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Skylight Installation Vaughan: Residential, Commercial, Velux-Certified & Repair for Kleinburg, Woodbridge, Thornhill, Concord & Maple

· By The Skylight Installation Toronto Crew

Skylight installation in Vaughan covers everything from a single Velux unit over a Woodbridge kitchen to engineered ridge skylights in Kleinburg custom homes and multi-panel atria at the VMC. Each install is framed, flashed to OBC 9.26 and finished inside, with building permits coordinated by our team. Our commercial crews completed a 14-panel lobby atrium in 2023 and a $65,000 office tower skylight replacement, so we know the Highway 400 corridor well.

  • Crews on the 400 and 407 daily
  • Serving Vaughan since 2007
  • 250+ local installs
  • 5-Star Satisfaction
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  • 5-Star Satisfaction
  • Top-Rated Toronto Skylight Installer
  • Velux Certified Installer
  • Fakro Certified
  • OBC 9.7 & 9.26 Compliant
  • $5M Liability + Full WSIB
  • Lifetime Leak-Free Flashing Warranty
  • 24/7 Emergency Leak Response
Sound Familiar?

Vaughan Skylight Problems? Help Is on the Way

Wide great-room skylights in Kleinburg that need engineering first

You want a ridge skylight or a row of units over a cathedral ceiling, but the framing is unclear and nobody will commit to a firm price.

Why it happens here: Kleinburg custom homes call for wide openings that cut several rafters, and the old village cores of Kleinburg-Nashville, Maple, Thornhill and Woodbridge are Heritage Conservation Districts with their own rules.

How we fix it: Our custom skylight design team brings in a structural engineer, prepares shop drawings and checks the district plan before the permit is filed.

  • Brown stains around the shaft

    A ring on the drywall after every thaw usually means the head flashing or the ice and water shield behind it has failed, not the glass.

  • A room that needs lights at noon

    Deep floor plans and north-facing kitchens get no direct sun. Overhead glass delivers far more light than a wall window of the same size.

  • A yellowed, noisy acrylic dome

    Builder-grade bubbles turn brittle, drum in the rain and let summer heat pour in. Low-E glass fixes all three.

  • Drips that only show up in January

    Frost on the glass and wet shaft walls are often condensation. We test before quoting, so you never pay for flashing you do not need.

Services

What We Offer, From Woodbridge Kitchens to VMC Atria

Same published CAD pricing as downtown, no suburb surcharge, and the same certified crews.

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Commercial Skylight Installation Toronto

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Field-Tested Workflow

Your Skylight Project in 5 Steps

The same five steps on every job, whether it is one fixed unit over a hallway or a multi-panel commercial atrium.

  1. 1

    Free On-Site Assessment

    A crew lead checks the room, attic, framing and roof, then recommends the Velux or Fakro model that fits how you will use the space.

  2. 2

    Itemized CAD Quote

    Within two business days you get unit, labour, permit, flashing and disposal as separate lines. No bundled mystery number.

  3. 3

    Permits, Honestly Priced

    We file the permit at cost plus admin time. Some installers over-charge for permits thinking homeowners wont check other quotes. We would rather you check.

  4. 4

    Install + Founder Checklist

    Cut, frame, flash and close the roof in a day. Every job is signed off against our founder's flashing checklist, built over 20 years on GTA roofs.

  5. 5

    Finish, Register, Enjoy

    Shaft finished, warranty registered, debris gone. Then stand under it for a minute. That part never gets old.

Planning a Custom Skylight? Talk to Us First

Free on-site assessment, an itemized CAD quote and a lifetime leak-free flashing warranty. If your roof is not a good fit for a skylight, we tell you on the visit.

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No Hidden Fees

What Skylight Installation Costs, in CAD

These are the same published rates we use across the GTA. Every written quote splits out the unit, labour, permit, flashing and disposal.

Full Price List
Fixed Velux FS
$2,500 to $3,500
Venting Velux VS
$3,200 to $4,500
Solar Velux VSS
$4,500 to $7,500
Sun tunnel Velux TGR
$1,800 to $2,900
Same-size replacement
$2,200 to $4,800
Leak repair + flashing
$500 to $1,500
Local Expertise

Why Kleinburg and Woodbridge Owners Trust Our Crews

  • VMC commercial references: 14-panel atrium (2023) and a $65,000 tower replacement
  • Engineered framing for Kleinburg custom ridge and pyramid skylights
  • Truss-bay installs in Woodbridge and Maple with no structural changes
  • Concord warehouse work phased so shipping never stops
  • City of Vaughan permits and inspections coordinated
  • Velux and Fakro certified with factory warranty passthrough
Bright GTA family kitchen after skylight installation
On the Ground

Local Skylight Knowledge in Vaughan

Working the 400, the 407 and the VMC

Jobs here are reached by the 400 and 407, with Kleinburg and Maple to the north and Woodbridge, Concord and Thornhill closer in. We stage commercial work at the VMC around building access windows, often starting before tenants arrive and finishing roof work by mid-afternoon.

