Steel Security Doors Vs Aluminium Security Doors

For starters steel is a stronger metal, therefore a stronger security door. The main differences is with a steel security door and a aluminum security door is that the corners of the door are welded together forming a one piece design where in the case of a aluminum security door they are held together with a metal corner stake and riveted together. This process is still satisfactory but welding the corners is better. Also a steel security door has structural steel bars welded across it, every steel door has a center cross rail to strengthen the two side styles (to prevent jemmying) to protect the lock from attack.

Steel Security Doors being fully welded mean that there is no twisting effect better rigidity; this is to stop potential burglars from grabbing the bottom of the door and basically bending it straight up. The way to stop this from happening in a aluminum security door is to fit it with a triple locking mechanism (one in the middle one at top and one at bottom all activated from the center) A aluminum security door is still a quite affective security door, the Australian standard is based around it but I think and believe a steel security door is better!!! Hopefully this is helpful.

Security Door Designs

Security doors come in many different styles, colors; mesh options and locking types, which one is the one for me?

The best way to decide; stand at the front of your house not at the door way take in all of the house the windows the colors the shapes even the landscape (grassy area, paved area, uphill, downhill even the angle that you see the doorway from) it’s very important to best fit your house not the house down the road, a lot of people fall into the trap of copying, their door might suit their house but not suit yours. One of the more important things is the lines of the house vertical, horizontal or diagonal this will help cut out at least fifty percent of patterns next is to decide whether you want scroll’s to suit wrought iron styling or whether you are looking for a clean modern style, this again should be a lot easier now that your standing at the front of your house and not at the doorway.

Match what you see or are going see if you making changes on your home ie renovating.

I have found the hardest part of choosing the right security door is the color!!! The normal rule of thumb is to match the colour of your windows as they are what most people choose as their important color. Never make the security door and the mesh the same color as in my option it looks 'horrible' no differentiation, same, the pattern of your security door is an important feature of the front facade of your home if you follow this guide that is. This is why I'm sharing my experience with you so you can get it right the first time, hope this helps you.

Michael's Security Doors has been operating since 1990 Greg Allingham the director comes from the old school approach that you have to get your hands dirty to succeed in anything you do. If you are going to do it do it right or don't do it at all. He started as an installer then learnt how to manufacture and then went out to measure, at the start there was no flashy offices or factory, just one showroom with a small room out the back where he made the doors. He used to measure in the mornings, manufacture in the afternoons then go out and install late in the day or on the weekends. He had to do a lot of hours but he believed and still believes this is the best way to learn and test yourself you find out your strengths and weakness that you needed to improve on. As you can see Michaels Security Doors has come from humble beginnings but has stayed true to its beliefs in customer service delivering a quality product at a true and reasonable price. This is why the brand Michael's Security Doors is getting more and more recognized in the market place, with Michaels Security Doors having opened showrooms in the east of Melbourne (Doncaster) and the west of Melbourne (Ravenhall), with all the manufacturing still coming out of head office in Thomastown, we hope to provide the same true service and quality that we believe customers deserve. Michael's Security Doors now has nine employees dedicated to providing the best service in the industry from the initial contact to the measuring all the way through to the installation process we aim to make this seamless. We believe most companies have lost the personal touch, we talk to the customers find out what they want and need not what some just want to sell. Michael's Security Doors aim is to provide 'Security with piece of Mind ' no gimmicks no catches honesty!!! For more information please contact us at www.michaelssecuritydoors.com.au Thank you

Michael's Crimsafe Security Doors

Michael's Security Doors prides itself upon achieving the highest quality at all times, to make sure all our customers are completely satisfied with the end product whether it’s to provide maximum security or just to create a barrier, we have a door to suit everybody's needs. One of the best security doors Michael’s Security Doors has on the market is what is called a Crimsafe security door, these security doors are made from using 304 grade stainless steel which is 0.9 mm thick which makes it the thickest and strongest stainless steel on the market and these doors are used in a wide variety of applications. If you have a feature front timber door that you don't want to hide it is ideal as the security door is made of a sheet of stainless steel it is completely clear, (transparent). Michael's Security Doors Crimsafe security doors come standard with a triple locking system ( one at top one in middle and one in bottom) having a triple lock stops intruders from being able to jimmy the security door, bend the door or try to split the timber, that's why Crimsafe is one of best security doors on the market. Michaels Security Doors is an authorised Licencee of Crimsafe security product, we have been making security doors, fly screens, and window grills all of our products since 1990 with all that time in the industry we believe that has equipped us with all the tools and experience to provide all of our customers with their security and peace of mind.

Here at Michael's Security Doors we believe that a security door is not just a security door it ends up being one the first things your friends and family see as soon as they visit your home, with that being the case we believe that your security door is a very important part of your facade of your home. Security is of course paramount first and foremost, with all the new designs and styles whether its modern, art deco, heritage or classic we think we have a design that will compliment your home without compromising your security. Michaels Security Doors offers a free measure and quote service which we will show you all the different designs styles colors and even mesh options, there so many to choose from, feel free to visit us at michaelssecuritydoors.com.au to view all of ranges . One of the most important parts of choosing a design is to look at your house from the street not at the door way as this will give you more of a understanding of which type of design would suit the best, if you just stand at the door way sometimes you can select a design that's suits the wooden door on your home but when you stand out at the street this design doesn't work quite as well. Your home might have a top arch feature it might have colonial windows or even lead light that needs to be taken into consideration. This is why here at Michaels Security Doors we don't just want to fit your home with a security door we want to add to the appeal of your home which should hopefully add some value to it as well. We take a lot of pride in what we do and how we do it we don't want to just sell you a door we want to add to your home.

