Can a glass trade work to our inspection schedule?

Usually, if you share the schedule up front. Put your framing, inspection and handover dates on the request. Custom glass is made after measuring, so book the measure as soon as walls or tile are finished. See commercial glass for fit-out work.

Who prepares lintel details for an enlarged opening?

The openings package asks for lintel details with the permit application. They normally come from whoever prepares your drawings, not the glass pro. Share them with the glass pro so the window fits the approved opening. Confirm with the City's Building Division what it will accept for your project.

Do Brampton renovation contractors need a City licence?

Brampton has a Building Renovator licence under its business licensing by-law. Whether it applies depends on the work, and we can't confirm it for glass trades. Check with the City's licensing office, and ask any trade for a signed, itemized written contract.

Can an existing basement window be enlarged instead of cutting a new opening?

Often, yes, and an enlarged opening is still covered by the openings permit. Whether it works depends on the foundation, grade outside and where the window falls in the room. The pro and your designer decide together. See basement egress windows.

What does a basement window need to qualify for egress?

The Ontario Building Code sets a minimum clear opening, requires the window to open from inside without tools, and limits how high the sill can be. The two-unit drawings show which egress option applies. Check the current 2024 code and the City's requirements before ordering.

Contractors · Brampton

For contractors and renovators

Basement-unit builds, bathroom gut jobs and fit-outs all need glass near the end, when a late trade holds up inspection or handover. We are a free referral service, not a glazing company or a City program. Send us the scope and your dates, and we pass them to an independent local glass pro who does that kind of work: egress windows, shower glass, mirrors, railings or door glass.

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Work sequenced to your inspections
One request for several trades' glass

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Shower glass is measured once the tile is finished.

Basement units

Basement-unit projects: egress windows and openings permits

On a two-unit dwelling, the City's registration drawings show which egress option applies and where the egress and exit windows go. The City's two-unit process sets out current requirements. A new or enlarged basement window opening also needs a building permit under the openings permit package.

The glass pro supplies and fits the window. Share the drawing sheet that shows the egress and exit windows, so the window is sized to what was approved. Our basement egress window page covers the homeowner side.

Permit paperwork

What the openings package asks for

The City's package for new or enlarged openings asks for:

A survey
Showing the house on the lot, so the City can see where the opening sits.
Elevations
Drawings of the wall with the new or enlarged opening marked.
Lintel details
How the opening is supported above. This comes from whoever prepares your drawings.

Bathrooms

Bathrooms: shower glass after tile, mirrors

Shower glass

Measured after tile, since the finished walls decide the size. Shower and tub enclosures need safety glass under the Ontario Building Code. See custom shower enclosures.

Mirrors

Vanity and wall mirrors cut to the finished wall, with openings for outlets or lighting. See mirrors.

Stairs and interiors

Railings and interior glass

Glass in guards has to be laminated or tempered safety glass, and guard heights follow the code, so railing work is quoted from your drawings and site measurements. The 2024 Ontario Building Code applies to permit applications now, so check wording against that edition. See glass railings. Interior partitions and door glass follow the same measure-then-order sequence.

Pricing

Sending a job for pricing

Send drawings or a written scope. The quote depends on:

Number, size and type of windows or glass pieces
Whether a foundation opening is new or enlarged
Shower, mirror or railing hardware and glass type
Access, site readiness and your inspection dates

Ask for a written, itemized quote with the scope, completion date and warranty spelled out.

Send a scope for pricing

Free quotes from independent local pros.

Condos

Condo and townhouse jobs: permission to construct

Where permit work touches a registered condo's common elements, the City asks for a Notice of Permission to Construct signed by the condominium corporation, as set out in the openings package. Get it before glass is ordered.

Occupied homes

Occupied-home jobs: tenants and dust control

Many basement-unit projects happen with a family upstairs or a tenant next door. Tell the pro who lives there, which entrance to use and when work can be noisy. Ask for dust control around concrete cutting, and a tidy finish each day. Landlords sending turnover work can use our property manager page.

Questions

Contractor questions

Explore your options

Local glass pros work with renovators and builders across the city, including Springdale, Bramalea, Heart Lake and Castlemore.

Send drawings or a scope

Include the address, the glass work and your target dates. We'll pass it to a local glass pro who can price it.