All External Door Types
External Door Replacement Melbourne
Every external door on your home, supplied and replaced by Melbourne’s door specialists. Front doors, laundry doors, garage access, rear doors, and side entries. Full supply and installation. Not labour-only.
What’s included in every supply & install quote:
- Delivery to your door
- Professional installation by our own team
- 3 × premium hinges
- Zanda Zenith entrance set (handle + deadbolt, keyed alike)
- Old door removal & disposal
- Full site clean-up
- 2-year workmanship warranty on the install
Final price depends on door size, frame condition, and extras identified in your photos.
The Problem
Why External Doors Fail
External doors fail for four reasons, and Melbourne’s climate makes all of them worse.
Weather Exposure
Rain, wind, and temperature swings cause swelling, warping, and seal failure. Doors with no awning or porch protection deteriorate fastest.
Moisture Ingress
The bottom edge is the most common failure point. Water pools at the base and wicks up through end grain into the core. Once moisture is inside, rot follows.
UV Damage
Sun-facing doors fade, crack, and degrade faster than any other door in the home. Melbourne’s UV breaks down paint finishes within two to three years.
Poor Original Materials
Builder-grade external doors were never engineered for Melbourne’s variable climate. MDF cores, thin veneers, and inadequate seals were cheap to install and expensive to live with.
Door Types
Every External Door. Same Standard.
We replace every type of external door on the home. Each one gets the same quality of supply, fitting, hardware, and seals.
Front Door
The most visible door on the home. Standard replacements from $1,350 inc GST supplied and installed, architectural options from $2,742, and StormBloc™ for exposed entries.
Laundry Door
Moisture from both sides. Humidity inside, weather outside. The worst position in the house for a timber door.
Garage Access Door
The pedestrian door between garage and house. Damp, poorly ventilated, and often has fire-rating requirements.
Rear Door
Often the most weather-exposed door on the property. No awning, no porch, no protection.
Side Door
Squeezed between house and fence where moisture sits and airflow is poor. These doors rot faster than any other.
Engineered for Exposure
Is Your External Door Exposed?
For any external door that cops direct weather. No awning, full sun, coastal conditions. We recommend StormBloc™. Colorbond® steel finish on both faces, RotGuard™ treated pine perimeter on all four edges. No repainting. No rotting bottoms.
StormBloc™ isn’t a better timber door. It’s an engineered system that eliminates the failure mode entirely. The steel skins handle UV and rain. The sealed perimeter stops moisture wicking. The engineered composite core won’t swell or warp.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Points
Standard external door replacement from $1,350 inc GST supplied and installed. StormBloc™ engineered doors from $2,200 inc GST supplied and installed. Pricing varies by door type, size, frame condition, and any structural work required. All prices include full supply and installation. We don’t do labour-only. Final price depends on door size, frame condition, and extras identified in your photos.
Ready?
Ready to Replace Your External Door?
Send us photos of the door that needs replacing. We’ll tell you what’s going on and recommend the best option. Most external door replacements can be quoted from photos and measurements alone.
Takes less than 60 seconds.