Door Problem
Weather Damaged Door Replacement
Replace your weather-damaged door with one engineered for exposure. Melbourne supply and installation.
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.
Damage Types
Types of Weather Damage
Not all weather damage looks the same. The type of exposure your door faces determines how it fails and what the replacement needs to withstand.
Sun & UV Damage
North and west-facing doors take the worst of it. The clear coat goes first, then the paint starts to chalk and peel. After that, UV works directly on the timber, cracking it along the grain and pulling veneer away from the substrate. A door that gets six or more hours of direct sun in summer will burn through a fresh paint job in two to four years.
Rain & Moisture Damage
Doors without adequate cover from eaves or a porch absorb water with every downpour. The bottom edge swells first because water pools against it. Left alone, that swelling turns to rot. Seals around the glass and frame perish, mould grows in the joints, and the door starts to bind in the opening. If your door is swelling or jamming, moisture is almost always the root cause.
Storm Damage
Wind-driven debris hitting the face of the door. Water forcing its way past compromised seals. Frame distortion from sudden pressure changes during high winds. Storm damage tends to be sudden and obvious rather than gradual, and it can compromise the security of the entry until the door is replaced.
Coastal Salt Air
Within about 5km of the coast, salt deposits settle on every external surface. Salt draws moisture into timber and accelerates corrosion of hinges, locks, and handles. It breaks down paint faster than UV alone. Doors on the Mornington Peninsula and bayside suburbs face this on top of everything else Melbourne’s climate delivers.
The Problem
Why Standard Doors Fail in Exposed Locations
Standard timber doors depend on paint and sealant for weather protection. Those coatings are maintenance items. They degrade over time, and once the surface layer fails, moisture and UV hit bare timber directly.
Melbourne’s climate is particularly punishing. Wet winters followed by hot, high-UV summers. Days where it’s 38 degrees at lunch and raining by 5pm. That cycle of expansion and contraction stresses paint films and sealant joints until they crack.
Builder-grade doors are specified for cost, not for the specific exposure conditions of their installed position. A door under a deep porch and a door facing due west with no cover are given the same product. One lasts 15 years. The other starts failing in four.
Replacing a weather-damaged door with the same type of door, in the same position, with the same level of exposure, produces the same outcome. The surface coating fails, moisture gets in, and the bottom edge rots out again. If you want a different result, the replacement door needs to be built differently.
The Permanent Solution
StormBloc™ with RotGuard™
StormBloc™ exists because of this problem. It was designed specifically for doors that face weather exposure with no protection.
Colorbond® Steel Face
UV stable, moisture-proof, and factory finished. It does not fade, crack, swell, or rot. The Colorbond finish maintains its colour for decades without repainting or recoating.
RotGuard™ Treated Perimeter
All four edges of the door are protected against moisture ingress, including the bottom edge where most doors fail first. The treatment is in the timber, not on it, so it does not wear off.
No Ongoing Maintenance
No repainting every few years. No resealing. No sanding and re-staining when the finish starts to go. You install it and leave it alone. That changes the economics of owning a door in a tough position.
Engineered for Melbourne
StormBloc™ handles everything Melbourne throws at it. Full sun, driving rain, humidity, temperature swings, and coastal salt air. This page describes the exact problem StormBloc™ was built to solve.
Insurance
Storm Damage Claims
If your door was damaged during a storm event, your home insurance may cover the replacement. Check your policy for storm and weather damage provisions.
Doors Replaced can provide formal quotes and documentation suitable for insurance claims. For doors where storm damage has compromised security (the door won’t lock, the frame is split, glass is broken), contact us directly for a priority assessment.
This is not insurance advice. Contact your insurer directly to confirm coverage before proceeding.
Pricing
What It Costs
Standard Replacement
From $1,350 inc GST supplied and installed
Final price depends on door size, frame condition, and extras identified in your photos.
New timber door, properly sealed and finished. Good for sheltered locations where the door has some protection from weather. Think porches, awnings, or recessed entries.
StormBloc™ Upgrade
From $2,200 inc GST supplied and installed
Final price depends on door size, frame condition, and extras identified in your photos.
The permanent solution for exposed spots. Colorbond steel face with RotGuard™ treated perimeter and engineered composite core. Built for doors that keep failing from weather exposure.
All pricing includes supply, fitting, hardware, and alignment. Frame condition is assessed as part of every replacement. If structural work is needed, we’ll tell you upfront. Storm damage assessments are available, and we provide documentation for insurance purposes where required.
Don’t Wait
Your door is fighting a losing battle.
Send us photos of your door and we’ll assess the damage, recommend the right replacement, and provide a fixed-price quote. Most weather damage assessments can be done from photos and measurements alone.
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