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 inToronto
Window replacement in Toronto: replacement windows and new installations, each opening measured, with the garage door and front door done on the same visit if you want. The estimate is free.
- 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 Toronto house are measured to each opening and ordered, 40 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 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
A bedroom needs a window that opens from inside without tools, so a replacement keeps a type and sash that still meets the opening size.
- Opens without tools
- Sash size kept
- Basements
- Size checked before order
04Fit
Rated, then sealed
Windows are specified by U-value or energy rating, which sets glazing, frame and gas fill, then sealed to the air barrier.
- 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 Toronto.
What Toronto homeowners ask about window replacement, and the questions every door raises.
Not here? Ask us for a free estimate.
Planning a new door5 questions
In Toronto the price can turn on a rule before it turns on the glass: a house divided into flats needs a building permit for window work, and a street inside a Heritage Conservation District adds a heritage permit for the street side. After that, the price follows the number and size of the openings and whether any opening is new or enlarged. The estimate is free, and the price comes before the work.
Toronto adds steps before the work rather than during it: a heritage permit on a street inside a Heritage Conservation District, a building permit for a house divided into flats. Those come first, and both are worth settling at the estimate. Once the work is clear, the windows can go in with the garage door and front door work on one visit if you want.
In a one-unit detached, semi-detached or row house, Toronto does not require a building permit to swap a window into its existing opening, as long as the opening's size and location stay put, the structure is not touched and no new exit appears. Any other building, a house divided into flats for example, needs a building permit for window replacement.
You can, but the permit and heritage checks in Toronto apply to you as they would to us, so settle those first. Each opening also has to be measured on site, because original openings in older houses are often non-standard in size. If you would rather have windows and doors done together, the crew that hangs the garage door and the front door can replace the windows on the same visit.
Yes. One window can be quoted and replaced on its own, and the free estimate is the same for one opening or the whole house. When a house mixes original and newer windows, replacing only the old ones is a sensible plan, and each new window is matched to its own opening.
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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Yes, a permit comes first. Toronto's permit-free swap covers only an opening whose size, location and structure stay the same, so enlarging a window, moving it or adding a new exit changes the answer.
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Yes. Inside a Heritage Conservation District, exterior alterations need a heritage permit, and a window on the street side is one. An alteration that cannot be seen from the street does not need one, so a rear window is treated differently.
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The measurement is taken on site, one opening at a time, before the window is made. Original openings in older houses are often non-standard in size.
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The guide
Window replacement in Toronto: good to know.
What is different about window replacement in Toronto: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Window replacement in Toronto: what the job includes, opening by opening
Window work covers the replacement of existing windows and new installations. Each opening is measured, the old window is taken out and the new one is trimmed and sealed. It can be done on its own or with the doors, and a same-size swap leaves the opening's size, position and structure alone.
The garage door and the front door can go on the same visit, which keeps the front of the house to one crew and one schedule. A free estimate comes first, and the shop in Richmond Hill is 40 minutes by road from downtown Toronto.
Window replacement permits in Toronto
A house divided into flats is not the simple case. Replacing windows in any building other than a one-unit detached, semi-detached or row house needs a building permit, so a swap in a house with flats starts with a permit check that a single-family house skips.
On a heritage street, the work divides by what shows. The rear of the house can proceed on different terms from the front, which waits on a heritage permit and the district plan, so the street side is the side to look at first.
Riverdale's Victorian and Edwardian homes and East York's post-war bungalows
Riverdale is mostly Victorian and Edwardian houses, and houses that old often have original openings of non-standard size. Each opening is measured on site before a window is made.
East York's post-war bungalows are another case. Many of those single-storey houses have added second floors, so one house can mix original and newer openings, and windows are matched opening by opening.
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