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Timber, aluminium, steel, glass and composite — and which of them survive salt, sun and a wet Queensland summer.

Tall timber entrance door with fanlight on Adelaide Street, Brisbane

Composite and uPVC doors in Australian climates

uPVC versus composite skins, heat distortion, colour fade and recyclability — when plastic doors make sense in Australia and when timber is still the quieter specification.

Elena Vukovic · 24 March 2025

Older aluminium-framed sliding glass door looking onto a garden

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Glass doors, safety and AS 1288

Grade A safety glass, markings, human-impact locations and privacy films — how Australian glass doors stay legal, visible and liveable without turning the living room into a risk.

Marcus Chen · 19 February 2025

Dark timber entrance door at the Empire Hotel Press Club, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

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Steel security doors without the fortress look

Steel skins, multipoint locks and rust — how to specify a secure Australian entry that still belongs on a weatherboard street rather than a compound.

Tom Ashford · 15 January 2025

Stone-framed entrance doors of Gawler Chambers on North Terrace, Adelaide

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Aluminium doors for coastal Australia

Powdercoat, anodising, 316 screws and thermal breaks — how aluminium doors survive salt, sun and cyclone country without turning into a maintenance hobby.

Elena Vukovic · 21 November 2024

Heavy timber entrance door with stained-glass sidelights at Drysllwyn, Auchenflower, Brisbane

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Solid timber, engineered and hollow-core doors

How solid timber, engineered and hollow-core leaves actually behave in Australian houses — movement, paint, cost, and the rooms where a cheap door is the honest choice.

Elena Vukovic · 17 October 2024