Security screen doors.
A security screen door is the first thing between your family and an unwanted visitor, and it should never be the thing that shuts out your view, your light or the breeze. Every ScreenGuard security screen door is custom-made to your opening and measured and fitted by your local ScreenGuard licensed supplier. Across the standard range that means marine-grade 316 stainless steel mesh set in a T6 extruded aluminium frame, tested to Australian Standards AS 5039 and AS 5041.
Security screen doors that don't shut out the light.
The mesh is the part everyone looks at, but the reason a security screen door holds is what happens at the edges. ScreenGuard's patented WedgeMax™ dual-action retention clamps the mesh into the frame, so someone levering at a corner is working against the whole frame rather than pulling a screen out of its channel.
Around that sits a high-strength T6 extruded aluminium frame, powder-coated in the Dulux and Interpon ranges, and a locking system matched to the way the door opens. The result is a door you can leave closed and locked on a hot afternoon with the entry door open behind it.
- Marine-grade 316 woven stainless steel mesh, UV-coated in black
- T6 extruded aluminium frame, powder-coated in the Dulux and Interpon ranges
- Three-point locking on hinged and sliding doors, multi-point locking on French and multi-fold sets
- Patented WedgeMax™ dual-action retention holding the mesh in the frame
- Tested to AS 3959 and rated to the maximum Bushfire Attack Level, BAL 40
- Insects and pests kept outside, with airflow and clear views kept in
- Backed by a 10-year warranty from installation
Four door types. Two systems. Every opening.
Doors are where a home is tested most often, and no two openings work the same way. Four opening types share the same 316 mesh, T6 frame and WedgeMax™ retention, so choosing between them is about how the opening needs to move rather than how well it is protected; the Access Fire Escape and Extreme systems are available as doors as well.
Every one is made to measure, which is why the same range suits a single front entrance and a multi-panel opening onto the deck.
- Hinged Doors: the single swinging door for a front, back or side entrance, with a three-point lock and a wide range of premium powdercoat colours.
- Sliding Doors: for patio and balcony openings with no room for a door to swing, running on precision-engineered rollers and custom-made to suit narrow and wide openings alike.
- French Doors: a matched pair for a double entrance, with double-door multi-point locking and styles, finishes and glazing choices to suit your home.
- Multi-Fold Doors: folding inwards or outwards to open your home to outdoor living, with multi-point locking across the panels.
- ScreenGuard Access Fire Escape Window: a system rather than an opening, with an integrated quick-release that opens from inside your home in an emergency while the built-in locking mechanism keeps it locked from the outside. Offered as a door as well as a window.
- ScreenGuard Extreme: the cyclone-tested system, with its own mesh build for the most exposed sites. Offered as a door as well as a window.
Made to measure, down to the colour.
There is no standard-size ScreenGuard door. Your licensed supplier measures the opening on site and the door is made for it, so the door is built to your home rather than trimmed to fit it.
From there the choices are yours: the powdercoat colour from the Dulux and Interpon ranges, the hardware, and on a multi-fold set whether the panels fold inwards or outwards. ScreenGuard doors are compatible with a range of hardware, so ask your supplier what suits the door you have in mind.
Two mesh builds sit behind the range. The standard is marine-grade 316 woven stainless steel, UV-coated black, which reduces UV and heat and delivers excellent corrosion resistance, making it suited to Australian conditions including coastal environments. For cyclone regions and the most exposed sites, the ScreenGuard Extreme system steps up to high-tensile 1.2mm 304 stainless steel mesh, where the proprietary WedgeMax™ system combines an L-Seat and precision wedge. Extreme is tested to AS 5039.1:2023 and AS 1170.2:2021, and withstands projectile impacts up to 44m/sec during cyclone testing.
Tested to AS 5039 and AS 5041.
AS 5039 is the Australian Standard for security screen doors and window grilles, and AS 5041 sets out the methods used to test them. ScreenGuard's patented security screen products are built to both, and to AS 3959 for building work in bushfire-prone areas. ScreenGuard is independently tested rather than simply claimed to be strong.
The dynamic impact test simulates a real intruder attempting to kick, shoulder or force their way through the screen, and ScreenGuard exceeds Australian Standard AS 5039.3 with 200 joule impact resistance. The anti-jemmy test levers at the frame and hardware to confirm the screen cannot be prised out of the opening. Holding all of it together is WedgeMax™ dual-action locking, which delivers one of Australia's strongest premium security screens.
Fire is tested separately. Building work in bushfire-prone areas is governed by AS 3959, and bushfire-rated ScreenGuard screens are tested to AS 3959 and rated to the maximum Bushfire Attack Level, BAL 40, with fire attenuation of 46% at 40.2 kW/m² for over three hours, blocking radiant heat and stopping flame or embers spreading between buildings.
