Commercial Storefront Glazing — Installed on Your Schedule, Not Ours

Storefront glazing is a deadline business — your tenant opens on time or your project goes negative. Lux Glass works with general contractors, architects, fit-out project managers, and tenant-improvement specialists across the GTA to deliver commercial glass installations that stay on schedule, meet OBC Part 3 commercial requirements, and invoice on NET-30 terms. One trade, one POC, one warranty document — from site measure through to sign-off.

For a commercial site visit and written quote, call 416-897-0767 or email [email protected].

What We Install

We supply and install complete commercial storefront systems — framing, glazing, entrance packages, and accessories — coordinated as a single scope.

Aluminum framing systems — centre-set: Glass sits in the centre of the frame depth. Standard for double-glazing and high-performance thermal applications where the IGU needs symmetric bite on both sides of the frame. Predominant in office and mixed-use applications where thermal performance is part of the envelope spec.
Aluminum framing systems — front-set: Glass is mounted on the building-exterior side of the frame. Maximizes visible glass area on the street-facing elevation — preferred for retail where product display and street presence drive the layout decision.
Aluminum framing systems — back-set: Glass mounted on the interior side of the frame, with the aluminum face projecting outward. Less common in storefront; used when the interior reveal detail or tile work dictates the glass position.
Flush glazing systems: No exposed framing on one face of the assembly. Achieves a clean, monolithic glass-face look for high-end retail, lobbies, and architectural feature elements.
Tempered and heat-strengthened glass: Tempered for entrances and any panel within 500 mm of a walking surface (OBC Part 3 safety glazing requirements); heat-strengthened for spandrel and non-accessible vision panels where increased wind-load performance is required without full temper.
Insulating glazing units (IGU): Double-pane sealed units for all heated commercial spaces. Specified with low-e coatings, argon fill, or warm-edge spacers where the building envelope or ASHRAE compliance demands it.
Spandrel panels and column covers: Opaque glass panels (ceramic-frit or painted back) to conceal floor slabs, structural columns, and mechanical rough-ins at the building perimeter. Colour-matched to vision glass for a continuous facade.
Entrance door packages — manual and automatic: Push-pull aluminum swing doors, sliding doors, and automatic sliding-door systems with hardware coordination (closers, floor pivots, panic hardware, ADA-compliant pulls). We coordinate with the door hardware supplier — you don’t manage two separate trade scopes.
Vestibules and weather-lock entries: Double-door vestibule systems for Toronto-winter envelope compliance. Reduces heat loss, controls drift in high-traffic retail and office entries, and meets OBC thermal requirements for conditioned commercial space.
Emergency panel replacement: Broken storefront panel after overnight vandalism or a storm event? We carry a standing emergency-response capability for commercial clients. Temporary boarding and permanent replacement on a 1–3 business day track — confirm availability when you call.

OBC Compliance and Engineering Coordination

Commercial storefront systems above certain opening sizes, or where wind load or seismic conditions require it, need P.Eng-stamped shop drawings for permit and AHJ sign-off. Lux Glass coordinates the engineering scope as part of the project — we engage a licensed structural engineer, provide the required framing loads and anchorage schedule, and turn around stamped drawings for your building permit package. For standard retail and office storefronts in the GTA, this is not a separate line-item surprise; it is part of how we quote commercial work.

We work to Ontario Building Code Part 3 commercial requirements for safety glazing, exit door hardware, and structural performance. Where the architect’s specification calls for a system outside our standard supply chain — a proprietary curtain-wall system, a specified European hardware brand — we flag it in the quote phase and coordinate accordingly. We do not substitute specified materials without written direction.

Tenant Fit-Out Coordination

Fit-out project managers have a specific set of constraints that residential glass work does not: active-tenancy buildings with co-working or retail neighbours, certificate-of-occupancy timelines that tie lease commencement dates, and general contractors managing fifteen sub-trades in a space that is not yet ready for glass until the last ten days of the schedule. We understand that window.

On fit-out projects we offer: after-hours and weekend install scheduling to avoid disruption to adjacent tenants; dust-control measures including temporary containment barriers and HEPA vacuum systems on all cutting and coring work; demising-wall integration where the storefront abuts a leasehold improvement wall system; and sequenced deliveries sized to the site hoist schedule when the project is in a multi-storey building. If your C of O is tied to the glass, we know how to be the trade that is not on the critical path.

Project Types

Retail storefront fit-outs: Yorkville boutique, Oakville lakefront café, Mississauga mall in-line unit — full aluminum storefront supply, glaze, and entrance package.
Office tower lobby refresh / curtain-wall panel replacement: Replacing failed IGUs, spandrel panels, or damaged aluminum frames in existing curtain-wall systems — matched to existing system profile where possible.
Mixed-use building entrances: Ground-floor retail under residential — storefront systems that separate commercial and residential circulation while meeting the envelope performance spec for the building permit.
Restaurant front-of-house glazing: Vestibules, transoms, and street-facing exposure with attention to the operational environment — grease-laden air at cooking exhaust, high-humidity swings, and the cleaning chemistry that restaurant operators use on glass surfaces.
Light-industrial and showroom glazing: Auto dealerships, kitchen-and-bath showrooms, and building-supply display centres where large-format glazing is the primary brand surface and durability under daily foot traffic is the spec driver.