Michaels Security Doors have been specialising in heritage steel security doors since the 1990 we have developed this product a long way since the early days, we have taken it to the next level we use a 50 x 20 mm steel frame with mitered corners. We miter the corners to stop moisture getting in, this also creates a perfect match with both sides of the door have a seamless finish as steel has a radius on the edge. While with a butt join the steel the top of a security door (mostly standard in the industry) will be hollow letting moisture in the problem with this is that the radius on the top of the door will not match the straight cut on the side of the door which then means you would have to ground down that edge to match the radius on the top of the door (just doesn't look right). We use solid steel spindles turned on a lave ( not cast ), laser cut decorative corner pieces with six different types to choose from, we match the cross rails heights to suit your timber door to give your new security door perfect harmony with your home. Our doors are zinc coated to stop rust then they are powder coated using Dulux powders only for that perfect finish. We install all our heritage steel security doors with a Lockwood double deadlock with dual select which means you can lock the security door from the outside and in case of fire you can get from the inside by flicking the latch up, but you also turn the key twice and the security door is double deadlocked. Our security doors also come with a door close for your convenience, we have plenty of different mesh options as well, you can have a standard tuff screen wire or you can even go for the limited vision mesh with over 100 colors to choose from we should have something to match.

Michael's Security Doors has been servicing Melbourne's security door needs for more than twenty years now, from our humble begins in a very small shop/factory in plenty rd Reservoir, then Michael's Security Doors made the change to move the manufacturing side of the business to factory in West Heidelberg where we remained for many years. By keeping the small shop front in Reservoir we believed most of our customers recognized us, but push came to shovel and Michael's Security Doors had out grown it, so we decided to bit the bullet and move to a brand new factory and showroom at factory 2/44 Mahoneys rd Thomastown where we still are to this day. Michael's Security Doors has prospered there as with the benefits of having the factory a showroom together it makes the administration and manufacturing processes so much more efficient, another bonus is the space Michael's Security Doors has gained, with this space we have been able to hold more stock (faster turnaround) set out areas for specific doors (better quality finish) and most of all being able to offer one the biggest ranges in Victoria maybe Australia.

Since the new factory in Thomastown Michael's Security Doors has branched out to service even more areas in Melbourne Michael's Security Doors opened its next showroom which is at Factory 1/4 Delma rd Ravenhall which is just across from Caroline Springs with this showroom we one of most extensive displays in the market place with all the doors being fully made to measure and installed to our standards with this showroom Michael's Security Doors believer’s we can help service the western side of Melbourne. Moving forward Michael's Security Doors has opened its third showroom at level 1/1009

Doncaster Rd Doncaster East just near the corner of Blackburn rd, again with this showroom we hope to help service the eastern side of Melbourne, this showroom is state of the art we have a interactive display with iPads and Apple TV for your convenience.

Here at Michael's Security Doors we pride ourselves on providing the best service and the best displays and the best showrooms in areas close to you for your benefit.

Michael's Security Doors steel security doors. Our steel security doors are made up of all different types of steel. Michael's Security Doors uses the highest quality steel (not cheap imported) we use both tube and solid depending on the type of security door and design of each security door, we can customise our security doors to suit your door way. Michael's Security Doors even measures your door way with a laser to make sure measurement are true and correct, nearly every doorway is out of square and because of this we will manufacture your security out of square to suit your doorway and only your doorway this is what Michael's Security Doors means made to measure, it will fit precisely.

All of Michael's Security Doors Steel Range get zinc coated then powder coated (100 colors to choose from) then we mesh your steel security door with a choice of different meshes, clear tuff screen, limited vision mesh, perforated sheet the choice is yours so we believe here at Michael's Security Doors we can produce a individual steel security door to suit you and your home.

Michael's Security Doors Steel and Aluminum combination.

Our combination security doors are made up of a heavy weight extruded aluminum frame (SD8) then we insert a steel security grill inside the heavy weight extruded frame. By Michael's Security Doors using the steel security grill it will add a lot of rigidity and integrity to the security door. One of the biggest problems with basic aluminum security doors that intruders can be bend up from the bottom corner with the lock still staying engaged. This is why Michael's Security Doors would recommend a Steel and Aluminum Combination security door over a standard Aluminum security door. Of course all of Michael’s Security Doors this and every other one of our ranges comes fully made to measure and installed with a Lockwood double deadlock and door closer. This range from Michael's Security Doors is available in 25 different colors and has plenty of mesh options to suit your own personal touch.

All of our other ranges can be viewed at michaelssecuritydoors.com.au feel free to browse

Michael's Security Doors Cast Aluminum Security Doors. Our cast aluminum security doors are of the highest quality in the market, with the grills being made from gravity fed die cast aluminum, we only use 100 % recyclable aluminum which is known for its durability and strength. Michael's Security Doors frames are made from heavy weight extruded aluminum we then insert the die cast grill into the extruded aluminum frame then fully rivet the grills into place to add that little bit of peace of mind.

Michael's Security Doors has a very extensive selection of security door designs in this range to capture that added touch of personal style and individuality. Naturally all of Michael's Security Doors will be powder coated in the color of your choice 25 to choose from and being powder coated your security door will be very durable. All of Michael's Security Doors come fully made to measure and installed by some of the most experienced technicians in the field imploded by us for you. Here at Michael's Security Doors we believe we can offer one of the easiest and hassle free purchasing experiences in the security door field as we back what we say and do there is no hidden costs, gimmicks or tricks.