Managers and landlords · Mississauga
One request for glass work across your buildings
Mississauga has a large rental market, much of it in towers, low-rise rental buildings and townhouse complexes run from a management office. The glass work arrives as a list: a fogged suite window, a balcony door that won't lock, screens torn over the summer, a lobby door that slams. Send the list once. We connect landlords and property managers with independent local glass professionals who quote a building's jobs together.
- Several suites quoted in one visit
- Suite access arranged with you
- Photos and notes for insurers
Typical jobs
Typical jobs: broken glass, fogged units, balcony doors, screens, lobby doors
Most calls from rental buildings are one of these. Many are small parts, not whole windows.
Broken glass in a suite
Cover it, photograph it, then have the pane or sealed unit replaced in the existing frame. See broken window glass.
Fogged sealed units
The seal has failed and the glass is cloudy between the panes. Usually only the glass unit needs replacing, and several can be ordered at once.
Balcony doors
Won't lock, won't slide, or lets water in at the sill. Rollers, locks and weatherstrip are the usual fixes; see sliding door repair.
Screens
Torn mesh and missing screens, often found at turnover. A pro can rescreen a batch; see window screen repair.
Lobby and entrance doors
Closers that slam, doors that drag or won't latch, broken door glass. See commercial door repair.
Batching
Batching work across units and buildings
One visit to measure a whole floor takes less of everyone's time than a visit per suite. Collect the jobs for a building, or for several buildings you manage nearby, and send them together. The pro can measure in one round, order the glass in one batch and schedule the installs floor by floor.
Batching also helps with matching. When several fogged units on one face of a building are replaced together, the new glass is more likely to look the same from outside. For tower facades, see curtain wall and window-wall glass.
Occupied suites
Tenant-occupied units: access and notice
You know your notice obligations and your tenants. The pro works to the plan you set.
Share the suite list
Suite numbers, the problem in each, and any suites that need special arrangements.
Agree the visit plan
The pro proposes a measuring day and a working order. You give tenants notice and arrange keys or an escort.
Measure, then install
Glass is made to size, so there are usually two visits per suite. Ask the pro to report anything found along the way, such as a failed sill or a damaged frame, before doing extra work.
After a storm
After storms: documenting damage for insurers
The May 2022 windstorm brought down trees all over the city. When branches or debris break glass across a property, the calls arrive together. Record every suite the same way: one photo from inside showing the full opening, one tight shot of the damage, and the suite number in the file name or note.
Make openings safe and covered first. Keep board-up and temporary repair invoices separate from the permanent work. The pro can note the cause and the damage on each quote line, which helps the adjuster.
Your request
What to send with a request
The more a pro knows up front, the fewer visits the quote takes.
- Building address and type: tower, low-rise, townhouse complex
- A list of suites with the problem in each
- Photos of each opening in full, plus a tight shot of the damage
- Access notes: keys, escorts, elevator booking, parking
- Who approves the work: you, the owner, or a condo board
Quotes depend on the number of units, the glass type and size, access and any urgent board-up.
Water, not hail
After heavy rain: sill leaks, window wells, patio doors
In Mississauga the weather worry is water. Two record-setting rainstorms in the summer of 2024 left many residents dealing with flooding. After heavy rain, check balcony and patio door sills for water coming in under the door, window sills for stains or soft drywall below, and basement window wells for standing water.
Many of these are drainage and sealing problems: blocked weep holes, a failed sill seal, a worn door sweep. They can often be fixed without new windows. For basement suites, see basement windows and wells.
Questions
Questions from managers and landlords
Explore your options
Jobs that come up in managed buildings
Pros work with rental buildings and managed properties across the city, including Cooksville, City Centre, Erin Mills and Malton.
Send a list of units and issues for a batch quote
Building, suites, problems, photos. A local pro who works with rental buildings gets the whole list from us. If a part will fix it, they'll say so.