Custom Doors in The Annex, Toronto
Custom Doors in The Annex, Toronto | Built for Deep-Set Victorian Entryways
Custom doors in the Annex start with the neighbourhood's own architecture, which gave Toronto the "Annex style" house: round-arched Richardsonian Romanesque stonework built around deep, recessed entryways that were never built to a standard depth. EHI Custom Doors manufactures every front and back door to your home's exact opening, in solid fiberglass finished to suit anything from a turn-of-the-century mansion to a home that has since been divided into apartments. No imported system on a three-month wait, just a door built for your house specifically.
- Manufactured to your exact opening, including the deep-set recesses original to Annex-style homes
- Finished to suit Richardsonian Romanesque stonework and Queen Anne Revival brickwork
- Real pricing starting at $2,500, not a European import on a months-long lead time
- HomeStars Verified with a lifetime warranty on the fiberglass
- Same team from your first message to the final seal, about 35 to 40 minutes up the 404
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What We Manufacture
From the turn-of-the-century mansions along Lowther Avenue and Madison Avenue to the multi-unit conversions closer to Bloor Street, we manufacture every front and back entry door to fit your home's exact opening. Every door is solid fiberglass, finished the way you want it, never picked off a shelf.
Custom Front Doors
Your front door likely sits inside one of the deep, recessed entryways that define Annex-style architecture, an opening shape most stock doors were never built to match. We build it in solid fiberglass, sized to your exact opening, with finish options like Oak Grain, Mahogany Grain, Smooth, or Contemporary.
Custom Full-Glass Front Door with Sidelights
Custom Back Doors
With so many Annex homes divided into multiple units over the decades, back doors here often see more daily traffic than a typical single-family entrance. We build it in the same solid fiberglass as our front doors, sized to your exact opening and finished to hold up to it.
Custom Back Door
Why Annex Homeowners Choose EHI Custom Doors
Search for a custom door manufacturer in the Annex and most of what comes up sells imported European systems on a three-month wait. We manufacture in Ontario, to the round-arched, deep-set openings the neighbourhood's own architecture actually calls for.
Built for Annex-Style Recesses
The round arches and deep entry recesses that define Annex-style architecture were never built to a standard depth, and a stock door usually needs shims and trim work to fake a fit. We measure your actual opening and manufacture to it instead.
Built for Multi-Unit Daily Use
A lot of Annex homes were divided into apartments or rooming units after the war, and their doors take more daily traffic than a typical single-family entrance. Ours are built to handle it, not just look good on day one.
Real Pricing, Made in Ontario
Imported European systems for heritage streets like these often carry a lead time of eight weeks or more. Ours is manufactured close by, priced plainly: single doors start at $2,500 installed, double doors start at $5,100.
Our Services
Every door we build for an Annex home goes through the same three steps, all under our own roof. No dealer network, no subcontractor showing up on install day who was not part of your original quote.
Door Manufacturing
Your door starts as raw fiberglass at our Whitchurch-Stouffville workshop and leaves built for your home's exact opening, arch and recess included.
Get Your Door ManufacturedDoor Installation
Once your door is built, the same team that made it handles the install, taking care of the framing, the fit, and the final seal.
Get Your Door InstalledDoor Replacement
When a door is too far gone, cracked, rotted, or letting in drafts no matter how many times it has been patched or resealed, we replace it with a custom fiberglass door built to your exact opening.
Get Your Door ReplacedWhat Makes an EHI Door Different
Every entry door we build for an Annex home is built around a foam core and a full moisture barrier, which is exactly why we can back it with a lifetime warranty on the fiberglass. Here is what actually goes into it.
CFC-Free Polyurethane Foam Core
Every door is built around a CFC-free polyurethane foam core, giving you six times the insulation of a standard wood door, worth having on a hundred-year-old opening that was never sealed to a modern standard.
Tongue-in-Groove Moisture Barrier
Every door uses a tongue-in-groove rail lock system with composite PVC rails, keeping it fully waterproof at every seam. No swelling, no rot working in from a recessed entry that holds onto moisture longer.
Lifetime Fiberglass Warranty
Fiberglass does not rot, crack, or break down the way a century-old wood door eventually does, so we back every door with a lifetime warranty on the fiberglass itself.
Multipoint Lock System
Every door comes with a multipoint locking system, engaging at several points along the frame instead of one deadbolt, in finishes like satin nickel, oil rubbed bronze, and matte black.
How It Works
From your first message to us to the final install at your Annex home, the process stays simple. No pushy in-home sales visit, just clear pricing and a team that actually builds what you order.
Request Your Digital Quote
Upload a few photos of your entrance or fill out our online quote form. We will get back to you quickly with an accurate digital quote and design recommendations, no appointment needed.
