01Same
A window in its own opening
Where the old window was, the new one goes in and is trimmed and sealed. A swap that keeps the size changes neither support nor exits.
- Replacement windows
- Trimmed and sealed
- Same size
- Same exits
Window replacement inScarborough
Window replacement in Scarborough: replacement and new windows measured to each opening, trimmed and sealed, on their own or alongside the doors, by the crew that also hangs garage and front doors.
- 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 Scarborough house are measured to each opening and ordered, 35 minutes from the shop; a window in the same opening needs no building permit from the City of Toronto, a larger opening or a new window where there was none is a structural change that Toronto Building reviews, and whether an older house is designated is asked before anything is ordered.
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
Bedroom windows have to open from inside with no tools, so their replacements keep a sash and type that satisfy the opening size.
- Opens without tools
- Sash size kept
- Basements
- Size checked before order
04Fit
Rated, then sealed
A window's spec is an energy rating or U-value, which sets gas fill, frame and glazing. The air barrier seal comes after.
- 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 Scarborough.
What Scarborough homeowners ask about window replacement, and the questions every door raises.
Not here? Ask us for a free estimate.
Planning a new door5 questions
The price depends first on how many openings there are and how large. Then ask whether any of them is new or being enlarged, since that adds a permit step and more work. On Rouge's single-family streets the like-for-like exemption covers most jobs, and a multi-unit building starts with a permit check. The estimate is free and arrives before any work.
The count of openings is one factor and the other is whether any step has to come first. In a Scarborough house, a same-size swap has no permit step. A new, enlarged or moved window, or a replacement in a multi-unit building, does, and that is the part that adds time. Your windows get their schedule during the estimate.
Not for a like-for-like swap in a house, whether detached, semi-detached or a row house, provided the opening keeps its size and position, its structure is not disturbed and no new exit appears. A permit is needed for a new window, for enlarging or moving one, and for replacing windows in any building that is not a single-dwelling house.
Openings in older houses are frequently an odd size, which is why each one is measured before anything is ordered. Birch Cliff's 1920s houses can make a replacement a custom fit rather than a stock size. Whether a particular size can be made is a question for the estimate, and the answer comes before any work.
Scarborough has no designated heritage conservation district on the City's list, so windows on a typical street skip heritage review. Inside one of Toronto's districts, exterior changes need a heritage permit, which a house elsewhere in the city would face.
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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What people ask aboutwindow replacement in Scarborough.
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Yes. Cutting a new window into a wall that had none requires a building permit from the City, and so does enlarging or moving an existing one.
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A converted garage gains wall and windows where its door was. New windows in a wall that had none need a permit, and the conversion is a building project of its own.
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Yes. Each opening is measured and done as its own job, on its own or alongside the garage and front doors.
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The guide
Window replacement in Scarborough: good to know.
What is different about window replacement in Scarborough: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Window replacement in Scarborough: what the job covers, opening by opening
A replacement window drops into the opening you already have and is then trimmed and sealed. Swap it for one of the same size and the support and exits stay as they were, which is why that is the simple job.
A new window, or a larger one, is a different job, and a bedroom or basement window has to keep a type that still opens from inside without tools. The opening is checked before anything is ordered.
Window replacement permits in Scarborough
Where the opening itself changes, the permit comes first and sets the schedule: a new window in a wall that had none, an existing one made larger or moved, or a wider entry door. Replacing windows or doors in a building that is not a single-dwelling house needs a permit as well.
A same-size swap in a detached, semi-detached or row house has no permit step, so that work can be scheduled from the estimate alone.
Rouge's houses, the City Centre towers and garages turned into suites
North of Sheppard Avenue in Rouge, seventy-four percent of households are single-family residences, so the like-for-like exemption covers most jobs there. High-rises and condominiums were built around Scarborough City Centre, and those fall outside the house exemption, so a window replacement there starts with a permit check.
Garden suites are permitted in most residential zones across Toronto, and an existing garage can be converted if it is big enough, though not every one is. A garage that becomes a suite gets a wall and windows where its door was. A structure built without a permit is treated as a new building, so the permit comes before the glass.
From photos to sealed windows: how a window replacement call goes in Scarborough
Photograph the windows from the inside and the outside, and say which rooms they serve. The estimate is free. Each opening is measured first, then the old window is taken out and the new one is trimmed and sealed.
If you also want the garage or front door done, the windows can be scheduled alongside. The crew comes from Richmond Hill, about 35 minutes by road (30 km).
Free estimates · Repairs any hour
Tell uswhich windows.
Book below with a photo of the front of the house, one of the window from inside and your Scarborough address, and we will say what fits the openings. The estimate is free.