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Compliance

NCC access, BAL bushfire ratings, energy and condensation, fire doors and wet-area detailing.

Theatre entrance doors and canopy at the Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane

Acoustic doors for apartments and home offices

Rw ratings, seals and solid cores — how to specify an Australian apartment entry or a studio door that keeps piano, podcast and hallway noise in their proper rooms.

Elena Vukovic · 17 September 2025

Weathered timber garage wall with a small side door and window

Compliance

Wet-area doors, laundries and waterproofing

Bathrooms, laundries and AS 3740 interfaces — moisture-resistant cores, thresholds and ventilation, so the door leaf is not the thing that quietly rots first.

Door Sales editorial · 12 August 2025

Garden path and entrance gate leading to Carisbrook House in Lane Cove, Sydney

Compliance

NCC access, thresholds and mobility

Livable Housing Design, 820 millimetre clear openings, ramps and door closers — how the National Construction Code and AS 1428 changed the way Australian houses meet the street.

Marcus Chen · 25 June 2025

Brick and stone facade of the Old Perth Technical School with tall windows and entries

Compliance

Energy ratings, weather seals and condensation

WERS, air leakage and thermal breaks — why Australian doors sweat, whistle and waste heat, and how climate zone should change the specification.

Marcus Chen · 20 May 2025

Compliance

Bushfire BAL ratings and door specification

AS 3959 from BAL-LOW to Flame Zone, ember seals, screens and garage doors — how to specify an Australian door that matches the rating on the lot, including retrofits.

Marcus Chen · 9 April 2025