Ace Glass Company - Ace Automatic Door

Ace Glass Company, doing business as Ace Auto & Plate Glass, is a West Roxbury shop the Gaughran family says Barry Gaughran started in 1981 with one employee doing auto glass, growing it into four divisions — auto glass, commercial, residential, and automatic doors. Its automatic-door technicians are AAADM certified, and its BBB page is an A+, accredited since 2003. On Google, it holds a 4.4-star average across 58 ratings, and the reviews keep telling the same story: fast, specific, and about actual repairs rather than vague praise. In a 2025 review, a storefront door that blew open and broke in high winds was measured and replaced within about an hour of the call. Auto glass turnaround shows up again and again in 2022 and 2023 reviews — a side window replaced in 45 minutes in one, a cracked pane fixed in under 30 minutes in another at about half the price the customer expected. A 2023 reviewer whose brand-new car took a rock to the windshield described the shop coordinating directly with the dealer and the insurance claim, with the work finished in about an hour and no trace it had been done. On the residential and commercial side, custom shower doors and tempered glass installs draw the recurring praise in 2024 and 2025 reviews. One thing worth checking before booking: the state registry lists Ace Glass Company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration as expired — worth confirming its current status directly, particularly for residential work that would fall under that registration. For auto glass emergencies and storefront glass repairs, the track record running from 2021 through this year is specific and consistent. For a shower door or custom glass job, ask about current registration status and pin down a firm timeline before work starts.