Window & Door Replacement in Burnaby

Installed pricing runs $650-$950 per double-pane unit and $800-$1,400 per triple-pane unit. Entry doors land between $1,200 and $3,500, patio sliders between $2,400 and $4,800, French doors between $3,200 and $6,500, and a typical ten-window Burnaby home totals $7,500-$13,000. Oversized Vancouver Special openings and hillside access move the number; your written quote is itemized per opening and firm before anything is ordered.

Most Burnaby elevations are well served by quality double-pane, but three situations earn the triple upgrade: upper-floor bedrooms on exposed Heights and Capitol Hill slopes where winter wind hits the glass, homes along Kingsway or beside the SkyTrain line where traffic noise runs all day, and big Special picture windows where the glazing area is so large that surface temperature dominates comfort. Triple with laminated lites raises the sound rating and keeps the inner pane warmer, which also cuts condensation. We quote per elevation rather than pushing one answer house-wide.

The perimeter seal on the insulated glass unit has failed and the desiccant inside the spacer is saturated, so moisture is sealed in between the panes permanently. Burnaby's wet winters cycle the seals hard, and the oldest double glazing from the 1970s-80s is now decades past design life. The fog progresses to mineral streaking that no cleaning reaches. In most frames the sealed unit alone can be swapped while keeping the window and trim, which costs far less than full replacement; we inspect the frame before quoting so the right-sized fix is the one you get.

Yes, and that is the default plan on the Heights and Capitol Hill. Retrofit inserts keep the original casing, trim and exterior look while installing sealed Energy Star glazing and modern weatherstrips inside the sash opening, and we insulate the old counterweight pockets at the same visit so the wall stops leaking heat invisibly. Where a full-frame replacement is needed because rot has reached the jamb, we match the original trim profile as closely as modern stock allows and keep divided-lite patterns where the street presence depends on them. We bring sample profiles to the measure visit so you approve the look before ordering.

Absolutely, and it is one of the highest-impact upgrades in the city. The big front picture windows and balcony sliders on 1970s-80s Specials are typically the thinnest double glazing ever installed locally, in aluminum frames that have crept at the corners. Full-frame replacement brings modern insulated units sized to the openings, foam and flashing done properly, and options for tinted or laminated glass where the window faces a busy street. Homeowners consistently report the front room finally holding heat and the gas bill dropping. The oversized glass does affect price, and the flat-rate quote prices the whole wall before anything comes out.

Yes, it is routine work for us. Older towers around Metrotown, Brentwood and Lougheed generally require council approval and like-for-like replacement matching the building's approved glazing, colour and frame profile, and many stratas mid-renewal require an engineering letter for any envelope change. We provide the letter, the $2M liability certificate and the WorkSafeBC clearance with the quote, book elevators in advance, respect quiet-hour bylaws, and coordinate directly with property managers. Suite-level glass and slider swaps usually fit inside a single booked elevator slot, so the disruption to your building is measured in hours.

Once the custom-ordered units arrive, most Burnaby homes finish in one to two working days for a ten-window project, with every unit measured before ordering and nothing cut on site. We work opening by opening, insulating, flashing and sealing as we go, and the house stays weather-tight and lockable overnight. Projects that add oversized Special glazing, patio doors or full-frame work on pre-war openings typically need a third day, and tower-suite jobs are usually a single half-day slot. Old-unit removal and disposal is always included in the schedule and the price.

Two warranties stack on every Burnaby job. BC Home Service's 2-year written workmanship warranty covers the installation: flashing, sealing, insulation, trim fit and hardware adjustment. The manufacturer covers the product, including 20-year seal integrity on insulated glass with component and hardware coverage alongside it. Both documents are handed over at the final walkthrough, and anything that goes wrong inside the term is fixed with a phone call, not a negotiation. That two-layer structure is the same across every service line we run, from windows to boilers.

Most Efficient is the top Energy Star tier, and in Burnaby the payoff is mostly comfort: warmer glass beside the couch in January, less condensation through the wet months, and cooler interiors on west-facing Special glass in summer. Because BC electricity is comparatively cheap, pure bill-payback runs longer than marketing suggests, so we lay out the comfort gain and the price step side by side and let you choose per elevation. A common split is Most Efficient on the exposed or oversized faces and standard Energy Star on the sheltered ones, which captures most of the benefit at a fraction of the premium.

Yes, and it happens every week of a Burnaby winter. The method is what makes it safe: one opening comes out at a time, the new unit goes in the same day, and it is flashed, foamed, sealed and lockable before the crew leaves, with tarps and floor protection as standard practice. Your home is never left as a frame open to the weather overnight. The honest seasonal note is that the first hard freeze of the season turns every fogged unit and rattling slider in the city into an urgent call, so the calendar fills fast after it; booking in late summer or fall keeps your project on your schedule instead of the wait-list.

CleanBC municipal programs and FortisBC offers have covered window upgrades in some years, and eligibility depends on the program year, the product tier and your municipality, so we check the current programs for you at quote time rather than quoting against last year's rules. When a program applies to your project, we complete the paperwork as part of the job. What we will not do is inflate the flat-rate price to make a rebate look larger than it is; the number you approve is the number you pay, with or without a program behind it.

Yes. Payment plans are available through our financing options, so a twelve-window South Slope package or a full Special re-glazing can happen before another winter instead of after it. For owners who prefer staged spending, we sequence the work by elevation with a written plan: worst face first, remaining openings scheduled as budget allows, with consistent pricing throughout. Financing changes the payment schedule, never the flat-rate quote, and the terms are presented plainly before anything is signed. Rebate and financing guidance is included, and we handle the paperwork when programs apply.