Timber front doors · Melbourne
Timber front doors,
built in Moorabbin.
Solid timber and hardwood front doors, built to size by Bespoke Doors in Moorabbin and installed across Melbourne by our own team. Pick your timber below.
- From $2,999supplied and installed
- Built to sizeany width, any height
- Our own installersnever subcontracted
Timbers we use
What each timber looks like, how hard it is, and where it works best. Every door is built to order, so you can have any of our styles in any of these timbers.
Tasmanian Oak & Victorian Ash front doors
Pale, straight-grained Australian hardwood with an even, clean look. It takes a clear finish or a stain well and suits lining board, batten and flat doors. Tasmanian oak and Victorian ash are the same family of timbers, sold under both names.
- Colour
- Pale straw to light brown
- Hardness
- Medium
- Weather
- Best under cover
- Origin
- Victoria & Tasmania
Real jobs: Doncaster · Burwood · Brighton · Balwyn · Aspendale
American Oak front doors
Warm, honey-toned timber with a strong, open grain. It’s the timber people ask for most on our NORTH door, and a favourite for pivot doors. Imported from North America and best on an entry with some cover.
- Colour
- Light honey to mid brown
- Hardness
- Medium
- Weather
- Best under cover
- Origin
- North America
Real job: South Yarra pivot
Spotted Gum front doors
Australian hardwood with a wavy grain that runs from pale brown to chocolate. Very hard and very durable, so it’s a strong choice for a door that takes the weather. Looks great mixed with a paler timber, as on this Dingley door.
- Colour
- Pale brown to chocolate
- Hardness
- Very hard
- Weather
- Handles exposure well
- Origin
- Australia
Real job: Dingley
Blackbutt & Australian Chestnut front doors
Pale golden-brown Australian hardwood with a clean, even grain. Hard and durable, it suits doors on exposed entries and takes a clear finish beautifully. Australian chestnut is essentially the same timber, sold under another name. Our EMBER and BONE doors are built in it.
- Colour
- Pale gold to light brown
- Hardness
- Hard
- Weather
- Handles exposure well
- Origin
- Australia
Doors in this timber: EMBER and BONE
Wormy Chestnut front doors
Pale to mid-brown Australian hardwood marked with the small worm trails and gum veins that give it its name. No two doors look the same. Our NORTH lining board door is built in wormy chestnut.
- Colour
- Pale to mid brown, with marks
- Hardness
- Medium to hard
- Weather
- Best under cover
- Origin
- Australia
Door in this timber: NORTH
Western Red Cedar front doors
Light, stable and naturally reddish-brown. It’s a soft timber, so it suits a covered entry, and its light weight makes it a good fit for big pivot doors.
- Colour
- Pinkish to reddish brown
- Hardness
- Soft
- Weather
- Best under cover
- Origin
- North America
Real job: Balwyn pivot
Meranti front doors
Reddish-brown, even-grained and well priced. A good choice for a stained or painted door on a covered entry.
- Colour
- Light to dark reddish brown
- Hardness
- Medium
- Weather
- Best under cover
- Origin
- South-East Asia
Real jobs: Elsternwick · Essendon
Painted timber front doors
Want a painted door? We build in paint-ready treated pine, ready for your painter. Need a painter? We’ll put you in touch with the one we use on our own jobs.
- Finish
- Paint-ready
- Hardness
- Soft
- Weather
- Protected by the paint
- Origin
- Australia
Real jobs: Parkdale · Black Rock
Door in full weather?
If your door has no porch or cover over it, look at StormBloc™: COLORBOND® steel faces and sealed edges, built by Bespoke Doors for doors that take the full weather. From $2,399 supplied and installed.
Common questions
What is the best timber for a front door in Melbourne?
For a door that takes the weather, a hard, durable Australian hardwood like spotted gum or blackbutt, or StormBloc™. Under a porch, Tasmanian oak, American oak and cedar all look and wear well.
How much does a timber front door cost?
From $2,999 for the door and a standard installation, fitted to your existing frame. A new frame adds about $1,200. Pivot doors start from $6,270 for the door and EverFrame™, with installation quoted per job.
Can I see the timbers before I choose?
Yes. Come to the Bespoke Doors showroom at 7 Nelson Street, Moorabbin, Wednesday to Saturday, 9am–3pm. See the doors in person and take timber samples home.
Do you finish the door?
A clear coat is available as an option. For a painted door, we’ll put you in touch with our painter.
Pick a timber, send us a photo.
Send photos of your door and its height, width and thickness. Most quotes come back within 24 hours.
