Aluminium Glass Doors in Ferny Hills
Made in our Brendale factory, about 18 min from Ferny Hills.
Minutes from our factory
Ferny Hills doors, made just up the road in Brendale
Our factory and showroom are at 241 Leitchs Road, Brendale, a short run from Ferny Hills [C2, C37]. The service fleet covers North Brisbane and the Pine Rivers corridor on regular runs, so a Ferny Hills measure slots into an existing local route rather than a special trip. Call 07 3353 1588 or book through our contact page, and the door that comes back was built up the road at our own factory [C3, C26].
8,726 residents (ABS 2021 Census)
We make and fit doors for Ferny Hills, about 18 min from our Brendale workshop.
Why Ferny Hills chooses custom aluminium glass doors
A 1970s chamferboard house on a hilly Ferny Hills block usually still has its first set of glass doors. Subdivision here started in 1960, the suburb was gazetted in 1972, and sewerage was finished by 1974, with growth peaking through the 60s and 70s. Property guides describe Ferny Hills as a suburb of 1970s and 80s chamferboard and brick homes on blocks of roughly 600 to 800 square metres. Most of those homes got the standard sliding door of the day: a two-panel unit that only ever opens half its width.
Fifty years on, the rollers have flattened and the track is chewed. You shoulder the door open. The frustrating part is what sits on the other side of the glass. Much of the suburb’s western side falls within Samford Conservation Park, in the foothills of the D’Aguilar Range, with Bunyaville reserve nearby, so many streets here have a bushland fringe past the back fence. A dragging 40-year-old slider turns that outlook into a strip.
We measure the opening, then make the replacement at our 1,700 sqm factory in Brendale: sliding, stacker, bi-fold or hinged, sized to your wall rather than to a stock sheet [C26, C17, C28]. We’re the manufacturer and the installer, and we’ve worked that way since 1972, the same year Ferny Hills became a gazetted suburb [C1, C2, C38]. Our installers hold Cert III in Glass and Glazing and Cert III in Carpentry, which matters when a wider opening has to be cut into a chamferboard wall that’s been standing since the early 70s [C7, C39].
Most residential installs run 1 to 2 days. Wide openings are checked against the wind-load rating in AS 2047, and AS 1288 requires Grade A safety glass in doors, so the engineering is settled before anything gets built [C29, C30]. If you want security screens over the new door, we supply and install Prowler Proof and Crimsafe screens in the same job, one crew for the lot.
Aluminium glass doors we make for Ferny Hills
Every door below is made to measure at our Brendale factory: sliding, stacking, bi-fold, centre-opening and frameless glass doors, with custom colours, finishes and glass panels to suit the house [C17, C18, C19, C28].
Common door problems we solve in Ferny Hills
Bi-fold and servery openings for entertaining areas
Homes built here in the 70s and 80s came with one sliding door to the back patio, sized for that era, and decks added since have outgrown it. The opening never grew with the entertaining area. A single narrow slider bottlenecks the whole space and blocks the breeze on a hillside block. We make bi-fold doors to measure at our Brendale factory and can quote custom configurations such as servery-style setups in the same job [C17, C26, C28]. Our crews hold carpentry as well as glazing qualifications, so widening a structural opening stays with one crew.
Worn rollers and sticking tracks on older sliding doors
Original sliders in Ferny Hills' 70s and 80s homes have run on the same rollers for decades. The wheels flatten and the track wears until the door drags instead of rolls. A door you have to shoulder open gets used less, and forcing it is hard on the frame and the lock. We handle glass door repair and replacement, and we'll tell you straight when a roller kit fixes it and when the door has had its run. If it's replacement, we build the new door to your opening at Brendale and typically install in 1 to 2 days [C26, C25].
Converting a standard sliding door to a stacker for alfresco flow
A standard two-panel slider only ever opens half its width. Owners updating a 70s or 80s home want the wall to open right up to the deck and the bushland behind it [C39, C40]. On a block with a bushland fringe outlook, the width of the opening decides how much of that view you actually live with. We build stacking doors, including centre-opening configurations, sized to the widest opening the wall can take [C17, C18]. Wide spans are checked against the AS 2047 wind-load rating for the site before we build.
Hinged aluminium entrance door replacement
Front doors on 70s and 80s builds are often the original unit, and decades of weather leave them swollen and out of square in the frame. The entrance takes the weather first and it's also your main security point. Our architectural range covers hinged aluminium entrance doors and custom entry panels in single, double or multi-panel layouts, with your choice of hardware [C20, C21]. See the architectural section on this page, or the full range at /glass-doors-brisbane/architectural/.