What Is the Same as Our Residential Work — and What Is Different

The same

Owner-operated installation. Bojan Stojic runs the crew — no subcontracting the install to an unknown third party. The person who quoted the job is accountable for the install.
5-year written workmanship warranty. Every commercial install gets the same signed warranty document as our residential work. See exactly what it covers on our warranty page.
OBC compliance as standard. Not an upgrade — compliance is the baseline on every project we quote.
In-house templating and measurement. We measure from the actual opening, not from the architect’s drawing dimensions. Field conditions differ from design documents; our quotes are based on what is actually there.

Different on commercial projects

NET-30 invoicing on approved purchase orders. We invoice on NET-30 commercial terms for approved GC and PM accounts. A deposit may be required on projects above a certain contract value — specifics are on the quote.
Dedicated PM contact for the project duration. On fit-out projects, you have a single point of contact through measure, fabrication, delivery, and install. No tracking down a salesperson after the contract is signed.
Commercial scheduling capability: Multi-night phased installs, weekend work, after-hours access — standard on commercial, not available on residential.
Engineering coordination: P.Eng-stamped drawings where required by the AHJ or architect’s specification. This is part of our commercial scope; it is not how we work on a residential railing job.

Why a Single-Source Glass Partner Reduces Fit-Out Risk

On a typical retail fit-out, the glass scope touches the entrance door hardware supplier, the general contractor’s framing sub, the architect’s curtain-wall spec, and the building’s base-building landlord drawings. When those scopes are fragmented across multiple vendors, the GC owns the coordination risk. Lux Glass measures, fabricates, installs, and warrants the complete glass scope — framing, glazing, entrance hardware coordination, and all the field-condition decisions that happen between the drawing and the finished install. One purchase order, one invoice, one warranty document, one call when something needs attention after opening.

We also install glass office partitions and aluminum railings — if your fit-out scope includes interior demising glass or stair guards, those can be coordinated under the same contract rather than managed as a separate trade.

Commercial Service Area

We cover the full GTA and Halton Region for commercial work, with extended reach into Hamilton. Commercial corridors we work in regularly: Toronto Financial District and King West, Mississauga City Centre and Square One trade zone, Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, Oakville Trafalgar Road retail, Burlington Plains Road commercial, Hamilton James Street North and the Hamilton downtown core. If your project is within reasonable drive of the Halton–Peel boundary, call us — we will tell you honestly if it is within our commercial service range.

How a Commercial Project Runs with Lux Glass

Site visit and drawings review. We attend site, walk the opening with the GC or PM, review the architectural drawings, and identify any field conditions that affect the glazing scope. No charge for this on projects that are a realistic fit for our capacity.
Written quote within 5 business days. Itemized by framing system, glazing unit, entrance package, and any engineering coordination — no bundled lump-sum numbers that move at install.
Shop drawings and engineering coordination. Where required by the AHJ, architect’s specification, or permit package, we coordinate P.Eng-stamped shop drawings and return them for your file before ordering materials.
Install on agreed schedule, sign-off, NET-30 invoice. We mobilize on the date the GC confirms the opening is ready. Install, site cleanup, and sign-off documentation are completed before the invoice issues. NET-30 from invoice date on approved POs.

For a commercial site visit and written quote, call 416-897-0767 or email [email protected]. We respond to commercial inquiries within one business day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you carry commercial liability insurance and WSIB?

Yes. We carry the commercial liability and WSIB coverage standard for our scope of work on commercial construction sites. A current certificate of insurance and WSIB clearance certificate are available on request — we provide these routinely as part of the pre-qualification package for GC-managed projects.

Can you handle a phased install across multiple nights?

Yes. Phased installs are standard practice on fit-out projects in occupied or partially-occupied buildings. We sequence the work by bay or elevation, secure temporary containment between phases, and coordinate re-entry times with your site supervisor. The shop-drawing and fabrication schedule is structured to support phased delivery so materials are not staged on-site before the opening is ready to receive them.

What is your lead time for a typical retail storefront?

Three to six weeks from signed quote to install, depending on the framing system specified, IGU configuration, and whether P.Eng-stamped drawings are required. Standard stock framing profiles with clear IGU run faster than custom profiles or high-performance glass specs. For emergency single-panel replacement on an existing system, we target 1–3 business days — call to confirm availability for your specific panel size and profile.

Do you provide P.Eng-stamped drawings?

Yes. Where the AHJ, the building permit package, or the architect’s specification requires stamped structural drawings for the glazing system, we coordinate that as part of the project. We work with a licensed professional engineer for the glazing scope. If your spec requires the engineer of record to be named before contract award, we can provide that information during the quote process.

What is your payment structure on commercial projects?

We invoice on NET-30 terms from invoice date on approved purchase orders. A deposit may be required for projects above a threshold contract value — the specific terms are on the quote. We do not require progress billing on standard retail fit-out scopes; for larger multi-phase projects, a progress draw schedule is negotiated at contract and reflected in the PO structure.

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