01Same
A window in its own opening
Exits, support and size stay as they were in a same-size swap. The window goes into the existing opening, then gets trimmed and sealed.
- Replacement windows
- Trimmed and sealed
- Same size
- Same exits
Window replacement inMarkham
Window replacement in Markham: windows replaced in the opening you have, measured, trimmed and sealed by the crew that also hangs doors, with a free estimate before any work.
- estimates, from two photos
- Free
- open, weekends and holidays
- 24/7
- 70 Google reviews
- 4.9★
- in Richmond Hill
- Since 2018
What’s included
What a new windowjob covers.
Windows for a Markham house are measured to each opening and ordered, 25 minutes from the shop; a window in the same opening needs no building permit from the City of Markham, a larger opening or a new window where there was none is a structural change that City of Markham Building Standards Department reviews, and on a designated house in one of its heritage districts the heritage permit comes first.
02New
A new or larger window
A window where there was none, or a bigger one, is a different job: drawings, a lintel and inspections can come with it.
- New installations
- Opening checked
- Drawings and lintel
- Inspections if required
03Exits
Bedroom and basement
Opening a bedroom window from inside should take no tools, and the replacement's type and sash continue to meet the opening size.
- Opens without tools
- Sash size kept
- Basements
- Size checked before order
04Fit
Rated, then sealed
A window is specified by a U-value or by energy rating: frame, glazing and gas fill follow. Air barrier sealing is last.
- U-value or energy rating
- Glazing matched to it
- Frame matched to it
- Sealed to the air barrier
Reviews
Rated on Google,quoted as written.
From the reviews homeowners left on our Google listing: cut for length, never reworded.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews on Google (opens Google Maps)After years of dents and damage from hockey pucks, our new garage door looks amazing!!
I’m very happy with the work done on my front door and garage door. … Both doors look amazing …
Everyone else told me I’d be waiting anywhere from 6 weeks to 4 months just to get a door delivered and installed.
My garage spring and cables snapped on a Sunday afternoon, Moe was able to swing by the next morning …
Great Service by Moe, very clean job, on time and no surprises.
It completely changed the look of my home and has already received so many compliments.
The work was done in 5 hours and they cleaned up after themselves leaving no trace of my old garage door and front door.
I called Moe he was here in the same hour and we got our new doors in two days
He didn’t just fix the immediate problem … made sure the door was running smoother and quieter than before.
We were presented with multiple options and given the pros and cons of each.
… replacing my destroyed garage door for a beautiful modern style door.
Replaced my front door and garage door with a remote. … the finished work looks amazing.
I had a quote within a day … and the new door installed by that weekend.
Garage door spring was broken. Moe was able to come out the next day and fit it.
Moe takes the time to get to know what your needs are and has affordable recommendations.
Moe did an excellent job replacing our old, worn down garage door with a beautiful, heavy duty white one.
… he was here the next day and we had our garage doors and front doors done within one week.
The whole process was seamless and I couldn’t believe how fast the job was completed without any hiccups.
… came on short notice to take a look. He quickly diagnosed the problem and had it fixed in no time.
They were super on time, super efficient, and the price was dead on.
Projects
Same house,new door.
Real jobs on our customers’ houses, recreated from the photos we took: the door we took down, and the one we hung in its place.
Both doors on one house.
The garage door and the front doors were both brown: raised panels with square lites, and double doors with grid lites in a white frame. We replaced them together in one grey, so the two now match across the front of the house.
Gallery
The styleswe install.
Eighteen garage and front door styles, each one modelled on a door we’ve hung.
Service area
From our shopto your door.
Every town we serve, by the drive from our shop in Richmond Hill. The nearest are on top.
Towns we serve, by the drive
FAQ
Window replacement questionsin Markham.
What Markham homeowners ask about window replacement, and the questions every door raises.
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Planning a new door5 questions
Nothing is charged for the estimate, and you see one price before any work. The number and size of the openings move it, and so does whether any opening is new or enlarged. Markham adds a step more than a figure: a replacement that takes in the wall or cladding needs a building permit, and a window in a heritage district needs a Minor Heritage Permit first.
It depends on how many openings there are, and the estimate sets it out for your house. What Markham can add is steps before the work: a heritage permit in Unionville, Markham Village, Buttonville or Thornhill, which must be obtained before a building permit can be submitted, and a permit for any opening that changes size.
Not for a swap that keeps each opening the same size; Markham's no-permit list names that case. A larger or new opening is different, and so is any replacement that takes the exterior wall or cladding with it. In a heritage district, the Minor Heritage Permit comes first.
