Sunrise Windows & Door Depot Ltd

Everything about our experience with Sunrise Windows has been great starting with the purchase and ending with the installation. We've used them before as well. I would definitely recommend them.

Be forewarned - the installers will make a disaster out of your house. I have had to contact Sunrise several times about deficiencies about a window (that won't open) and doors (that are difficult to close); it seems this company has a pervasive quality control problem.

I have had ongoing issues with the quality of the windows and doors I purchased. Besides the two to three weeks it takes for any type of reply from the service department, they want close to $200 just to send someone to come take a look. The project was done JUST over two years ago - the doors and window hardware should not be failing already!

Please note, I have given Sunrise many opportunities to communicate with me on these issues. Their responses have not been adequate and take weeks to receive anything. I say inadequate because they dismiss the problems with my window, they dismiss my door latching problems as a necessity for weather-sealing (we have to slam the doors or yank on the hardware to get it to latch properly - this is NOT a weather sealing issue), and they fail to understand why I am frustrated about a $200 service call that takes ages to coordinate for issues that are clearly installation/manufacturer hardware related.

Edit: "Coincidentally" I was contacted within moments of submitting this review. The response I received from Sunrise (without seeing the issue first-hand in any way) was that all my troubles were almost certainly due to Winter/Summer cooling/warming cycles. My question is (like several other reviews on this site) why aren't windows designed for the weather here? If they cannot withstand shifts due to temperature shifts, they should not be sold in cold climates. Also - if windows cannot be relied on to open in an emergency, that becomes a safety hazard. What if there is a fire - would you want to risk someone burning because of Sunrise's negligence?

Edit 2: Rating changed to 0. I cannot imagine a world in which I would ever recommend Sunrise to someone I like.

Excellent pre service, Ray was polite and professional doing the free quote. Very informative about windows and asked what we wanted and gave suggestions based on his knowledge. Had a tour of the assembly facility and detailed information review of each window etc. Installers were polite and professional and cleaned up after themselves. Work was done in a timely manner.

We had a front door and 2 sidelights installed in December 2014. The door and jamb are both warped, but as per the warranty, they allow a warping of 5/16 on the door, and the jamb is NOT covered at all.
I had to pay a $189 "service fee" for their service agent to come to my house and advisee that there is absolutely NOTHING they can do for me, because it is all excluded in the warranty.
This company will sweet talk you to get tour $$, but they willNOT stand behind their product at all.
Horrible shop and I will never deal with them again. I stress for you to not buy doors with windows and skylights, as there are deficiencies in these (that the company knows about), and they will still do nothing about it.

Sunrise was recommended to us by friends, so we used them to replace our windows in December 2016. Installers were great, quality of the windows is great except the Hopper style. We have contacted them about how drafty the hopper windows are, about a defective hinge and a few other minor items. For months Harland Wilkes (owner) has argued that the hinge isn't covered under warranty as it is working fine, while it isn't. They sent a service guy who adjusted the hinge although I asked for it to be replaced, weeks later I'm notified the adjustment voided the warranty. The drafty hopper windows are said to be drafty because my basement is unfinished, while my basement is finished.

We also had many other questions about some issues we were experiencing that could have been avoided if the company had of provided us with information about what to expect aftrer installing new windows. We were treated like we should have known what is probably common sense if you work in that industry.

Overall, the quality of the other windows is really great but the customer service after the installation has been nothing short of unprofessional. I would not recommend Sunrise strictly due to the difficulties with warranty and service after installation. After trying to resolve this on my own, I have contacted the Better Business Bureau in hopes of a resolution.

Reading other reviews, you can see how unprofessional Harland is in his responses.

I had windows installed oct 2015.
Last winter was mild, the windows were great! This winter at -24C my kitchen window shattered on the inside pane, no one in the room, just broke. I called x3 and emailed x2 and was given this answer " due to temp stress" the temp differential outside and inside its a manufacturer defect. sorry no warrantee, we can offer a replacement at a "discount" but no price until after January 4. also the other 3 windows I had replaced have a lot of water pooling, old windows are not just frosted, 2 previous windows replaced by Sunrise 4 years ago...no water. Just the ones oct 2015. Why would I buy windows not made for a Canadian winter, why sell them? I can't wait until -40. How many will break? why spend over $5200 on 4 windows that are garbage? DO NOT buy these windows. This is not a fraudulent review! I want my 1979 windows back that don't break or water pool! Can't wait to see what my "discount" will be next year. In the mean time we sit with a broken window due to cold weather, in the heart of winter, no service, no warrantee. No one will look at it, no one will return your call. Only the salesman to sell you the window in the first place. Terrible company.

We purchased the windows and doors from Sunrise for two new homes – pricing was below other quotes we received. Sales person was helpful and knowledgeable.

We had the doors and windows installed by a third party – not Sunrise.

Nevertheless – Sunrise did come and do repairs required/caused by the third party installation. There was a fee for that - but it was more than reasonable.

The repair team was patient and helpful.

Really appreciate Sunrise stepping up to help us – even though we didn’t use them for installation.

Recommend using Sunrise for supply AND install to save a lot of problems.

Big thanks to Everybody at Sunrise Windows for helping me with windows and doors on two recent home renovations. Ray in sales, your advise and knowledge was invaluable and to Nathan and crew, good on you mate for doing great work on the install. Sunrise windows you have a great product, great price and a great team. All the best
Jurgen Constantinos
President Moreland Building and Carpentry Inc.