01Core
Foam core, steel skins
Between the skins is foam of polyurethane or board of polystyrene, rated by R-value. Springs account for the extra weight.
- Polyurethane foam
- Polystyrene board
- Rated by R-value
- Two steel skins
Insulated garage doors inVaughan
Insulated garage doors in Vaughan: insulated sections built in Canada, a lifetime warranty, springs matched to the extra weight and a fresh bottom seal. Send two photos for a free estimate.
- 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 Vaughan garage is heavier than the single skin it replaces, so the springs are sized to it on the day, 25 minutes from the shop; it hangs in the same opening, the kind of replacement the City of Vaughan exempts from a building permit, and only a change to the opening itself goes to City of Vaughan Building Standards department.
02Seals
Bottom seal and frame
A worn seal or gaps at the frame let the cold back in, so the seal and perimeter stripping are replaced with the door.
- New bottom seal
- Perimeter stripping
- Frame gaps checked
- Seal on the floor
03Garage
The garage around the door
Before choosing a core we check the ceiling, any room above and the wall next to the house, which set how much foam helps.
- Wall to the house
- Room above
- Ceiling insulation
- Frame gaps
04Styles
Style and colour
Insulated steel has wood-look or carriage-style finishes. All replacement doors are made in Canada.
- 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 Vaughan.
What Vaughan 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
With four distinct seasons, insulation is what the money buys, so the insulation type and the thickness of the section move the price first. Then size, windows and design, and springs and hardware chosen for a heavier door. One figure comes before the work, starting from two photos and your address.
Normally a day for a standard swap. The wait is the door itself: insulated doors are made to size, and the date arrives with the order. They weigh more, so springs are matched to the door on the day and the balance is tested before the crew goes.
Not for a swap into the same opening; insulation does not change that. A new or wider garage gets its own permit first, and the door is the last step. The City of Vaughan decides.
Yes. A workshop or gym is a good case, and so are garages that are attached, share a wall with a heated room, sit under a bedroom, hold a water line, fridge or freezer, or face the wind.
For most garages, yes. Insulated steel can carry a wood-look or carriage-style finish without the refinishing real wood needs, and it puts a lighter load on the springs and opener. Wood and wood composite cost more and need refinishing, so they suit a house where the look matters above all else.
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.
People also ask
What people ask aboutinsulated garage doors in Vaughan.
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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Not from the street. The insulation sits between two steel skins, so the outer face, the panel style and the colour can be the same as on a single-skin door.
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Usually. The new section has to match the foam, thickness and finish of the others, so it works only while that model is still made.
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After the framing is in. The door is made to the finished opening, so the five measurements wait until it is built, and any permit for the garage itself comes first from the City of Vaughan.
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The guide
Insulated garage doors in Vaughan: good to know.
What is different about insulated garage doors in Vaughan: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Insulated garage doors in Vaughan
Two skins with foam or polystyrene between them, and an R-value to match: that is an insulated door, where an uninsulated one is a single skin of steel. They run quieter, dent less and weigh more. The weight is why the springs are matched to the door on the day, not carried over from the old one.
Where the garage is heated or sits under a bedroom, a single-skin door is the thin spot in the wall through the cold months and the noisiest part of the garage. A new bottom seal goes on with the door, and the garage is checked for its own gaps, because a good door on a leaky frame disappoints.
Insulated garage door permits in Vaughan
A same-size insulated door swaps in like the old one and seldom needs a building permit. That holds whether the door is steel with foam or a plain single skin: what the City of Vaughan looks at is the opening and the building around it, not the insulation.
In a condominium, the corporation may have its own rules on door style and colour, so those are read before an insulated door is ordered. The door is made to the opening, and an order placed first can be a door that cannot be used.
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