# Commercial Door Installation Markham | Written CAD Spec

> Commercial door installation in Markham: Hwy 404 tech campuses, card-access doors, aluminum entrances and automatic operators. Written CAD spec in 2 business days.

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# Commercial Door Installation in Markham, ON | Tech Campuses, Card Access and Aluminum Entrances

Last updated: November 7, 2026

Campus-style corporate headquarters along the Highway 404 corridor demand card-access doors, architectural aluminum entrances and multi-entrance automatic operator programs.

-   Written CAD spec within 2 business days of site measure
-   Site measure $0 first visit
-   Most openings $1,500-$12,000

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Local Commercial Doors

## Commercial Door Installation Along the 404 Corridor

Markham's commercial core runs along the **Highway 404** corridor, where campus parks like **Commerce Valley** stack 17 office buildings around the 404 and 407 interchange. Security and accessibility drive door scope there: 

FOB access

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 on perimeter and suite doors, and 

aluminum entrances

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 with operators.

Plazas in **Unionville**, the old village core and **Milliken** add storefront and glass door work, and clinics near the **Church Street** hospital campus need entrances every patient can open.

Campus work is phased over weekends so lobbies stay open on weekdays.

Every job runs the way all our 

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 does: a free site measure, then a written CAD spec with a price range per opening within 2 business days.

![Install crew unloading hollow metal doors at a GTA commercial plaza](https://placehold.co/1200x800/2563EB/ffffff?text=Install+crew+unloading+hollow+metal+doors+from+work+van+at+GTA+commercial+plaza+morning)

Recent installs in the area

-   Hwy 404 campus: 6 entrance operators across 2 buildings over 3 weekends
-   Unionville plaza: 2 laminated glass doors after vandalism
-   Church Street area clinic: Rockwood pulls and mortise locks

Common failure points

## Access and Entrance Problems on Markham Campuses

### Card readers and operators that differ building to building on a 404 campus

What you see: Staff carry one FOB but half the doors ignore it, operators on different buildings open at different speeds, and every service call needs a different vendor.

Why it happens here: Parks like Commerce Valley spread over 2.3 million sq ft across 17 buildings, and each building got its access hardware at a different time from a different installer.

What we do: We write one commercial access control installation standard for the campus, then add or replace readers, strikes and operators building by building on that spec.

### Verbal quotes that change on install day

Frame depth, hardware prep or rating gets checked after parts arrive, and the price moves. We measure first and put every opening in a written CAD spec before anything is ordered.

### Failed fire or accessibility review

Non-rated hardware on a rated door, push buttons inside the swing, closers set too hard. Each one is a work order with a deadline. Our specs follow NFPA 80, OBC Part 3 and the AODA.

### Openings left unsecured overnight

A half-finished swap leaves a building open. Our crews schedule around tenants and shifts and close every opening before they leave site.

### Mismatched hardware and callbacks

A strike that misses the frame prep or an exit device on a stile too narrow to hold it. We list the hardware set per opening, so it fits the first time.

Most Requested Here

## Access, Entrance and Operator Work We Install

These are the scopes local clients book most often. Every price is a range; a technician confirms specs and price at your free on-site measure.

![FOB access reader beside a glass office door with a mag-lock in a Toronto coworking space](https://placehold.co/1600x900/2563EB/ffffff?text=FOB+access+control+reader+beside+glass+office+door+with+mag+lock+in+Toronto+coworking+space)

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Commercial Access Control Installation

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$1,500-$6,500

Keypad and FOB access with the full door side handled: mag-locks or strikes, request-to-exit and fire alarm release.

See access control options

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![Automatic swing door operator mounted above a glass office lobby entrance with a push plate in Toronto](https://placehold.co/1600x900/2563EB/ffffff?text=Automatic+swing+door+operator+header+above+glass+office+lobby+entrance+with+push+plate+in+Toronto)

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Automatic Door Operator Installation

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$4,500-$12,000

Low-energy and full-energy swing operators for lobbies, bank branches, clinics and retail entrances, with actuators and sensors.

See operator options

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![Pair of clear anodized aluminum entrance doors with long pulls at a Toronto office lobby](https://placehold.co/1600x900/2563EB/ffffff?text=Pair+of+clear+anodized+aluminum+entrance+doors+with+long+pulls+at+Toronto+office+lobby+daylight)

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Aluminum Entrance Installation

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$4,200-$11,000

Kawneer, YKK AP and Vistawall entrance doors in narrow, medium or wide stile, with pivots, closers and exit devices matched to the stile.