Recent door work from our Brendale workshop
Our hinged entrance range
Architectural glass doors in Ferny Hills
The architectural range covers the front of the house: hinged aluminium entrance doors, entry doors and custom entry panels, for homes and commercial buildings. Panels come in single, double or multi-panel configurations, with your pick of handles, locks, hinges and privacy options. Installations use Breezeway and Vantage systems, and doors can integrate ComfortEdge, a system designed to reduce heat transfer and steady indoor temperatures, worth a look if your entry cops the afternoon sun. For shopfronts and offices, commercial architectural doors carry commercial-grade hardware and hinges rated for high-traffic use. On a 70s Ferny Hills home, that usually means swapping a swollen original front door for a hinged aluminium unit with a custom entry panel [C39, C20]. See the full architectural door range at /glass-doors-brisbane/architectural/.
Why Ferny Hills trusts Superior Glass
Superior Glass has been making and fitting glass since 1972, and we're still Australian family-owned, with director Nathan Fox involved day to day. We manufacture at our own 1,700 sqm factory and showroom at 241 Leitchs Road, Brendale, then install with our own crews. Our installers hold Cert III in Glass and Glazing and Cert III in Carpentry. That second trade earns its keep on older chamferboard homes, where the frame often needs work before the glass goes in [C7, C39]. In Queensland, paid glazing work legally requires a QBCC glass, glazing and aluminium licence, and we're QBCC licensed and insured. The engineering rules for this work are set by the Australian Standards: AS 1288 requires Grade A safety glass in doors, and AS 2047 sets wind-load ratings for external glazed doors [C30, C29]. Most residential installs take 1 to 2 days. And because we supply and install Prowler Proof and Crimsafe security screens, the screen door gets specified with the glass door and fitted by the same crew.
Other glazing services in Ferny Hills
Glass Windows
Aluminium, double glazed, casement, sliding and louvre windows.
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Security Screens
Prowler Proof and Crimsafe screens and doors to the AS 5039 series.
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Shower Screens
Frameless, semi-frameless and framed shower screens, cut to fit.
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Commercial Glass
Shopfronts, office partitions and commercial glazing.
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Consultation
We discuss your project and provide expert advice on the best solution for your property.
Measure
Our team visits your site to take precise measurements for a perfect fit.
Manufacture
Your order is custom built in our 1,700 sqm Brendale factory.
Install
Our qualified glaziers professionally install your product with care and precision.
Inspect
We inspect the finished work to make sure everything meets our quality standards.
Consultation
We discuss your project and provide expert advice on the best solution for your property.
Measure
Our team visits your site to take precise measurements for a perfect fit.
Manufacture
Your order is custom built in our 1,700 sqm Brendale factory.
Install
Our qualified glaziers professionally install your product with care and precision.
Inspect
We inspect the finished work to make sure everything meets our quality standards.
Aluminium Glass Doors in Ferny Hills: your questions answered
Most residential door installs take 1 to 2 days once the door is made. The door itself is manufactured to your measurements at our Brendale factory, so lead time depends on the build, and we'll give you a date at quote stage. Ferny Hills sits on our regular North Brisbane fleet runs, so measure visits are easy to slot in.
Yes. Doors are customised by colour, finish, door style and glass panel, so a new stacker doesn't have to look bolted onto a 70s home. Ferny Hills is known for its 1970s and 80s chamferboard and brick housing, and our installers hold carpentry as well as glazing qualifications, which helps when the surrounding frame needs squaring up before the new door goes in.
Yes. AS 2047, the Australian Standard for windows and external glazed doors, sets wind-load ratings that wide sliding and stacking openings must meet for the site. AS 1288 also requires Grade A safety glass, toughened or laminated, in doors. Because we manufacture at our own factory, the rating is designed in from the start rather than checked at the end.
Yes, in the same job. We supply and install Prowler Proof and Crimsafe security screens, so the screen gets specified alongside the glass door and fitted by the same crew. Products sold as security screens are covered by the AS 5039 series of Australian Standards. Plenty of Ferny Hills streets back onto bushland, and a screen lets you leave the door open for the breeze.
No. Our only site is the factory and showroom at 241 Leitchs Road, Brendale, where every door is made. It's a short drive from Ferny Hills, and our service fleet covers North Brisbane and the Pine Rivers corridor, so quotes and installs here run as part of regular local routes [C37, C5]. Call 07 3353 1588 or book through our contact page.
Generally no. Queensland's 7-star energy provisions under NCC 2022 apply to new builds and major renovations from 1 May 2024, and a like-for-like door replacement usually doesn't trigger them. If thermal performance matters to you anyway, our architectural doors can integrate the ComfortEdge system, designed to reduce heat transfer through door and window systems. We'll confirm what applies to your job at quote stage.
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Sources & references
- Australian Bureau of Statistics: Ferny Hills (2021 Census)
- Queensland Places: Ferny Hills
- Queensland Building and Construction Commission
- Australian Standard AS 1288 (glass in buildings)
- Australian Standard AS 2047 (windows and external glazed doors)
- Australian Standard AS 5039 (security screen doors)
- National Security Screen Association
- Australian Glass and Window Association
- Housing Industry Association
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