01Core
Foam core, steel skins
R-value rates the core, which is either polystyrene board or foam made from polyurethane, and the springs allow for its weight.
- Polyurethane foam
- Polystyrene board
- Rated by R-value
- Two steel skins
Insulated garage doors inToronto
Insulated garage doors in Toronto with a lifetime warranty, built in Canada, springs matched to the heavier door and a new bottom seal fitted with it. A free estimate starts from two photos.
- 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 Toronto garage is heavier than the single skin it replaces, so the springs are sized to it on the day, 40 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
Seal wear or frame gaps bring the cold back. The door goes in with replacement perimeter stripping and seal.
- New bottom seal
- Perimeter stripping
- Frame gaps checked
- Seal on the floor
03Garage
The garage around the door
A room above, the house wall and the ceiling settle how far foam helps. Each is checked before the core is chosen.
- Wall to the house
- Room above
- Ceiling insulation
- Frame gaps
04Styles
Style and colour
Every replacement door is made in Canada. Wood-look and carriage-style finishes come in insulated steel.
- 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 Toronto.
What Toronto homeowners ask about insulated garage doors, and the questions every door raises.
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Planning a new door5 questions
In Toronto a garage that is new, or attached to the house, needs a building permit before it is built, so a door for it is priced once the plans are approved. For a garage that already stands, the price follows the insulation type and section thickness, the size, the glass and styling, and the springs and hardware the extra weight calls for. We state it as one number before the work.
A standard replacement is normally done in a day. The door is made to size, so the making sets the lead time and the date arrives with the order. The extra weight means the springs are matched to it during the same visit, and a door that needs jamb repair or a new opener runs longer.
An insulated door going into the opening the old one occupied is a like-for-like job. A new or wider garage is another matter: Toronto requires a building permit for an accessory structure over 10 square metres, and for one attached to a building at any size, so a garage under construction is permitted first and the door is ordered after the plans are approved.
Often, yes. Insulation earns its place when the garage is attached or shares a wall with heated space, sits under a room, faces the wind, or is used as a workshop or gym or to keep a water line, fridge or freezer. A bare door on a heated house leaks for four months of the year, and it is the loudest part of the building.
Yes, they are matched to the door. Insulation makes the door heavier than single-skin steel, and a heavy door on springs meant for a light one falls out of balance and wears out the opener. Wire size, length and wind direction are chosen for the specific door, and the test is simple: lifted halfway by hand, it stays where you leave it.
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 Toronto.
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No. An insulated door weighs the same in January as in July, and the foam core is the reason it outweighs single-skin steel. What winter changes is lubricant and metal: lubricant thickens, steel contracts, and a cold-rated lubricant stays workable.
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It is the rating for how well the door resists heat passing through it. Makers do not all measure it the same way, so the type of insulation, polyurethane or polystyrene, and the section thickness say more than the figure.
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Not always. A detached garage that only stores things can usually go without one to keep the cost down, and a workshop or gym changes that.
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The guide
Insulated garage doors in Toronto: good to know.
What is different about insulated garage doors in Toronto: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Insulated garage doors in Toronto: what the job includes
An insulated door is a sandwich: two skins around a core of polyurethane or polystyrene. Polyurethane goes in as a foam and fills the whole cavity, so the panel is stiffer and the R-value higher than with board, and the door is quieter and dents less. The bottom seal is replaced with the door, and the garage's own gaps are checked, because a good door still disappoints in a garage with an uninsulated ceiling and air leaking round the frame.
Extra weight means different springs, matched to this door, and a balance test before the crew leaves. The seal is the cheap part that makes the real difference: it should stay flexible and meet the floor along its full width, because a hard or torn seal admits water that freezes the door to the slab.
Insulated garage door permits in Toronto
Swapping an insulated door into the existing opening is no different from swapping any other. In Toronto the permit question starts with the garage rather than the door: the City asks for a building permit for a new accessory structure over 10 square metres, and for one attached to an existing building whatever its size.
That bears on insulated doors because they are often chosen for attached garages, and a garage that is being added or attached is permitted before its door is ordered. The size of the door is set once the plans are approved.
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