Every glass job we can match to a Hamilton pro
Find your problem below. We don't do the work: we connect you with an independent local glass pro who does. House and shop glass only, not car windows. Set on new frames? Start with vinyl windows. Privacy or glare? Try window film.
Windows
Windows: foggy sealed units, broken panes, hardware, full replacement
Foggy window
Haze between the panes that won't wipe off means the seal has gone. Usually the sealed unit changes; the frame stays.
Window pane replacement
A ball, a branch or a storm through one pane. The opening gets covered first, then new glass is cut to fit.
Window crank or lock
A crank that spins, a lock that won't catch, a sash that won't stay up. Often one worn part, not the window.
The whole window is done
Soft wood, several failing units or a frame that leaks at the edges. Same-size swaps usually need no building permit.
Older houses
Older-home specialties: wood sash, storm windows, film
Wood sash that sticks
Painted shut, cords snapped, putty gone. Original wood sash in older Lower City houses is usually worth repairing, not replacing.
Storm windows
Cracked storm panes, rattling frames or new storms over old sash. On heritage streets, replacing even removable storms needs a permit.
Sliders and double-hungs
Sliders that drag and whistle on the Mountain, double-hungs that won't stay open. Rollers, balances and weatherstripping can usually be swapped.
Doors
Doors: patio sliders, entry doors and door glass
Sliding door won't latch
A patio door that drags, jumps its track or won't lock. Rollers, a latch or a track repair often sorts it.
New patio door
When the frame has warped or the glass has failed along with everything else. Covers sliders and hinged garden doors.
Glass in a door
A cracked lite in a front or back door, or a sidelight. Glass in doors generally has to be safety glass.
Screens
Screens and screen doors
Torn or loose window screens
Ripped mesh, bent frames, screens that pop out in the wind. Rescreening is a small job; new frames are made to measure.
Screen doors
A screen door that sags, tears or comes off its track. The mesh, rollers or the whole door can change.
Screens in a licensed rental
For landlords in the City's rental licensing wards: what the licence means for windows and screens, and how to check your address.
Glass & mirrors
Showers, mirrors and glass cut to size
Shower door out of line
A door that drips, drifts or won't close, or a new enclosure after a bathroom reno. Measured once the tile is in.
Mirrors
Bathroom, closet and wall mirrors cut to size, including a full wall for a home gym. Cutouts for outlets can be planned.
Plexiglass
Acrylic sheet cut to size for a temporary pane, a guard or a project. Lighter than glass and harder to break.
Commercial
Commercial glass for storefronts and offices
Storefront glass
A shop window broken overnight or a failed storefront unit. Board-up first, then glass made to measure for the frame.
Shop doors that drag
Commercial glass doors with a tired closer, a loose pivot or cracked glass. Often it's a part, not a new door.
Rental buildings
Glass, screens and doors across several units or addresses, for landlords and managers with buildings above and below the escarpment.
Permits
Which jobs need City approval and which don't
Usually no approval needed
- Fixing a broken pane, even on a heritage street
- Swapping a sealed unit, crank, lock or roller
- A same-size window in the same spot, with no fire rating involved
Check with the City first
- Any new, bigger or moved opening needs a building permit
- Replacing windows or doors in a heritage district or on a designated house, storms included
- Burlington and Grimsby have their own permit offices
Questions
Finding the right glass job
Coverage
Below the escarpment, on the Mountain and beyond
Requests go to pros who cover your address. At the rural edges, share a postal code and we'll check first.
Can't tell which one it is?
Send a photo and a one-line description, and we'll route it to an independent pro who handles that kind of glass.