Security doors
French and double security doors
French and double security doors let you open both leaves of a wide doorway to the deck or the garden while the house stays locked. We make each pair to measure in 316 stainless mesh or perforated aluminium, with flush bolts so both leaves lock as one, and back them with a 10 year warranty.
Mesh
316 stainless or aluminium
Configuration
Matched pair, hinged
Standard
AS 5039 and AS 5040
Warranty
10 years, mesh and frame
Why choose French security doors?
French doors are made to be opened wide, but most stay shut through summer because there is nothing between the room and the yard once they are open.
A matched pair of security doors fixes that. The active leaf opens on a triple-point lock like a normal front door, and the second leaf is held by flush bolts at the top and bottom, so the pair locks as one panel. When you want the full opening for a party or moving furniture, slide the bolts and swing both leaves back. Each leaf is made to the millimetre, so the meeting stile lines up with your timber or glass doors behind it.
A wide opening to the deck: screens let the family keep it open from afternoon into the evening
See our projectsScreen and frame options.
Stainless mesh
Perforated aluminium
Privacy mesh
Stainless steel mesh
Keep the view through both leaves.
Woven 316 stainless mesh is fine enough that a wide pair of doors still reads as glass from inside. It is our first choice for French doors that open to a view, a pool or the water.
Perforated aluminium
Privacy for a street-side pair.
A solid aluminium sheet punched with fine holes and powder coated to match. It makes a wide opening harder to see into on a bright day and takes knocks from kids, prams and outdoor furniture.
Privacy mesh
See out while less is seen in.
Mesh with a one-way effect in daylight, so you see the garden clearly while neighbours see less of the room. It suits French doors that face a shared fence or a neighbour’s deck.
Near the coast
316 stainless steel mesh
Marine grade, so salt air will not eat it, as long as it gets a fresh-water rinse every few months.
Older homes
Stainless mesh in a matched colour
A slim frame powder coated to match the timber doors keeps a heritage entry looking original.
For privacy
Privacy mesh or aluminium
Both make it harder to see in on a bright day while you still see out to the yard.
Specifications.
The details your builder, landlord or body corporate may ask for. We confirm exact sizes, hardware and colour in your written quote.
Ask for a spec sheetMesh grade
316 marine-grade stainless, or perforated aluminium
Frame
Extruded aluminium, powder coated
Active leaf
Three-point lock, keyed alike on request
Passive leaf
Flush bolts top and bottom
Maximum leaf size
1,000 mm wide by 2,500 mm high
Colours
Full powder-coat range, matched to your frames
Standards met
AS 5039 product, AS 5040 installation
Warranty
10 years on mesh and frame, 5 years on locks and hardware
Built to stop. Made to disappear.
A pair of doors has twice the hinges and a meeting stile to secure. Here is what goes into every pair we build.
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1 Mesh
2 Frame
3 Lock
4 Bolts
Marine-grade 316 stainless mesh
The mesh does the real work. Woven 316 stainless steel resists knives, impact and salt air, and both leaves are cut from the same run so the weave lines up across the pair.
Material
316 stainless steel
Fixing
Screw-clamped into the frame, never glued
Best for
Coastal and canal homes
Extruded aluminium frames
Each leaf has its own heavy-section frame, and the meeting stiles overlap so there is no gap to lever at. Every frame is powder coated to match your doors and trims.
Material
6063 extruded aluminium
Finish
Powder coated in 24 standard colours
Best for
Wide openings, made to the millimetre
Triple-point lock on the active leaf
A key turns three bolts at once into the passive leaf, so the pair cannot be pulled apart at the middle. The cylinder can be keyed alike to your front door.
Locking
Three-point, key and snib
Cylinder
Keyed alike on request
Best for
French doors used every day
Flush bolts on the passive leaf
Two flush bolts hold the second leaf into the head and the sill. Slide them back and both leaves swing open for the full width of the doorway.
Bolts
Top and bottom, flush mounted
Hinges
Three per leaf, fixed into the frame
Best for
Openings used for entertaining
What it costs and why.
Most French and double security doors we install cost between $1,600 and $2,600 for the pair, fitted. Four things decide where yours lands.
Read the price guide01
Width and height
Taller leaves need a stiffer frame and a fourth hinge on each side.
02
Mesh or infill
316 stainless costs more than perforated aluminium, and earns it near the coast.
03
Lock and bolts
Keyed-alike cylinders and heavier bolts add a little to the price.
04
Your existing frame
Older frames and uneven sills can need packing or a sub-frame.
Four steps to a wide-open doorway.
Book a free measure01
Book
Book online or call. We confirm a time that suits, including Saturday mornings.
02
Free measure and design
We measure every opening to the millimetre and talk through mesh, colour and locks.
03
Made to the millimetre
Your doors and screens are made to order, usually within two to three weeks.
04
Installed and handed over
Our crew fits, adjusts and cleans up, then walks you through the locks and care.
Double door projects.
Recent pairs and wide openings from the northern corridor, from a Queenslander to a canal home.
See all projectsA Southport Queenslander, kept original
“They matched the frame to the old timber door, so it looks like it has always been there.”
Elaine W. · Google review
Salt-proof screens for a canal-front home
“Our old screens rusted inside two years. These still look new after a summer on the water.”
David K. · Google review
French doors to the back deck
“Both doors open for parties and lock together the rest of the time. You barely see the mesh.”
Rachel H. · Google review
Pair it with.
French doors usually open onto a deck or patio with windows either side. These three are often measured and fitted in the same visit.
Hinged security doors
A single door for the front entry or laundry, in the same mesh and colour as the pair.
Front entry
Laundry
Explore hinged doors
Window security screens
Fixed and openable screens for the windows beside the doors, in frames that match.
Fixed
Openable
Explore window screens
Zip track outdoor blinds
Close in the deck against afternoon sun and wind, with blinds that stay in their tracks.
Zip track
Motorised
Explore outdoor blinds
French security doors near you.
We measure and fit French and double security doors across the northern Gold Coast, from our base in Coomera to Southport and the Logan southern fringe.
All service areasQuestions about double doors.
Send us a photo of the doorway with both doors open, and we will tell you what fits before we visit.
See all questionsCan both leaves open at once?
Yes. The active leaf opens like a normal door, and the passive leaf opens once you slide back its flush bolts. With both open you get the full width of the doorway.
Do French security doors open in or out?
Out, in almost every case, so they do not clash with the timber or glass doors behind them. We check the swing at the measure, allowing for steps, posts and outdoor furniture.
Is a pair as secure as a single door?
It is when it is built and fitted properly. The meeting stiles overlap, the lock throws three bolts into the passive leaf, and the flush bolts hold that leaf into the head and sill, so the pair cannot be pulled apart at the middle.
Can you fit a pair to an old or uneven frame?
Usually. Older frames are often out of square, so we measure each leaf separately and pack or sub-frame where needed. We explain any extra work before we quote.
How long does installation take?
Your doors are made two to three weeks after you accept the written quote. Fitting a pair usually takes two to three hours.
How do I look after them near the coast?
Rinse the mesh and frames with fresh water every few months, more often near a canal or the Broadwater. Keep the lock and bolts working with a dry lubricant rather than oil.
Open both doors this summer.
Book a free measure and we will check both leaves and the frame, bring mesh samples and colours, then send a written quote within two business days.
Book a free measureNo obligation · Most pairs installed within two to three weeks