01Core
Foam core, steel skins
Polystyrene board or polyurethane foam sits between the skins, rated by R-value. The extra weight is allowed for in the springs.
- Polyurethane foam
- Polystyrene board
- Rated by R-value
- Two steel skins
Insulated garage doors inNorth York
Insulated garage doors in North York come with springs chosen for the heavier panel, a new bottom seal and a look at the gaps around the garage. A free estimate needs only two pictures.
- every replacement door
- Made in Canada
- warranty on replacement doors
- Lifetime
- 70 Google reviews
- 4.9★
- in Richmond Hill
- Since 2018
What’s included
Steel outside,foam in the middle.
An insulated door for a North York garage is heavier than the single skin it replaces, so the springs are sized to it on the day, 30 minutes from the shop; it hangs in the same opening, the kind of replacement the City of Toronto exempts from a building permit, and only a change to the opening itself goes to Toronto Building.
02Seals
Bottom seal and frame
Cold returns when a seal wears or the frame has gaps, so a new door gets a new perimeter stripping and seal.
- New bottom seal
- Perimeter stripping
- Frame gaps checked
- Seal on the floor
03Garage
The garage around the door
How much foam helps depends on the house wall, the ceiling and any room above. We check them before choosing the core.
- Wall to the house
- Room above
- Ceiling insulation
- Frame gaps
04Styles
Style and colour
Replacement doors are all made in Canada. Insulated steel gets carriage-style and wood-look finishes.
- Panel styles
- Carriage-style panels
- Wood-look finish
- Windows in top section
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.
Foam board out, steel in.
Seen from inside, the old door had been patched over with pink foam board. The new one is white insulated steel in four sections, photographed from the same spot in the garage.
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
Insulated garage doors questionsin North York.
What North York homeowners ask about insulated garage doors, and the questions every door raises.
Not here? Ask us for a free estimate.
Planning a new door5 questions
The type of insulation and the thickness of each section lead, then size, windows and design. Because the door is heavier, springs and hardware are sized to match, and those are in the quote. You see one price before the work. How much insulation is worth buying depends on the garage: attached, with a room above, or a workshop.
A standard swap is usually finished in a day. The wait comes first: the door is built to size, so the manufacturer's schedule decides when the crew can come, and the date is fixed when you order. From the shop it is a 30-minute drive.
No, not when it goes where the old door was, at the same size. If the opening is cut wider or taller the header changes, and that structural work normally needs a City of Toronto building permit. A condo corporation may have rules about style and colour on top of that.
Yes. The bottom section gets a new floor seal. A seal that has gone hard or torn lets in water, and water can freeze the door to the slab, which wastes much of what insulation does. The garage itself matters as well: a good door on an uninsulated ceiling with gaps around the frame will disappoint.
Often not. If the building is for storage, saving the money is reasonable. Insulation pays off when the garage is attached, shares a wall with a heated room or sits under one, or is used as a workshop or gym, and when a fridge, freezer or water line lives there or the wind hits the door.
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.
Richmond Hill first: our shop is at 138 Yorkland St. From there we cover Vaughan, Markham, Thornhill, Aurora, Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville, King City, Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke and Durham Region, for new doors and for repairs, at any hour. If you are close by and not sure whether you are in the area, call (647) 323-1826 and ask; we would rather tell you straight than have you wait.
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What people ask aboutinsulated garage doors in North York.
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Polyurethane goes in as foam and fills the whole cavity, so the panel ends up stiffer and with a higher R-value than board polystyrene. Makers measure R-value differently, so the insulation type and the thickness of each section are a better guide than the number on its own.
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Yes on both counts, compared with a single skin of steel. They weigh more, though, so the springs must be sized to suit; springs meant for a lighter door leave it unbalanced and wear out the opener.
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No honest figure exists without seeing the garage. On a heated house, a single skin of steel behaves like a hole in the wall for months of the year. The door, its seal and the garage's own gaps decide the result together.
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The guide
Insulated garage doors in North York: good to know.
What is different about insulated garage doors in North York: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Insulated garage doors in North York: what the install covers
An insulated door has polyurethane or polystyrene sandwiched between its two skins and is rated by R-value, where an uninsulated door is one sheet of steel. Foam fills the section, which stiffens and quiets the panel. All that weight changes the hardware, so the springs are chosen for this door, and the bottom section takes a new floor seal.
On a heated house, replacing a bare steel door is worth considering: it is the loudest part of the building and a hole in the wall all winter. A detached storage garage is another matter, and we say so when a photo shows one. The replacement doors themselves are Canadian-made, and the warranty on them lasts for life.
Insulated garage door permits in North York
Permits in North York come from the City of Toronto. An insulated door that fills the existing opening at its present size is a swap. Cutting the opening wider or taller is a structural change to the header, so the permit is sorted out before ordering and an engineer may be involved.
For the estimate, text one picture taken outside and one taken inside with the door closed, framed to show the tracks, the opener and the springs overhead. We can then say what the door needs, what from the old one is worth keeping and what the work costs, as a single figure before the work starts.
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Book below with a photo of the door from outside, one from inside the garage, your North York address and whether the garage is attached. The estimate is free.