Garage door replacement in Melbourne
A new door is often a swap: a tired tilt door traded for something quieter, a dented roller door on an older garage, or a single door on a garage being widened for two cars. Others go into a new garage or an extension.
Tell us what is there now and what you would like instead. The door specialist who takes the job measures up, talks through the door types that will fit, and quotes for the supply and the installation.
Measuring up: the room a new door needs
Headroom and side room usually decide the door before looks do. Steel-Line's 2026 sectional brochure gives a minimum headroom of 290mm as standard, 200mm for a low headroom front mount and 150mm for a rear mount, plus 50mm once an opener goes on.
Depth matters as well. B&D's guide recommends 3374mm of backroom for sectional doors up to 2400mm high, based on one of its ceiling-mounted openers, so shelving or a freezer at the back of a short garage can rule a sectional door out.
Which door suits which garage
| Sectional | Roller | Tilt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it opens | Panels run up on tracks and along the ceiling (B&D) | A curtain rolls up and sits above the opening (B&D) | The door swings forward as it opens (B&D) |
| Space it needs | Headroom above the opening and depth for the track | Room above the opening for the roll, and a little at each side | Steel-Line says tilt doors suit garages with restricted side room or headroom |
| Worth knowing | Insulation is available on B&D and Steel-Line sectional doors | Leaves the garage ceiling clear for storage | Needs room on the driveway in front while it opens |
Victoria's rules for a new door
No licence covers garage doors in Victoria, but the size of the job still matters. Consumer Affairs Victoria says builders must be registered with the Building and Plumbing Commission for work worth more than $10,000, and garage doors are not one of the single trades exempt from that registration rule.
Domestic building work over $10,000 also needs a written major domestic building contract. From 1 July 2026, Home Warranty insurance is required for work worth more than $20,000, and it cannot be issued if the builder is not properly registered.
For a smaller swap, Consumer Affairs Victoria still recommends putting the agreement in writing. On a larger job, ask for the registration and look it up on the BPC's Practitioner Search.
Bushfire prone areas
Some of outer Melbourne is mapped as designated bushfire prone area. The Department of Transport and Planning says new buildings, alterations and additions there must meet the National Construction Code's bushfire requirements and at least a BAL-12.5 construction standard.
If your new door is part of a new garage or an extension in one of those areas, the Bushfire Attack Level for the block and the building surveyor set what the door and its seals must meet. Sort that out before ordering, not after.
New doors around Melbourne
Made close by
Steel-Line says certain custom doors are made in Melbourne, and B&D gives its head office as Keysborough, in the south-east.
Inner suburbs
The state lists Yarra, Stonnington, Port Phillip, Boroondara and seven other councils as having no designated bushfire prone areas at all.
The outer councils
Casey and the Mornington Peninsula both publish bushfire prone area guidance, and both point owners to VicPlan to check a property.
Have these ready when the door specialist calls
- The width and height of the opening, measured from inside
- The space above the opening and how deep the garage is
- Whether there is a power point on the ceiling for an opener
- Photos of the old door from inside and out
What we would do
Ask for the quote to name the door model, the finish, the opener and each warranty period in writing, and file it with the house papers. If the job is worth more than $10,000, Victoria requires a written contract anyway, so those details belong in it.