Front Doors In Renovations And Extensions: What Builders Need To Allow For
Renovation work brings uncertainty. Existing structures are rarely square, levels are inconsistent, and original door openings often reflect outdated construction standards. Front doors in these projects demand more judgement than those in new builds. This article...
Front Doors Clients Actually Enjoy Using Every Day
From a builder’s perspective, the front door is finished once it opens, closes and locks. From a client’s perspective, it is finished only when it feels good to use. This article looks at why usability matters to builders, and how choosing the right front door system...
Avoiding Threshold Failures At Front Doors
Threshold failures are among the most expensive and reputation-damaging defects builders face. Water ingress, swelling, binding doors and mould at the entry all tend to trace back to poorly resolved thresholds. This article focuses on how builders can avoid threshold...
Front Door Installation Sequencing That Avoids Rework
Front doors are often installed late, under pressure, and alongside multiple finishing trades. When sequencing is unclear, even a well-made door can become a site problem. This article looks at how builders can sequence front door installation to minimise rework,...
Reducing Front Door Defects Through Better Trade Coordination
Front door defects are rarely caused by a single mistake. More often, they come from small coordination gaps between trades that compound over time. By the time the client moves in, the result is a door that rattles, leaks, binds or feels awkward to use, even though...
Front Door Acoustics: Balancing Airflow And Noise At The Entry
Front doors sit at an awkward intersection of acoustics and comfort. They are part of the building envelope, expected to keep noise out, yet they are also one of the few openings people actively want to use for ventilation and connection. When this balance is poorly...
Designing Front Doors For Longevity And Low Maintenance
Front doors are touched, opened, slammed, leaned on and weathered every day. Yet in many projects, durability and maintenance are treated as secondary concerns, left to product brochures or handover notes. Over time, that gap shows up as peeling finishes, rattling...
Front Doors In Heritage And Character-sensitive Projects
Heritage and character projects demand restraint. Front doors, in particular, sit under close scrutiny from councils, neighbours and clients who care deeply about the story a house tells. At the same time, many of these homes struggle with dark entries, poor...
Using The Front Door To Control Light Without Sacrificing Privacy
In many Australian homes, the front door is one of the most underused tools for bringing daylight into the plan. Architects often default to solid doors or heavily screened arrangements because privacy and security feel easier to manage that way. The cost of that...
Security, Ventilation And Standards At The Front Door
When you draw a front door, you are not just picking a style. You are quietly promising that this single element will keep people safe, comfortable and confident, while also satisfying the performance rules in the background. Security, ventilation, weather, egress,...
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