Security screens by opening
Security doors for every kind of opening
Hinged, sliding and French doors, measured and made to fit, with no bar across the view. Free measure and quote across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Logan.
QBCC 15340369.
A security door is a screen door with mesh or grille strong enough to be tested against forced entry, fitted to the door you already have. We screen hinged, sliding and French doors across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Logan, most without a mid-rail across the view. The door type sets the frame and track work; the product sets the strength.
Door types
Every door type asks something different of the screen. Here is what we do for each.
Hinged doors
The classic front or back door. A hinged security door sits in its own frame on the outside of the jamb, opens the same way as your door and takes a proper lock. Single, double and French configurations are all standard for us.
Sliding doors
One screen panel runs on a track outside your glass slider. The main questions are the track condition and the lock height, which we sort out at the measure. Corner sliders that meet with no post are a custom job we do often.
French doors
Two hinged screen doors meeting in the middle, one active and one you can latch open or closed. Popular on entries and dining rooms where you want the full width open.
Which security screen suits a door?
Any of these can be built as a hinged or sliding door. The differences are mesh, look and price. The product page has the detail.
SecureView
Stainless steel mesh with the clearest view. The pick for entries and living rooms where you want to forget the screen is there.
Xceed
Perforated aluminium, lighter and usually the lower-cost security option. A good fit for back doors, laundries and garages.
Diamond Grille
The 7 mm aluminium grille with fly mesh behind it. Traditional look, big colour range, easy on the budget.
DecoView
Laser-cut decorative panels with fly mesh built in. For the front door you want people to notice.
Common door issues and how we handle them
Oversized spans
Doors over 2.4 m tall or 1.4 m wide usually get a mid-rail from other installers, which puts a bar straight across your view. Our doors at New Beith (2.6 m) and the panels at Pimpama (over 2.4 m by 1.4 m) were built without one.
Tracks and thresholds
A sliding screen is only as good as its track. Where the existing track is worn or the wrong profile, we lay new tracking as part of the job, as at Hope Island and Burleigh Heads. Tell us about low or flush thresholds at the measure.
Stacking direction
Multi-panel screens should stack on the same side as your glass, or the screens end up in the way of the open door. We work it out on site, and free-sliding layouts with no fixed panel are possible.
Pivot clearance
A pivot door swings out 20 to 80 mm or more past the jamb. We build the doorway out with colour-matched aluminium, then fit a standard screen door to the new jamb. Two visits: build-out and measure, then hang the door.
Locks and heavy use
Entry doors take a triple lock on most of our security products and a digital lock as an upgrade. Doors opened all day, like the Sherwood childcare centre's, get heavy-duty rollers. See locks and hardware.
Body corporate and builders
Units and townhouses often need one look across every door. We have done ten-unit blocks and townhouse pairs in a couple of days each and can supply the detail your committee asks for.
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Security doors questions
Can you put a security screen on a bi-fold door?
Yes. We usually screen bi-fold openings with sliding or stacking screen panels on their own tracks rather than a folding screen, so the full opening still opens up. At Hope Island we fitted four stacking panels and a hinged centre door across a five-panel bi-fold, colour-matched to the glass frames, over two days. The product can be any of our mesh screens.
Will a big door need a bar across the middle?
Usually not with us. We have built doors 2.6 m high without a mid-rail (New Beith) and enclosure panels over 2.4 m by 1.4 m the same way (Pimpama). Very wide openings are split into sliding panels that stack, which keeps each panel a sensible size without putting a rail through your view. The measure confirms what your opening allows.
Which security door is best for a sliding door?
Any of our products can be built as a sliding screen. SecureView gives the clearest view, Xceed is lighter and usually cheaper, and Diamond Grille is the traditional grille look. The bigger decision for sliders is the track: if yours is worn we lay new tracking as part of the install.
Do you screen doors in units and townhouses?
Yes. We installed 36 bi-parting and sliding doors across a ten-unit block in Toowong and six sets of doors across two townhouses in Wynnum, each in under two days. If your body corporate needs a uniform look or product information for approval, tell us early and we will supply what they ask for.
Can a pivot door be screened?
Yes, although many installers say no because the door swings out past the jamb when it opens. We build the doorway out with colour-matched aluminium extrusions to create a new jamb with enough clearance, then fit a normal screen door to it. It takes two visits: one to fit the build-out and measure, one to hang the finished door.
What is the difference between a security door and a barrier door?
A security door is made and tested to the Australian security screen standard and carries a security rating. A barrier screen looks similar and keeps insects and casual intruders out but is not rated to the same test. Our SecureView and Xceed pages explain their ratings; Diamond Grille is sold as a barrier screen. The compare page puts them side by side.
Can you match the colour of my existing door frames?
In most cases, yes. Frames are powder coated and there is a wide colour range, plus a wood-grain finish for timber-look homes. At Hope Island we matched the blue of the glass door frames, and pivot build-outs are colour-matched to the surrounding frame. Bring the question to the measure and we will bring samples.
How long does a security door install take?
Most single doors are fitted in one visit after the measure, and even the complex jobs in our spotlights (Hope Island's five-panel stack, a pivot build-out) took two days on site. Manufacturing time between measure and install varies with the product and the time of year, so we confirm dates when you approve the quote.
Get an estimate for your door
Pick the door type and a product, add a rough size if you have one, and you will get an estimate by email or SMS, then a free measure to confirm it. No measurements? Choose "not sure" and we will call.
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One of the team comes out, measures every door and window you are thinking about, and talks you through the options with samples in hand. No obligation.
We service Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Logan.