Commercial garage doors in Thornhill, from rolling steel and sectional doors to springs rated for the cycles a loading bay really runs. Supply, installation, repair and maintenance for bays, shops and workshops.
What’s included
A commercial bay in Thornhill is 15 minutes from the shop in Richmond Hill, which is what counts when the bay is down; the rule the City of Vaughan or the City of Markham publishes for a door in the same opening is written for houses, so on a shop or a warehouse we confirm with City of Vaughan Building Standards (west of Yonge Street) or City of Markham Building Standards (east of Yonge Street) before the order, and a larger opening for a taller truck is reviewed as structural on any building.
01Doors
Fire-rated doors have a category to themselves. Sectional doors of heavier gauge go to shops and service bays, rolling steel to tight ceilings.
02Hardware
For a door in use all day, the opening count sets the size. Drums, rollers, hinges and track are chosen to suit it.
03Repairs
Tracks and framing that are still true mean only the damaged panel is replaced. Forklifts and vehicles usually cause the damage.
04Operators
Limits, controls and wiring set right, then the safety reversal and photo eyes tested, a staff safety matter.
Reviews
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
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.
A two-car door, worn through.
The old two-car door had raised panels and a row of lites, and its paint was peeling along the bottom. It came down for long-panel steel in a warm taupe, plainer and cleaner under the house number.
Gallery
Eighteen garage and front door styles, each one modelled on a door we’ve hung.
Service area
Every town we serve, by the drive from our shop in Richmond Hill. The nearest are on top.
FAQ
What Thornhill homeowners ask about commercial garage doors, and the questions every door raises.
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Door type, size and gauge lead. Then come the cycle rating of the spring, the operator, and whatever a strike has bent. A commercial quote is a number rather than a range, drawn from photos of the door inside and out in which operator, tracks and springs are visible, and it is given before the work.
The door is ordered to size, so the wait is set by the door, and a date is attached to the order. When a bay is down, that is a different call, and the shop is open 24/7 for it. Maintenance follows cycle counts, not the calendar.
Replacing a door in the same opening is one question. Altering the opening or the building is a separate matter, and the city answers it: Vaughan west of Yonge Street, Markham east of it. A fire-rated door carries testing and inspection duties of its own, so say so when you send photos.
It depends on what is bent. After a forklift or vehicle strike, single panels can often be replaced while the tracks and framing stay true. When the tracks are bent, or the same springs keep failing because the first install used residential-grade parts, replacement is worth pricing. Either way the number comes before the work starts.
Three things stop a bay: the operator, a broken spring and a bent or jammed track. A motor that hums without moving the door often points at the springs or the track, because the operator only guides the weight. Photos of the operator, tracks and springs let the crew tell which before the van leaves.
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.
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.
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.
People also ask
The garage door questions people type into Google, answered in a few lines each. Search for yours, or pick a part of the door.
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Yes. The same shop supplies, installs, repairs and maintains commercial overhead doors, and the line is answered 24/7, so a bay that goes down on a weekend or a holiday is answered like any other call.
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It opens and closes faster than a sectional door, which suits a bay that cycles many times a day. Springs rated for more cycles go with it, since the cycle count decides how long they last.
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One set from inside and one from outside, with the operator, tracks and springs in view. Add the address, the door type (rolling steel, sectional or high-speed) and roughly how many times a day it runs, because that count decides the spring rating.
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The guide
What is different about commercial garage doors in Thornhill: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
The shop supplies and installs commercial overhead doors, repairs them after a strike and maintains them. Detached workshops and equipment buildings often need doors taller or wider than a house garage has, and sometimes ones built for more cycles.
A common finding is residential-grade parts on a commercial-duty door, because the first install was priced instead of specified. A maintenance visit then checks cable wear and drum seating, rollers and hinges, track alignment and fixings, and the seals.
A door that will not move holds up the bay, and the shop never closes, so an evening call or one on a holiday is answered. The crew works from what you can tell it: how the door stopped, what was heard and whether a vehicle touched it.
The shop is 15 minutes and 9.7 km from Thornhill by road. Properties on the Vaughan side of Yonge Street and on the Markham side are served alike, and a change to the opening itself is a question for whichever city the property falls in.
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