Interior black-framed metal and glass door

Steel Doors · Ottawa, Ontario

Steel Doors in Ottawa.

A century-old Rockcliffe Park stone entry and a new Kanata build want the identical black steel sightline, and the thermal break has to hold in either one through a real zone 6 winter.

In short

A black steel door needs a genuine thermal break to survive Ottawa's zone 6 cold without frosting on the interior face, whether it is fronting a Rockcliffe Park stone entry or a modern Kanata build. Crateworks specs the break, or swaps to aluminum for the same sightline with no coating upkeep to manage.

Built for Ottawa’s climate

Ottawa's cold is the real design constraint for a steel door here. A frame without a proper thermal break conducts cold straight through, which shows up as condensation or frost on the interior face on the coldest zone 6 days, whether that door is set into a century-old Rockcliffe Park or New Edinburgh stone facade or a new-build Kanata entry. A true thermal break closes that problem. Where a client wants the same black-frame sightline with none of that upkeep to manage, we spec aluminum instead, same look, different metal.

Climate zone
NBC Zone 6 (cold)
Best time to spec
April to June
What we plan for
deep winter cold, heavy snow, freeze-thaw, and humid summers

Why it suits Ottawa

Freight comes in through the Port of Montreal on the St. Lawrence, then a short inland leg west to the capital region, one of the shorter freight runs on our Canadian map, so a custom-fit opening for a century-old stone facade ships close to a standard schedule. Sourcing direct is what puts the thermal break on the same number a dealer's stock frame would have cost, heritage stone or new build.

Container-direct delivery into the National Capital Region.

How it ships to Ottawa: Freight comes in through the Port of Montreal on the St. Lawrence, then a short inland leg west to the capital region.
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Interior black-framed metal and glass door

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How it works

  1. 01

    Send your scope

    Drawings, a materials list, or a rough idea. No account, no obligation. Just tell us what the project needs.

  2. 02

    We source & spec

    We match products to your climate and local code, then price them factory-direct from vetted suppliers, not off a distributor's shelf.

  3. 03

    One delivered quote

    The whole schedule comes back as a single coordinated quote, delivered to Ottawa. One order, one point of contact.

One source for the whole project

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Common questions

Not with the right thermal break. A steel frame without one conducts cold straight through and can frost or sweat on the interior face; we spec the break to prevent it, or swap to aluminum entirely.
That is most of the work. Century-old stone entries rarely have a standard-size opening, and steel and glass doors here are quoted to the exact height, width, and mullion pattern through /brief.
Same door, same spec. A new-build opening still gets the thermal break and the exact sizing, just against a cleaner, squarer opening to start from.
It can, some blocks in both neighbourhoods carry heritage conservation designation. Confirm with the City of Ottawa's heritage planning staff before ordering if you're unsure whether your property is designated.

Nearby: Montreal · Toronto · Winnipeg

Spec steel doors for Ottawa.

Send drawings or a rough scope. We quote the Ottawa delivered price, all-in.

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