For Kleinburg custom homes, deliveries of long glass panels need a clear driveway and sometimes a boom lift. We walk the site on the assessment visit so the delivery day has no surprises.

Permits go to City of Vaughan Building Standards. Large custom openings in Kleinburg usually need engineered framing drawings, which we arrange with a structural engineer before the permit goes in.

Buildings We Know: Kleinburg Customs, Concord Warehouses and VMC Towers

Kleinburg luxury custom homes. Cathedral ceilings, great rooms and long hallways make Kleinburg a strong market for ridge skylights and multi-unit Velux arrays. These openings are large, so we work from engineered drawings with doubled headers and LVL framing where needed.

Woodbridge and Maple family homes. Mostly 1990s and 2000s two-storeys on engineered trusses. A standard Velux FS or VS fits between trusses with no structural changes, which keeps cost down and often avoids a permit.

Thornhill. Older Thornhill homes include operable glass roofs and sunrooms from the 1980s that are due for replacement. We replace failed glazing with laminated interior and tempered Low-E exterior glass.

Concord industrial. Distribution centres with large flat roofs and polycarbonate domes. We install curb-mount commercial units with fall-protection screens and phase the work so shipping never stops.

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Office towers and podium atria with multi-panel glazing. Our 14-panel lobby atrium (2023) and $65,000 replacement were both phased around tenant hours.

Snow Load and Skylight Curbs

The Woodbridge station averages 102.8 cm of snow a year, close to 30 cm of it in January (1981-2010 normals), and open Kleinburg lots can hold drift for weeks. We size curbs and flashing for that load and add a saddle cricket above wide units so drifted snow melts around the skylight instead of pooling against it.

Local conditions we plan every job around

Recent Skylight Projects

  • VMC office tower lobby atrium, 14 panels, 2023
  • VMC office tower skylight replacement, $65,000, 1 week
Customer Results

What Local Customers Say After the Install

5-Star Satisfaction · Top-Rated Toronto Skylight Installer

"Custom ridge skylight over our great room, $24,800 CAD. Engineering, permit and install all handled by one crew."
ARAnthony R.Kleinburg
"Velux VSS pair in the upstairs hall, $9,600 CAD. The rain sensor already saved us twice."
LMLisa M.Woodbridge
"Eight warehouse bay skylights with safety screens, finished over two weekends so our shipping never stopped."
DFDaniel F.Concord
Coverage

Neighbourhoods and Postal Codes We Cover

  • Kleinburg (L4H)
  • Woodbridge (L4L)
  • Thornhill (L4J)
  • Concord (L4K)
  • Maple (L6A)
  • Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

Postal codes we cover: L4H, L4L, L3L, L4J, L4K, L6A

Landmarks near our jobs

  • Vaughan Mills
  • Canada's Wonderland
  • McMichael Canadian Art Collection
  • Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital

How our trucks get to you

Highway 400 and Highway 407 carry crews to Kleinburg, Maple and Concord, and Highway 7 runs past the VMC towers.

Routes: Highway 400, Highway 407, Highway 7

Straight Answers

What Vaughan Homeowners Ask Us

Can you design a custom ridge skylight for a Kleinburg home?

Yes. Custom skylights run $400 to $900 per sq ft for the glass, and we arrange shop drawings and structural engineer sign-off before permitting. Our Kleinburg great room ridge skylight came in at $24,800 CAD.

Do skylights fit between trusses in Woodbridge and Maple homes?

Most standard Velux sizes fit between 24-inch truss bays without cutting a truss. That keeps the job simple and often avoids a permit.

Have you worked at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre?

Yes. We completed a 14-panel office tower lobby atrium in 2023 and a $65,000 office tower skylight replacement, both phased around tenant hours.

How do you handle Concord warehouse skylights without stopping operations?

We phase bays over evenings or weekends, keep fall-protection screens on every opening and coordinate with your shipping schedule.

Does a skylight in old Woodbridge or Kleinburg village need heritage approval?

It can. Kleinburg-Nashville, Maple, Thornhill and Woodbridge each have a Heritage Conservation District with its own plan for exterior changes. We check the plan on the free assessment, pick a low-profile unit and add the heritage paperwork to the building permit file.

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Free On-Site Assessment

Ready for Skylight Work in Vaughan? Call Us

Send us the room, the roof type and your timeline. A crew lead will book a visit, check framing and flashing, and send a written CAD quote within two business days.

  • Itemized CAD quote: unit, labour, permit, flashing, disposal
  • Lifetime leak-free flashing warranty
  • In-house WSIB crew, no subcontractors
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