Garage Doors Burlington: Sales, Supply and Installation
Buying a new garage door is not an emergency, so you should not be rushed into it. Pro Entry Garage Doors is a Burlington garage door supplier with a real showroom on Appleby Line. Come look at the panels, feel the difference between an insulated and a non-insulated door, and pick a colour in daylight instead of guessing from a website photo.
We supply and install residential and commercial garage doors across Burlington. The same technicians who install your door are the ones who service it afterwards, and every installation carries our 3-year labour warranty.
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Garage door styles we supply in Burlington
Three families of door cover almost every Burlington home. The right one depends on the age of your house and how much the door is seen from the street.
Modern garage doors
Flat or ribbed panels, clean lines, often with a run of frosted glass across the top. These suit the newer builds in Alton Village, The Orchard and the Corporate District, where the door is a large flat plane facing the street.
Traditional garage doors
Raised short or long panels, the most common look in Ontario. This is the safe choice for 1970s to 1990s homes in Brant Hills, Tyandaga and Headon Forest, because it matches what the street already has.
Carriage style garage doors
The look of side-hinged barn doors on a normal overhead door, with decorative hardware and optional windows. Popular on the larger lots in Roseland and Millcroft, and on any home where the garage dominates the front elevation.
Insulated or not? What actually matters in Burlington
This is the question we get asked most in the showroom, and the answer depends on your garage, not on the door.
If your garage is attached and shares a wall with a heated room, insulation is worth it. An uninsulated door turns that shared wall into a cold bridge all winter, and you feel it in the room behind it. Burlington sits beside Lake Ontario, so we get long stretches of damp cold rather than short sharp freezes, and that damp cold moves through a thin steel door easily.
If your garage is detached and unheated, insulation buys you far less. It makes the door quieter and stiffer, which matters on a wide double door, but it will not meaningfully warm a space you never heat.
An insulated door is also heavier. That changes the spring specification, and it is why swapping to a heavier door without re-sizing the springs is a common cause of premature spring failure. We size the springs to the door, every time.
How a garage door installation in Burlington works
- Free on-site measure and quote. We come to you, measure the opening, check the headroom and backroom, and look at the existing track and framing. You get a written price. No deposit is taken to quote.
- You choose the door. Style, panel profile, colour, window inserts, insulation, and whether you want a matching aluminum capping around the frame. You can do this at the Appleby Line showroom or at your kitchen table.
- We order the door. Doors are built to your opening size, so there is a lead time between order and install. We tell you the date when you order, not after.
- Removal and installation. We take out the old door, tracks and hardware, install the new door, size and wind the springs to the door weight, then balance and test it.
- We haul the old door away. The old door, track and hardware leave with us. You are not left with a pile of steel on the driveway.
- Walkthrough and warranty. We show you the manual release, test the auto-reverse safety, and register your 3-year labour warranty.
Openers we supply and install
A new door is the right time to replace an opener that is more than fifteen years old. Older units have no rolling-code security, and an old opener straining against a new heavier door will not last.
- Belt drive openers — quietest option
- Chain drive openers — best value
- Wall mount openers — for low headroom
- Smart openers — phone control
Commercial garage doors in Burlington
Burlington’s industrial areas along Harvester Road, North Service Road and the Corporate District run different equipment: sectional overhead doors, roll-up steel doors, and high-cycle units that open hundreds of times a day. We supply and install those too, and we offer scheduled preventive maintenance so a door failure does not stop your shift.
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Burlington areas we supply and install in
- Aldershot
- Tyandaga
- Brant Hills
- Mountainside
- Millcroft
- Headon Forest
- The Orchard
- Alton Village
- Roseland
- Shoreacres
- Elizabeth Gardens
- Pinedale
- Longmoor
- Dynes
- Palmer
- Downtown Burlington
Want to see and touch the doors before you decide? Visit the Appleby Line showroom, or book a free on-site quote.
Buying a garage door in Burlington: common questions
Do you sell garage doors, or only repair them?
Both. We are a Burlington garage door supplier as well as a repair company. We sell and install residential and commercial doors, and we keep a showroom on Appleby Line so you can see them in person. If your existing door can be repaired for far less than replacing it, we will tell you that instead of selling you a door.
Can I see the doors before I buy?
Yes, and we recommend it. Panel profile, colour and window inserts look very different in person than on a screen, especially for carriage style and wood-look finishes. Our showroom is on Appleby Line in Burlington.
Do you remove and dispose of my old garage door?
Yes. Removal and disposal of the old door, tracks and hardware is part of the installation. You are not left with anything to get rid of.
How much does a new garage door cost in Burlington?
It depends on the size of the opening, the style, whether it is insulated, and the window and hardware options. A single-car uninsulated door and a wide insulated double door with glass are very different jobs, so a number over the phone would be a guess. The on-site quote is free and written, and you approve the price before anything is ordered.
Do I need a permit to replace a garage door in Burlington?
A straight like-for-like replacement in an existing opening normally does not need a building permit. If the opening is being widened, heightened, or cut into a wall, that changes the structure and a permit may be required. We will flag it during the measure if your job crosses that line, and we recommend confirming with the City of Burlington building department before work starts.
Will a new door fit my existing tracks and opener?
New doors come with new tracks, so the old track goes. Your existing opener can often be reused if it is in good condition and rated for the new door’s weight. If you are moving from an uninsulated to an insulated door, the door gets heavier and the springs must be re-sized. We check the opener’s rating as part of the measure.
What colours and finishes can I get?
Standard colours cover white, almond, brown, black, charcoal and a range of wood-look finishes. Window inserts, panel profiles and decorative hardware are all choices you make separately. We can also install matching aluminum capping around the door frame so the trim does not date the new door.
Is the installation guaranteed?
Every installation carries our 3-year labour warranty. The door and opener carry their manufacturer warranties on top of that. Our installers are licensed and insured, and we do not subcontract the work out.
Need a repair rather than a new door? See garage door repair in Burlington, or browse all residential garage door services.