Lux Glass installs commercial storefront glass in Burlington for retailers, restaurants and professional offices on Brant Street, Lakeshore Road and the Plains Road corridor in Aldershot. We supply and fit full glass frontages, glass entrance doors and vestibules, and we replace broken storefront panels in existing frames. Lux Glass is owner-operated from Oakville by master glazier Bojan Stojic, who measures and installs the work himself. This page is the Burlington side of our commercial storefront glass service.
Call 416-897-0767 or request a free quote for your Burlington storefront.
Storefront and entrance glass for Burlington tenants
Most Burlington commercial calls start with a tenant fit-out or a ground-floor retail unit whose glass needs bringing up to date. The scope usually falls into one or more of these:
- Full storefront glazing: aluminum-framed frontages, including flush-glazed systems with thermally broken framing, for ground-floor shops and restaurants.
- Glass entrance doors: swing or pivot doors with commercial closers, locks and pulls sized for daily customer traffic.
- Vestibules and wind lobbies: a second set of doors inside the entrance that keeps cold air and lake wind off the sales floor.
- Replacement panels: a cracked or broken pane taken out of an existing frame and replaced with matching safety glass.
Brant Street, Lakeshore Road and Plains Road
Burlington’s commercial glass work follows its main corridors. On Brant Street and Lakeshore Road it is mostly tenant fit-outs and ground-floor retail. In the Burlington Waterfront corridor between Brant Street and Maple Avenue, retail glazing sits at the base of condo and townhome buildings, so the building’s management often sets the rules on access, working hours and paperwork. In Aldershot, the Plains Road corridor brings a steady mix of storefronts, vestibules and office fit-outs. We serve the rest of Burlington as well.
Lake wind and the front door
For storefront glass, wind is the Burlington factor. South of the QEW between Brant Street and Walkers Line, buildings catch the full sweep off Lake Ontario, and a storefront entrance on that side of town feels it every time the door opens. Two things help. A vestibule gives customers a buffer between the street and the store, so heat stays in and the inner doors are not fighting the wind. And where wind loading matters on large panels, we step up from tempered to laminated glass. Engineer-stamped drawings are available upon request for an additional fee, which is useful when a landlord or the City of Burlington asks for them.
Tempered or laminated: choosing glass for security
Every storefront panel we install is safety glass. The real choice is how the panel behaves when it breaks.
- Tempered glass to CAN/CGSB-12.1 is strong, and when it does break it falls into small blunt pieces. That is safer for people, but the whole pane comes out and the opening stays open until it is boarded or replaced.
- Laminated glass has an interlayer that holds the pieces together. A struck pane cracks but usually stays in the frame, so the store stays closed to the street while the replacement is made.
For a ground-floor shop with stock on display, laminated is worth discussing for the panels closest to the sidewalk. We go through the trade-offs at the site measure and price each option on its own line.
Landlords, property managers and paperwork
A storefront is part of the building shell, so the landlord or property manager is usually involved before any glass is ordered. Lux Glass is WSIB insured and carries $5,000,000 Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance, and we send the certificates to the landlord or property manager on request. If the lease or the building has its own contractor requirements, send them with your quote request so we can confirm what we can provide before the job is booked. Installation can be scheduled for an evening or a weekend, so the store does not have to close during trading hours.
From site measure to installed glass
- Site measure. We measure each opening as built and check the frame, the door hardware and the condition of the existing glass.
- Written quote. You get an itemized price in writing, with glass type, framing, doors and hardware listed separately.
- Template. Once the scope is approved, we template the openings so each panel is cut to the real size, not the drawing.
- Fabrication. The glass is cut, tempered or laminated, and the frame and hardware are prepared to suit.
- Installation. Bojan installs the work himself, with the frontage secured between stages if the job runs over more than one visit.
What drives the cost of a Burlington storefront
Storefront glass has no standard price, because no two frontages are the same, so it is quoted in writing after a site measure. The main cost drivers are the size and number of panels, tempered versus laminated or insulated glass, the framing system, the number and type of doors, closers and locks, any engineering the landlord or the City asks for, and whether the installation has to happen after hours or in stages.
Burlington storefront FAQs
Can you replace one broken pane without replacing the whole storefront?
Yes, in most cases. If the existing frame is sound, we measure the opening, match the glass type and thickness, and fit a new panel into the same frame. If the frame itself is damaged or out of square, we tell you at the site measure.
Do you work after the store closes?
Yes. Evening and weekend installation can be arranged so customers are not walking past an open frontage during business hours. Tell us your trading hours and any building access rules when you request the quote.
What insurance documents can you send our property manager?
Lux Glass is WSIB insured and carries $5,000,000 Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance. We send the certificates before work begins. If your building has specific wording or contractor rules, include them with the quote request.
Is a vestibule worth adding to a Lakeshore Road storefront?
For an entrance that takes the lake wind, a vestibule is often the most practical upgrade. It keeps cold air off the sales floor, takes load off the inner doors, and gives customers a buffer at the entrance. Whether it fits depends on the depth of the entry and what the landlord allows.
Should a Burlington shop near the lake use laminated glass?
Where wind loading matters on large panels, laminated glass is the right specification, and it also stays in the frame if it is struck. Smaller panels in sheltered spots can often stay tempered. We recommend the glass panel by panel after the site measure.
Can our sign company put lettering or decals on the new glass?
Yes. Vinyl lettering and manifestation decals go on after the glass is installed and cleaned. Clear doors and full-height panels need a visible band or graphic at eye level so nobody walks into them, and that band can carry your logo. We lay out the panels so frame lines and door rails do not cut through the sign area.
Who does the installation?
Bojan Stojic, the owner and master glazier, measures and installs the work himself, with no subcontractors. Lux Glass has 18 years of experience: in business since 2008 and incorporated as Lux Glass Inc. in 2014. Every installation carries a 5-year warranty on labour and 5-year warranty on hardware.
Get a quote for your Burlington storefront glass
Send us photos of the frontage, the approximate width and height of each opening, and whether you need new glass, a new entrance or a replacement panel. Request a quote through our contact page or call 416-897-0767. For more on frontage glass, see our commercial storefront glass service, the Aldershot page, or all of our Burlington glass services.