See entrance options

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![New laminated safety glass lobby door with steel pulls in a Toronto Financial District office tower](https://placehold.co/1600x900/2563EB/ffffff?text=New+laminated+safety+glass+lobby+door+with+steel+pulls+in+Toronto+Financial+District+office+tower)

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Commercial Glass Door Replacement

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$2,200-$6,800

Glass doors and door lites replaced with tempered, laminated or Low-E safety glass to CAN/CGSB-12.1.

See glass options

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Installation New openings for new builds, tenant fit-outs and major renovations: hollow metal, storefront, aluminum entrances and automatic operators, delivered to the Division 8 spec.

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Replacement Worn, rusted, bent or broken: like-for-like and upgrade replacement of commercial doors, storefront leaves, steel doors, frames and glass, scheduled around occupied buildings.

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Fire & Life Safety Labelled fire-rated assemblies, exit doors with panic hardware sized to occupancy, and after-hours emergency board-up. Documented for the inspector.

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Hardware & Access Control Push bars, closers, locks and handles, electric strikes, mag-locks, FOB access and AODA operators, installed to a written hardware schedule.

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Process

## How a Campus Door Project Runs

1.  1
    
    ### Call or send the form
    
    Tell us about the building, the openings and your timing.
    
2.  2
    
    ### Free site measure
    
    We measure every opening and check frames, hardware and ratings ($0 first visit).
    
3.  3
    
    ### Written CAD spec
    
    Spec and price range per opening within 2 business days. Nothing is ordered until you sign.
    
4.  4
    
    ### Install and hand over
    
    Install typically 7-14 business days from sign-off, tested, documented and warrantied.
    

## Planning a Weekend Install?

No risk to start: the site measure is free, the spec is in writing within 2 business days, and nothing is ordered until you sign it. Every leaf carries a written warranty.

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Why Us

## Why Campus Facility Teams Pick Us

-   Kantech FOB access with the full door side handled
-   Automatic operators installed over weekends so lobbies stay open
-   Frames checked and reinforced before operators go on
-   Laminated glass replacements after vandalism
-   Clinic hardware sourced within 7 business days
-   Written CAD spec within 2 business days

Before and After

## Recent Installs in the Area

Drag any card to compare. Where we do not have four local installs on file yet, the nearest cities fill in.

-   ![Automatic Door Operators before in Hwy 404 corridor Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/475569/ffffff?text=Before+manual+glass+campus+entrance+doors+with+no+operators+at+Highway+404+corporate+building)
    
    ![Automatic Door Operators after in Hwy 404 corridor Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/2563EB/ffffff?text=After+campus+entrance+with+automatic+swing+operators+and+wave+to+open+sensors+at+Highway+404+building)
    
    Before After 
    
    Campus entrance operators
    
    Swing operators, corporate campus, Hwy 404 corridor
    
    Markham 
    
    Automatic Door Operators
    
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-   ![Door Hardware before in Markham Village Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/475569/ffffff?text=Before+mismatched+worn+knobs+and+pulls+on+Markham+Village+clinic+treatment+room+doors)
    
    ![Door Hardware after in Markham Village Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/2563EB/ffffff?text=After+satin+stainless+Rockwood+pulls+and+mortise+lever+locks+on+Markham+Village+clinic+doors)
    
    Before After 
    
    Clinic pulls and mortise locks
    
    Rockwood pulls + mortise locks, clinic, Markham Village
    
    Markham 
    
    Door Hardware
    
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-   ![Aluminum Entrances before in Yonge and Sheppard Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/475569/ffffff?text=Before+dated+bronze+aluminum+office+entrance+doors+with+failing+pivots+at+Yonge+and+Sheppard)
    
    ![Aluminum Entrances after in Yonge and Sheppard Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/2563EB/ffffff?text=After+new+clear+anodized+aluminum+entrance+pair+with+AODA+operator+and+push+button+at+Yonge+and+Sheppard)
    
    Before After 
    
    Aluminum entrance with AODA operator
    
    Aluminum entrance + AODA operator, office, Yonge and Sheppard
    
    North York 
    
    Aluminum Entrances
    
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-   ![AODA Operators before in Bathurst Manor Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/475569/ffffff?text=Before+heavy+manual+community+clinic+entrance+door+with+no+accessible+push+button+in+Bathurst+Manor)
    
    ![AODA Operators after in Bathurst Manor Toronto install](https://placehold.co/960x540/2563EB/ffffff?text=After+clinic+entrance+with+LCN+low+energy+operator+and+bollard+mounted+push+button+actuator+Bathurst+Manor)
    
    Before After 
    
    Clinic barrier-free operator
    
    AODA operator, community clinic, Bathurst Manor
    
    North York 
    
    AODA Operators
    
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Client Feedback

## What Area Clients Report

> "We had six main entrances across two buildings on our Highway 404 campus with no automatic operators and a growing list of accessibility requests from staff. The crew walked every opening, checked header depth and door weight, and sent a written CAD scope with Dorma and Besam options inside two business days. They flagged two frames that needed reinforcement before the operators went in, which nobody else had caught. Install ran over three weekends so the lobbies stayed open, and every operator was tested before sign-off."