Choose Your Perfect Design
Work with our team online to pick every detail, door style, glass design, finish, colour, sidelights, and hardware. Pricing updates as you make each choice.
Approve Your Quote
Once you are happy with the design and price, approve your quote. Working digitally instead of sending a commissioned rep to your home keeps the cost down and the process fast.
Final Measurement Visit
Only after you approve your quote does one of our installers come to your Annex home to take precise measurements and confirm every detail before manufacturing starts.
Custom Manufacturing and Professional Installation
Your door is built specifically for your home, then installed by our own team, with a full quality check before we leave to make sure everything operates the way it should.
Door Styles That Fit Annex Homes
The Annex gave Toronto its own architectural vocabulary, Richardsonian Romanesque stonework paired with Queen Anne Revival turrets and gables, built along streets like Lowther, Prince Arthur, and Madison starting in the 1880s. The right door depends on how much of that original detail your home still shows.
Wood-Grain Finishes for Annex-Style Homes
For the red brick and rough stone facades that define the neighbourhood, an Oak Grain or Mahogany Grain finish reads as original against Richardsonian Romanesque stonework, without the yearly refinishing a real wood door needs.
Arched Detailing for Recessed Entries
Annex-style entries are often set back under a round arch, and a door built for that space needs proportions and sightlines that match the recess, not a flat facade.
Modern Finishes for Converted Units
Where a mansion has been divided into apartments with a rebuilt entrance, a smooth, clean-panel door in matte black or charcoal tends to fit the simplified facade better.
Real Pricing, No Guesswork
We do not believe in vague estimates, even on a street where the entryway alone can be a century old. Here is a real starting point for what a new custom fiberglass door costs installed.
Single Door
A single custom fiberglass door for your Annex home starts at $2,500 installed, backed by a lifetime warranty on the fiberglass. Final price depends on size, glass, finish, and hardware like a single point or multipoint lock.
Double Door
A double custom fiberglass door, sized for a wider Annex entrance, starts at $5,100 installed. Final price depends on the same factors as a single door, scaled up for two panels.
Serving The Annex From Our Whitchurch-Stouffville Workshop
We will not pretend our workshop sits near Lowther Avenue. It's on Bloomington Road in Whitchurch-Stouffville, about 35 to 40 minutes up the 404.
What that drive buys you is a door built by the same team that installs it, manufactured in Ontario instead of shipped over from a European supplier on a months-long wait. Every measurement, every cut, and every install for your Annex home comes from one crew, start to finish.
Awards & Recognition
In 2021, Efficient Home Improvements, the team behind EHI Custom Doors, was named a HomeStars Best of Award Winner and has held HomeStars Verified status ever since, recognition that takes a full year of real reviews and a background check to earn, not something handed out for free.
Get Your Custom Exterior Door Today in The Annex, Ontario
Whether it's a front door, a back door, or both, our team is ready to build it for your Annex home. Call us at 647-952-2311, or request your quote now!
Nearby Areas We Serve
The Annex runs from Avenue Road to Bathurst Street. We build and install for homeowners across the whole neighbourhood, including these streets and pockets:
What Our Customers Say
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what homeowners across Toronto and the GTA are saying about their EHI Custom Doors experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is my Annex home protected under a heritage designation?
Some are. A number of Annex properties, including several original E.J. Lennox designs, carry individual heritage listing, and alterations visible from the street on those specific homes need a heritage permit. Most other like-for-like door replacements in Toronto do not need a permit as long as the opening's size and structural support stay the same. We can help you figure out which situation applies to your home.
Can you build a door for a deep, arched entry recess?
Yes. Matching the round-arched, recessed entries that define Annex-style architecture is routine work for us, not a special request, since almost nothing we build for the Annex fits a standard flat-front opening.
How much does a custom front door cost in the Annex?
A single custom fiberglass door starts at $2,500 installed, and a double door starts at $5,100 installed. Final price depends on size, glass, finish, and hardware, but those two numbers are the real starting point.
My house was converted into apartments. Can you still build one custom door for it?
Yes. A single custom front door works whether your Annex home is still a single-family house or has been divided into units, since we build to your actual opening either way, not to how the inside is laid out.
Choosing custom doors in the Annex should not mean forcing a standard door into a recess it was never built for, or paying imported pricing for something manufactured overseas. EHI Custom Doors manufactures, installs, and replaces fiberglass front and back entry doors built to your home's exact opening, arches and all.
Every door is backed by a lifetime warranty on the fiberglass, priced honestly from the start, and installed by the same team that built it. If you are ready for an entry door that is actually made for your Annex home, call us at 647-952-2311 or fill out the form above for a free quote.