it does not need a ladder to adjust, and unlike a drape it will not fade on the south side after ten summers. The construction details are on our shutters page if you want to see how the panels are made.
Northborough still has its orchards and farm stands, and a few of the older houses along Main Street and near the Assabet carry the smaller panes of an earlier era. Those get the 2.5 inch louver. The newer houses take the 4.5 inch. We carry both, and the decision takes about a minute once they are held against the glass.
