Garage door jobs on the southside
Brisbane's southern suburbs include Acacia Ridge, Annerley, Archerfield, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Holland Park, Moorooka, Mount Gravatt, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Sunnybank, Tarragindi and Yeronga. At the 2021 Census, 69.5% of occupied homes in the ABS Brisbane South area were separate houses.
Tell us what the door needs, whether that is a repair, a new or replacement door, or a motor, and a door specialist who covers your suburb takes the job.
Garage door repairs after southside storms
Big storms have hit the southside. In the 27 November 2014 storm a 141 km/h gust was measured at Archerfield Airport, and in October 2020 hail up to 5 cm fell at Seventeen Mile Rocks.
A James Cook University survey after the 2014 storm found some of the worst roof failures in older houses came from rotted timber or corroded connections. Garage doors can fail at their fixings too: after Cyclone Yasi, the Cyclone Testing Station found some roller doors with wind locks still failed when their guides tore away from the building.
Renting on the southside
At the 2021 Census, 35.6% of homes in the Brisbane South area were rented. If you rent, the door and the opener belong to the property, so check with the owner or property manager before booking a repair. Once they agree, either of you can send us the job.
Around the southside
Postwar housing
The Queensland Housing Commission had 300 concrete Dutch Houses built at Sunnybank between 1951 and 1955. On homes of that age, ask for the opening and the frame to be measured and checked, not assumed.
Bushland edges
Brisbane City Council treats land in its bushfire overlay as a bushfire prone area for building. Where a southside block backs onto bush, check the council's City Plan map before choosing a new door.
What we would do
On an older southside home, ask the door specialist to check how the tracks or guides are fixed to the frame, as well as the door itself. A sound door on tired fixings is still a weak point when the next storm comes through.