Thomas W. Corporate campus facility manager | Hwy 404 corridor, Markham Automatic Door Operators

> "New Rockwood pulls and mortise locks on our clinic entrance and treatment room doors. Fast sourcing and neat installation."

Ahmed Z. Clinic owner | Markham Village, Markham Door Hardware

> "Handicap operator installed and tested. Our seniors use it every day."

Samuel R. Church facilities volunteer | Cornell, Markham AODA Operators

Representative client feedback; renter replaces with verified reviews at lease.

## Campus Offices, Plazas and Clinics

Highway 404 corridor and Commerce Valley: corporate campuses and mid-rise offices with aluminum entrance pairs, vestibules, card access and powered entrances. Frames on older campus entrances sometimes need reinforcement before operators can be mounted.

Unionville, the old village core and Milliken: retail plazas, clinics and restaurants with storefront doors, glass doors and clinic hardware such as mortise locks and pulls.

Cornell: community, faith and institutional buildings where barrier-free operators are the most common request.

## Routing Crews via the 404, 407 and Highway 7

Campus sites are reached up the Don Valley Parkway and Highway 404 or across the 401 and 407. Campus sites along the 404 are usually scheduled over weekends so lobbies stay open during the work week. Unionville and Main Street retail is scheduled before opening hours.

Multi-building campuses get a phased plan so at least one entrance per building is always working.

## Building Standards, Fire Review and AODA

Permits run through the city Building Standards department, and fire inspections through the local fire service. Access control on egress doors includes request-to-exit and fire alarm release, and public entrances are spec'd to the AODA Design of Public Spaces standards.

Our written fail-safe and fail-secure schedule for access control doors gives building management and the fire inspector a clear record of how each door behaves.

## Winter Notes for Campus Entrances

Large campus lobbies see strong winter stack pressure, which can stall low-energy operators and stop doors from latching. Operator settings and closer sizing account for it. Glass storefronts in plazas are spec'd with laminated glass where break-in history suggests it.

Areas Served

## Neighbourhoods and Business Areas in Markham

-   Highway 404 corridor
-   Markham Centre
-   Unionville
-   Cornell
-   Markham Village
-   Milliken

Postal codes we cover: L3R, L6G, L3P, L3S, L6B, L6C, L6E

### Landmarks we work around

-   Markham Centre
-   Markham Stouffville Hospital
-   CF Markville
-   Pacific Mall
-   Commerce Valley business park
-   Unionville Main Street

### Highways and transit

Crews reach the 404 corridor and Commerce Valley via Highway 404 and 407, and Markham Village via Highway 7.

-   Roads: Highway 404, Highway 407, Highway 7, Highway 48
-   Transit: Unionville GO Station, Markham GO Station, Centennial GO Station, Viva Purple (Highway 7 rapidway)

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FAQ

## Markham Door and Access Questions

Can you add automatic operators to a 404 campus without closing lobbies?

Yes. A recent Highway 404 campus job installed 6 entrance operators across 2 buildings over 3 weekends, so weekday traffic was never blocked.

Can one FOB standard cover every building in Commerce Valley?

Yes. We write one access spec for the campus, with reader, strike or mag-lock, request-to-exit and fire alarm release listed per door, then roll it out building by building.

Can you replace shattered glass doors at a Unionville plaza?

Yes. A recent Unionville plaza job replaced two vandalized doors with laminated glass, which holds together if struck again.

What does an aluminum entrance cost in Markham?

Aluminum entrances typically run $4,200-$11,000 depending on stile, hinge, glazing and whether an operator is included. Your written spec lists a range per opening.

Do you install clinic hardware near the Church Street hospital campus?

Yes. Medical offices around Church Street and Bur Oak Avenue get Grade 1 pulls, mortise locks and accessible operators. A recent clinic job used Rockwood pulls and mortise locks sourced within 7 business days.

Who approves access control and door work on a campus?

Building permits go through the City of Markham Building Standards department, and mag-locks on egress doors need fire alarm release that the fire service checks. We supply label records and submittals.

Still have a scope question? Our spec desk answers the phone.

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Nearby Areas

## We Also Serve

-   Richmond Hill
    
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-   Scarborough
    
    [/service-areas/scarborough/ →](/service-areas/scarborough/)
    
-   North York
    
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Also covered from these crews: Thornhill, Unionville.

All service areas

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## Book Your Markham Site Measure

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