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Broken glass does not keep business hours.

Emergency board-up and glass replacement, any hour, across Metro Vancouver & the Fraser Valley.

Broken glass right now?

24/7 emergency board-up and glass replacement across Metro Vancouver & the Fraser Valley.

Call (604) 720-3692
Emergency service

Secure first, glaze second.

When a storefront goes through at midnight, the immediate problem is not the glass — it is that your building is open. Our first job is to close it: board-up or a temporary pane so the space is secure, weather-tight and insurable again.

Permanent glass follows once the right product is sourced. Tempered and laminated units are not always on the shelf, and we would rather install the correct assembly on Thursday than the wrong one tonight.

We document the damage as we go — photos and a written scope — so you have what your insurer or your strata council needs.

Call (604) 720-3692
Broken commercial glass requiring emergency board-up
What we respond to

The 2am call list.

01

Break-ins & vandalism

Smashed storefront, entrance door or display glass — secured immediately, replaced properly.

02

Storm & wind damage

Blown-out panes, failed seals and debris strikes after a Lower Mainland windstorm.

03

Spontaneous breakage

Tempered glass can fail on its own. Guards and overhead glazing get priority — those are safety assemblies.

04

Vehicle impact

A car through a storefront is a structural question as much as a glass one. We assess before we re-glaze.

05

Failed entrance doors

A door that will not lock is an emergency even if the glass is intact. Hardware, closers, pivots.

06

Strata incidents

Balcony guards, lobby glass and common-area windows — documented for council and the insurer.

What to do right now

Three things, in this order.

01 / SAFETY

Keep people away from it

Broken tempered glass keeps falling. Clear the area below and under any overhead or guard glazing first.

02 / CALL

Call us, then photograph

Ring the line so we can dispatch, then take photos while you wait — wide shot plus close-ups of the frame.

03 / REPORT

File it if it was a crime

Break-in or vandalism: get a police file number. Your insurer will ask, and we will document our side.

Not an emergency, but still broken?

If it can wait for business hours, send it through the quote form and we will schedule it properly.