Front Doors & Entry Doors
Barwon Timber offers a variety of entrance doors on display in our showroom, including solid timber front doors, timber veneer, aluminium, honeycomb, and fibreglass doors.
When choosing a front door, there are many factors to consider including environmental conditions (sun/rain/weather), aesthetics, and project requirements.
These factors will all have an impact on the style – and material – of doors you can choose from.
For instance, with Australia’s climate extremes, entrance doors will weather differently based on the home’s location, door colour choice and the materials used in the door’s construction. Timber doors are more susceptible to the elements than steel, aluminium, or fibreglass doors.
Another factor to consider is the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating of your home. In Australia, the threat of bushfire is real (especially depending on location) and your home needs to be built accordingly. The BAL rating of your home may have an impact on the style of door that you can select.
By understanding your requirements, our Showroom team can help you select the doors that are best suited to your home. This includes the option to order a custom door too.
Do you have timber cladding on your home? We can create an entry door to match.
We work with local manufacturers to create a custom door of timber cladding or timber lining.
Although we will work as best we can to supply full lengths of timber to the height of your door (to avoid joins in it) this cannot be guaranteed as our timber is supplied in random lengths and therefore may result in split lengths on random occasions.
The profile and timber species will determine the thickness of the cladding or lining we use for your door. It will also determine whether the door can be timber-clad on both faces. The size of your door and the weight of the timber cladding or lining will determine its internal frame construction.
Talk to one of our friendly staff members about your door requirements in our Geelong showroom, where we have a range of timber-clad doors on display. This is the best way to get a feel for the weight and size of a timber clad door.
Overhead protection is the degree to which your door is protected from weather above the door (i.e. overhang length of roof eave line above the door). Door manufacturers can require external doors to be hung with specific overhead protection. Not meeting these requirements will void the door’s warranty. We recommend checking the door manufacturers’ warranty terms to ensure you are covered.
Customers often paint doors in dark colours, however, be aware this may void the door warranty with some manufacturers. It is worth considering the future cost of replacing a door if you are trying to achieve an aesthetic that uses dark colours.
For many doors, the answer is yes. Commonly, many site inspections have resulted in warranties being deemed void owing to the bottom edge of doors being left unpainted. Check your door manufacturer’s warranty terms.
Handing is what side of the door your hinges are on. You can determine handing by looking at the door that shows the hinge knuckle. If it is left-handed, hinges will be on the left side of the door. If you’re working out which side to fit a pivot door system, look at the door from the outside to nominate which side the pivot will be on. If in doubt, just come into our Geelong showroom, where we are happy to assist you.
Check the requirements of your door manufacturer’s warranty. If you’ve met the requirements, contact us to complete a warranty inspection. If a replacement is warranted, we will coordinate this with the manufacturer for you.
Smaller standard doors (up to 2040 x 820 in size) generally require three external grade hinges. Doors larger than this will need more hinges or a pivot door system depending on size and weight.