Landlords · Windsor-Essex
Glass and screen repairs across Windsor rentals, from one request
A Windsor rental list is mostly small jobs: torn screens, a cracked basement pane, a slider that won't lock, a blown seal in a tower suite. We connect landlords, property managers and condo boards with independent local pros who take on multi-unit work, so the list goes out once. The pro calls you about access, and we check in so it doesn't stall. Send the list when you're ready.
- One list, many units
- Itemized by address and unit
- Screens and small jobs included
Between tenants
Turnover repairs: screens, cracked panes, locks and sliders
Screens and patio doors here are in use from spring to the end of October, so by the time a lease ends they have taken a beating.
Torn and bent screens
Rescreened in the old frame, or new frames for odd sizes. See window screen repair.
Cracked or broken panes
Often one pane or sealed unit, not a new window. See broken window glass.
Sliders that stick or won't lock
Rollers, tracks and latches on patio and balcony doors. See sliding door repair.
Fogged units and tired hardware
Blown seals in the thermal glass, worn cranks and balances. Batch them so one visit covers the lot.
Condos
Multi-unit and condo buildings: common elements and board approval
Windsor has a large share of renting households, plus condo towers and older walk-ups. In many Ontario condos, windows and balcony doors are common elements or exclusive-use common elements, so the corporation controls them and owners need board approval, sometimes with a written agreement, before changing them.
For managers, a building-wide job goes through the board. A single broken pane in one suite may be the owner's or the corporation's to fix, depending on the declaration. Check before you book. Shop glass in a mixed-use building is under commercial glass.
Students
Student rentals near the University of Windsor and St. Clair College
Student renters here are spread out: near the university beside the bridge, around St. Clair College's main campus in south Windsor, and downtown, where the college has several sites. The housing runs from converted houses to towers.
Student leases often turn over around the academic year, bunching repairs into a few busy weeks. Send the list before the last tenant moves out, so glass or custom screens made to size are ready for move-in.
One request
Batching jobs and itemized quotes per unit
Send the list once
Address, unit, what is wrong, and a photo if you have one. Mark anything urgent.
Get it itemized
Broken out by address and unit, it makes owner statements and approvals simpler.
Plan access with the pro
The pro calls you to plan access and timing. You give tenants notice as usual.
After a break-in
Security after a break-in: glass, locks and board-up
Keep tenants away from broken glass, photograph the damage for the police and your insurer, then get the opening covered; see emergency board-up. Check for a forced slider or a lock that no longer catches, and for a ground-floor unit entered once, ask about laminated glass.
Older stock
Older rental buildings: heritage-listed walk-ups and apartments
Some Windsor rentals are on the City's heritage register, including late-1930s apartment blocks on streets like Argyle and Tuscarora in Walkerville. That's a reason to check with the City before replacing original street-facing windows; Walkerville's proposed heritage district is still before Council. In older walk-ups, new glass, sash cords and storm windows often beat full replacement, and the pro will say when a window is past saving.
Questions
Questions from Windsor landlords and managers
Explore your options
Jobs on a typical turnover list
Pros take on rental work across Windsor-Essex, including City of Windsor, South Windsor, Walkerville and Olde Sandwich Towne.
List the addresses and the units
One line per unit: address, unit and what's wrong. Photos help. We'll pass the list to a local pro who takes on multi-unit work, and they'll call you to plan access and a batched quote.