Yes, every opening. Buttonville alone has housing from the 1960s through the mid-2000s, so sizes and ages change from street to street, and a neighbour's measurements do not carry over. A photo starts the estimate, and a tape settles it.
Yes, as a new installation instead of a swap. A bigger or added opening changes the rough opening, so the permit comes before the order. A garage turned into a suite is the largest case: under Ontario's Planning Act an owner can add up to two extra units on a lot, Markham lists the basement and the garage among the places one can go, and a garage that becomes a unit gets walls and windows where its door was, which is permit work.
A door that won't work5 questions
Check three things before you call anyone. Is the opener getting power, or has the plug come out or the breaker tripped? Is the door locked, or has the red release cord been pulled? And look at the springs above the opening: a gap of a couple of inches in a coil means one has snapped, often with a loud bang beforehand. If a spring is broken, do not force the door or keep pressing the button. Stop there and call (647) 323-1826, at any hour.
Yes. Modern Empire Doors is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, holidays included, and the phone is answered at night. A door stuck open is a security problem, and a door stuck shut with the car inside is a lost day, so neither waits for Monday. Some things can wait for a weekday: a noisy door, a remote that stopped while the wall button still works, a torn seal. If you are not sure which yours is, call and ask.
Usually, yes. The parts that fail most often are carried on the van, so most repairs are finished on the first visit. If you text a photo from inside the garage before we come, we can often see what has failed and make sure the right part is with us. The exceptions are parts made for one door, such as a replacement section in a matching design and colour, which may have to be ordered in. In the meantime the door can usually be secured so the garage still locks.
It depends on the part, and most repairs come down to a handful: springs, cables, rollers, the opener or the safety sensors. We would rather tell you the real price for your door than quote a range that does not apply to it, so text a photo from inside the garage to (647) 323-1826 and we can usually tell which part it is before we arrive. Most repairs are finished in one visit, and you hear the price before any work starts.
Often, if the same section is still made. What people call a panel is usually a full-width section, and the new one has to match the make, size, design and colour of the rest. On a newer door from a current series that is usually possible. On an older or discontinued door it may not be, and a mismatched section can look worse than the dent. Sun-faded finishes are the other catch. Send a photo, plus any label on the door's inside edge, and we will tell you honestly.
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It is the framed hole in the wall that holds the window. Markham lists replacing windows or doors with no change to the size of the rough opening among the projects that need no building permit, so a same-size swap qualifies and a bigger or new opening does not.
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The window is fitted in its opening, then trimmed and sealed, and the wall is left as it is. If the job reaches the exterior wall or cladding it becomes a different one, because Markham requires a building permit to replace an exterior wall or cladding. That scope is agreed before the crew books.
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Four: Thornhill, Markham Village, Buttonville and Unionville. Owners of all properties in a heritage conservation district must obtain approval for exterior alterations, and window removal and replacement is a Minor Heritage Permit project. The building permit waits until that permit is obtained.
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The guide
Window replacement in Markham: good to know.
What is different about window replacement in Markham: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Window replacement in Markham: opening by opening
A replacement window goes into the opening the old one occupies: each opening is measured, the old window is taken out, and the new one is fitted, trimmed and sealed. It can be a job on its own or part of the visit for a front door or garage door. A swap that keeps the size leaves the wall alone.
No duration is promised here, because it turns on how many openings there are. The free estimate for your house says what applies, and a few photos of each window, taken inside and out, are where it starts.
Window replacement permits in Markham
A window that stays within its rough opening is on Markham's no-permit list; one that grows the opening, or takes the cladding with it, moves to the permit list. Replacing an exterior wall or cladding needs a building permit, so a replacement that reaches past the frame into the wall is settled with the City before the crew books.
In a district, the order of steps sets the schedule. Removing and replacing windows is a Minor Heritage Permit project in Unionville, Markham Village, Buttonville and Thornhill, there is no fee for the Minor permit, and the building permit cannot be submitted until it is in hand. A street-facing window is scheduled behind that step.
Windows in Buttonville: three eras on one street
Buttonville's housing began as estate residential in the 1960s, gained developments in the 1980s and was complete by the mid-2000s. A street there can hold windows from three eras, with different frames, sizes and glazing.
So no opening is assumed. The estimate starts with photos and ends with a measure at every window, and a basement or bedroom window is checked first for whether it is the way out on that level.
The estimate and the install visit for windows
Text photos of the windows, inside and out, and say which ones are changing. The price is given before any work. At each opening the old window comes out and the new one goes in trimmed and sealed.
Windows can share a visit with the garage door and the front door when you want that, so one crew finishes the front of the house.
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Tell uswhich windows.
Book below with a photo of the front of the house, one of the window from inside and your Markham address, and we will say what fits the openings. The estimate is free.