Kirkland · Lacey Green to Saint-Charles
Window and door replacement in Kirkland
Same look or a new one
In Kirkland, a same-look window or door swap skips the city’s design review. A new colour or style goes to review first.
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What Kirkland homes ask of a window and a door
Kirkland counted 19,413 people in the 2021 census, living in 6,666 homes. It became a town in 1961, the year Highway 40 began to cross it. Most of its housing is single-family, with some apartments, townhouses and condos.
A town founded in 1961
Settlers farmed along the Côte Saint-Charles from the early 1700s. The town was founded in 1961 and the highway opened in 1964. Whatever the age of your house, we check the seal, the frame and the sill on each window before we quote. If a window fogs between the panes, its seal has failed.
Brick, stone and dark frames
On a brick or stone front, the window colour is the first thing people see. A new window in another colour changes the whole front, and the city’s design rules treat colour as part of the look. Choose the colour at the estimate and keep it consistent across windows, entry door and garage door.
Large openings, exact measuring
Big picture windows and tall double entry doors cost more to replace and are harder to fix if they are measured wrong. Our crew measures each of these openings on site, and the quote lists every size.
Townhouses and condos are part of the town
Some Kirkland homes are in condo buildings or townhouse rows. If yours is, read your declaration of co-ownership before you order, because it can set which windows and colours are allowed. Send us the page and we quote to it.
What does Kirkland require for windows and doors?
Two Kirkland by-laws matter. The permit by-law covers construction and transformation work, and the design-review by-law (PIIA) covers changes to how a home looks from the street. A like-for-like swap is exempt from the second one.
Permit by-law 90-61
The city’s permit by-law 90-61 requires a construction permit for transformation work, except when the cost is under $300. Its definitions call it a repair when you replace damaged parts with identical or same-nature ones. Replacing wood windows with metal ones counts as a transformation. Minor repairs and storm windows need no certificate if the exterior shape, plan and structure do not change. The version on the city site shows amendments up to 2013, so confirm the current wording.
The PIIA exemption: same size, colour, material and style
Under PIIA by-law PIIA-2022-55 (in force since 30 June 2022), exterior changes in residential zones go to a design review. Article 4 exempts changing doors and windows when the area, size, colour, materials and architectural style stay similar, as the planning director decides. A new colour, a new style or a larger opening can fall outside that exemption.
If a review applies: fee and timing
The fee for a permit or certificate to modify a main building is $300. The director reports to the planning advisory committee at its first meeting after 60 days from a complete file. The committee recommends, and council decides at its next regular session. Plan the order around that delay.
Ask before you order
Send the planning and environment department your address and a list of the changes. Ask if your windows stay in the exemption. Attach our written quote, because it names every opening with its size and style.
WindowsuPVC and hybrid, triple-pane, double Low-E glass
Front entry doorsSteel or fiberglass, with decorative glass options
Patio doorsSliding and stackable patio doors
Garage doorsInsulated garage doors, installed with the restHow we serve Kirkland
Village Lacey Green
13 km and about 12 minutes from our Saint-Laurent showroom, without traffic. This is the shortest drive of our three Kirkland areas. Send photos of your front and we can tell you before the visit which openings look standard.
Boulevard Saint-Charles
14 km and about 13 minutes. The boulevard follows the old farm road of the Côte Saint-Charles. If your windows are original, bring any maintenance notes you have to the estimate.
Around the town hall
Count 14 km and about 14 minutes. Kirkland has houses, townhouse rows and condos, so we ask the first question at the door: house, townhouse or condo?
Kirkland is 13 to 14 km from our showroom
Each distance starts at the showroom on Rue Bégin and follows OpenStreetMap roads, rounded, with traffic left out.
- Village Lacey Green13 km · 12 minDirections
- Boulevard Saint-Charles14 km · 13 minDirections
- Hôtel de ville de Kirkland14 km · 14 minDirections
A few recent projects
How your project runs
- Free in-home estimate
An estimator measures every opening and checks the frames.
- Written quote
Products, finishes and installation work, confirmed in writing.
- Installation by our crews
Our own installers do the work, covered by the 25-year transferable warranty.
- Rénoclimat
We prepare the paperwork with you, up to $150 per eligible opening.
“Excellent customer service and flawless install. Windows came out amazing.”
Marco S., Google review, September 2026
Questions Kirkland owners ask
Does a window swap in Kirkland need a permit?
It depends on the work. The permit by-law asks for a permit for transformation work over $300 and treats a switch of material, such as wood to metal, as a transformation. Like-for-like repairs need no certificate. Confirm with the planning department.
What does the PIIA exemption cover?
Article 4 of the PIIA by-law exempts changing doors and windows when the area, size, colour, materials and architectural style stay similar, as the planning director decides. Anything outside that goes to a design review.
Can I change my window frame colour?
A new colour can fall outside the exemption, so ask the planning department before you order. A review costs $300 and goes through the advisory committee and council.
How long does a PIIA review take?
The director has until the committee’s first meeting after 60 days from a complete file. Council then decides at its next regular session. Start well before the season you want to install.
Can the province help pay for new windows here?
Yes, through Rénoclimat. A new file opened since October 1, 2026 can earn up to $300 for each window, to a ceiling of $4,500 on a house or $6,000 on a duplex, a triplex or a larger multi-unit building. Conditions apply, so read the current terms on quebec.ca.
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Sources
- Ville de Kirkland, Règlement PIIA-2022-55 sur les plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale (administrative version, in force 2022-06-30)
- Ville de Kirkland, Règlement 90-61 sur les permis et certificats (published version, amendments to 2013)
- Wikipedia, Kirkland, Quebec (citing the 2021 Statistics Canada census)
- Gouvernement du Québec, Rénoclimat: new measures since October 1, 2026 (page updated 2026-10-13)
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim and OSRM, driving distances from 1190 Rue Bégin