Front door replacement for Richmond Hill and across the GTA, with the frame checked before the door is chosen, and the door hung by the crew that hangs your garage door.
What’s included
The door, its glass, the frame it hangs in and the lock. The frame decides how well the other three work, so it is looked at first.
01Door
Fibreglass is fitted most often, steel is strongest, wood needs refinishing. Energy rules ask for an insulated core, so a plain slab is out.
02Glass
Glass is why most people pick a door, and its weakest point. Two or three panes and laminated glass help.
03Frame
Security lives in the frame: a reinforced strike plate, long screws into the framing, and a deadbolt with a full one-inch throw.
04Fit
Square, plumb and shimmed, or the door binds and wears its weatherstripping unevenly. A shifted opening is corrected.
How it runs
The frame and the opening are read before the door is chosen, because the frame sets what the door can do.
On the phone
The free estimate starts with the frame, the swing and the strike plate. Call (647) 323-1826.
Measuring
Once the frame is known, exposure, glass and hardware are settled and you choose the door.
The day
The frame goes in square, plumb and shimmed. An opening that has shifted is corrected.
Before we leave
The strike plate goes into the framing, the seals are fitted and the deadbolt is set.
Reasons
The front door is matched to the garage door and hung by the same crew, after the frame it hangs in has been checked.
The crew that hangs your garage door hangs the front door, so colour, glass and hardware are chosen and finished together.
Older Richmond Hill and Markham openings have often shifted. A good install corrects for that rather than forcing a stock unit in.
The strike plate is reinforced and screwed into the framing, and the deadbolt has a full one-inch throw in a square frame.
The number of panes, laminated glass beside the lock and safety glass in wide sidelights are all chosen with the door, before it is ordered.
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.
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
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 homeowners ask us about front and entry door replacement, and about the door in general.
Not here? Ask us for a free estimate.
The price moves with the material, a single or double door, sidelights or a transom, the glass, the hardware and whether the frame has to be replaced. A free estimate from two photos shows the frame, and you have the price before any work starts.
Richmond Hill's permit page lists a material alteration of a building but does not mention doors, so a job that cuts or enlarges the opening is confirmed with the Building Division before the old door comes out. A designated heritage property is a separate case, and needs a Heritage Permit from Council.
Only when it needs to be. The frame has to be square, plumb and properly shimmed, or the door binds, fails to seal and wears its weatherstripping unevenly. On an older house the opening has often shifted, and a new frame set to the opening is the right call. A sound frame is kept, and we say so.
If both are being replaced, yes: one crew hangs both doors, so the colour, the glass and the hardware can be chosen as a pair. Ask for both in one estimate.
Fibreglass, which is why it is what we fit most often. It insulates well and does not warp or rot through freeze-thaw cycles. Steel is the strongest for security, but a dent cannot be undone. Solid wood moves with humidity and needs refinishing.
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.
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.
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.
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Look for a bad fit: daylight round the edges, a door that needs a shove to latch, drafts near the hinges, or condensation on the inside face in winter.
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A door that goes into a sound frame is the shorter job. Replacing the frame, adding sidelights or a transom, or waiting on a heritage permit all add to it. The estimate says which apply to your door, and the price comes before any work starts.
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You can hang a door, but how well it works depends on the frame. It has to be square, plumb and shimmed, and the strike plate needs long screws into the framing behind the jamb. Those two jobs decide whether the door seals and whether it resists force.
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They can, because glass is the biggest hole in a door for both warmth and security. Two or three panes help comfort, and laminated glass holds together when struck, which matters most for a sidelight within reach of the deadbolt.
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The new door has to be tight-fitting, weather-stripped against exhaust fumes and fitted with a self-closing device. A door chosen only for looks can miss all three, so say which door it is when you ask for the estimate.
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Most often it is the safety sensors. If anything breaks the invisible beam between the two photo eyes, about six inches off the floor, the door starts down and reverses. Clear the path, wipe both lenses and check that both sensor lights are steady. If the door touches the floor and then goes back up, the close limit on the opener has drifted.
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The guide
What stays, what the frame and glass decide, and when a permit comes in.
In Richmond Hill, a new front door means the door and, often, the frame it hangs in. A sound frame can stay. One that has shifted is replaced, because a new door in a crooked opening binds and fails to seal. One photo outside and one inside shows which it is.
The crew works across Vaughan, Markham, Thornhill, Aurora, Newmarket and King City, and into Toronto, North York and Scarborough. It often hangs the front door and a garage door on the same house.
A proper installation uses a reinforced strike plate with long screws driven into the structural framing behind the jamb, not just the trim. A heavy door on a frame that is not fixed that way is only as secure as the frame.
A deadbolt with a full one-inch throw only works in a solid, square frame. Before choosing, think about which way the door swings, how much sun and weather it takes, and whether the existing frame is sound.
Decorative glass is the biggest hole in a door's warmth and security. Insulated units with two or three panes help comfort near the door. Laminated glass holds together when struck, which matters most for a sidelight within reach of the lock.
Ontario's Building Code asks for tempered or laminated safety glass, to CAN/CGSB-12.1, in glass sidelights wider than 500 mm that could be mistaken for doors. That goes on the order, not on the day the door is hung.
If the door being replaced is the one between an attached garage and the house, the new door must be tight-fitting, weather-stripped against exhaust fumes and fitted with a self-closing device. That sets the hardware before the door is ordered.
On a designated heritage property in Richmond Hill, a new front door waits on a Heritage Permit approved by Council when it affects the reasons for the designation. Ask the Heritage Planner before the order is placed, not after.
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The estimate is free. One photo from outside and one from inside shows the frame, and the price comes before any work starts.
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