Patio doors and glass doors
Slider, front door, storm door or patio screen: each is its own job, and many are repairs rather than new doors. We're a free referral service, not a door company or a government program. We pass your request to an independent local pro who works on that kind of door, and they quote.
Backyard sliders
Patio sliders: repair first, replace when the frame is done
Slider won't lock or slide
Grinding, dragging, a latch that misses or a panel off its track usually comes down to rollers, a gritty track or a worn latch.
Slider foggy between the panes
Mist inside a slider's glass means the seal has failed, as in a window. Often only that panel's glass needs replacing.
Frame split or bent
A split sill, a bent frame or drafts from every edge is when a new patio door makes more sense than new parts.
The front entry
Entry doors, sidelights and door glass
Front door drafts and hardware
A draft at the threshold, a deadbolt that needs a shove or a door rubbing its frame is often weatherstripping or an adjustment.
Cracked insert or sidelight
The decorative glass in a front door, or the tall panel beside it, can usually be replaced on its own in safety glass.
A glass door broke tonight
Keep people back, put shoes on and take photos. A pro can often cover the opening now and fit proper glass later.
Storms and screens
Storm doors and patio screens
Storm doors
A closer that slams, a snapped wind chain, cracked glass or a screen insert that won't seat. Most of it is fixable.
Patio screen off its track
A quick fix on its own, usually worn screen rollers or a bowed frame. Torn or bagging mesh just needs a rescreen.
Window screens
Torn corners, bent frames and casement screens that fall into the room. A whole house's worth can be done in one visit.
Second units
A separate entrance for a second unit (permit pointers)
Below-grade entrance permits
A new stairwell entrance to the basement needs its own City permit. Replacing the door in an existing entrance is a smaller job.
Windows for a legal basement
Registering a second unit, or two-unit dwelling, raises window questions too. Our guide covers them in the City's own terms.
Owner-landlords
Living upstairs from a tenant? A walkout that won't latch, a torn screen and a worn lock are easy to book together.
Door glass rules
Safety glass in doors: what the code expects
Sliding patio doors
Glass in a sliding door has to be safety glass, tempered or laminated, so replacement panels are ordered that way.
Storm door panes
The same rule covers storm doors, which is why a broken pane is ordered to size rather than cut on the spot.
Wide sidelights
A sidelight wide enough to be mistaken for a doorway needs safety glass too. The installer checks and specifies it.
Questions
Patio and glass door questions
Coverage
Door and screen help across Brampton
We connect households with door and screen pros across the city, from Bramalea's older sections to the newest subdivisions. Further out, share your address and we'll check whether a pro covers it.
Brampton and area
Say which door it is and what's going wrong
A photo and a sentence are enough. We send it to a local pro, and we check that you hear back.