From quote to installation.
Darley Aluminium designs, tests and supplies the ScreenGuard system, and licenses suppliers to build and fit it. Your quote, your measure and your installation all come from an independent ScreenGuard licensed supplier working to ScreenGuard's specifications.
Complete the quote form with your postcode — suburb is optional — and we'll match you with your nearest ScreenGuard licensed supplier, who will contact you directly to arrange the measure and prepare a personalised quote. We also record the submission in our own analytics so we can measure how many people request quotes. We don't sell your details or pass them to advertisers. Photos of the doors you want screened help your supplier quote faster, and you can attach them to the form.
Once the door is made, your supplier arranges the fit. Timing depends on the door, the finish and your supplier's schedule, so ask them at quote stage. Every ScreenGuard door is backed by a 10-year warranty from installation, covering defects in materials and manufacturing when the door is fabricated to ScreenGuard's specifications, and your licensed supplier can give you the full warranty terms and conditions.
- Request a quote, and we match you with your nearest ScreenGuard licensed supplier.
- Your supplier talks through the opening, the mesh, the colour and the hardware with you.
- An on-site measure, then your door made to your opening by your ScreenGuard licensed supplier.
- Installation by your supplier, who fits the door to the opening they measured.
Four ways to open a ScreenGuard door.
DoorsHinged Doors
Upgrade your home's entrance with a custom-made ScreenGuard hinged door that combines premium security with modern style.
DoorsSliding Doors
Create a seamless connection between your indoor and outdoor living spaces with a custom-made ScreenGuard sliding security door.
DoorsFrench Doors
Enhance your home's entrance with custom-made ScreenGuard French security doors that combine timeless elegance with premium protection.
DoorsMulti-Fold Doors
Open your home to outdoor living with custom-made ScreenGuard multi-fold security doors that combine expansive openings with premium protection.
Frequently asked questions
Keep your family safe inside and unwanted visitors outside with a ScreenGuard security door, custom-made to fit your home and tested to AS 5039 — the materials that hold up in Australian conditions, how the door types compare, and what changes the price, with full answers to the most common questions below.
What actually makes a door a "security" door, not just a flyscreen?
A flyscreen keeps insects out. A security door is built and independently tested to keep people out, and in Australia that testing is set out in AS 5039 (security doors and window grilles) and AS 5041 (the test methods behind it). None of that is visible standing in a showroom — a tested door and an untested one can use near-identical mesh and frame profiles, and the only real difference shows up on a test report. ScreenGuard's range is tested to AS 5039 and AS 5041, so it's worth asking any supplier for their result rather than taking "security" as a description at face value.
Do security doors really stop intruders, or is that just marketing?
Tested ones do, within the limits of any physical barrier. Products certified to AS 5039 go through dynamic impact testing — simulating someone trying to kick, shoulder, or force their way through — and anti-jemmy testing, which checks whether the frame and hardware can be pried out of the opening rather than through the mesh itself. ScreenGuard's range exceeds AS 5039.3 at 200 joules of impact resistance. That's the difference between a claim and a result: one is written by a marketing team, the other by an independent test lab.
What's the best material for a security door in Australia?
Marine-grade 316 stainless steel is the standard for coastal and general residential use — it resists the salt air and humidity that corrode lower grades within a few years. For cyclone-prone and highly exposed sites, a heavier-gauge 304 mesh (used in ScreenGuard's Extreme range) is built for a different kind of stress: wind-borne debris rather than salt exposure. Either way, the mesh is only as strong as its retention system. ScreenGuard's WedgeMax dual-action clamp locks the mesh into a powder-coated T6 aluminium frame, so an attempted break-in has to work against the whole frame rather than prise the screen out of a channel.
Should I choose mesh, or fixed bars and grilles?
Fixed bars and grilles block the opening but don't come with the same forced-entry testing regime built around a mesh-and-frame system, and they remove airflow and outlook entirely, whether the home is occupied or not. Roller shutters solve a different problem — privacy and storm protection — but block light and view completely when closed. A tested mesh security door is the option built to be used constantly: open for airflow during the day, closed and locked at night, without giving up visibility either way.
Which door type should I choose — hinged, sliding, French or multi-fold?
Security level doesn't change between door types — a hinged, sliding, French, or multi-fold ScreenGuard door all use the same 316 mesh, frame, and locking system. What changes is how the door moves, which is really a question about the opening itself. Hinged doors suit single front, side, or back entrances and take a three-point lock. Sliding doors suit patios and balconies where a swinging door isn't practical, with rollers set up for narrow or wide tracks. French doors give a matched pair for double entrances with multi-point locking across both leaves, and multi-fold doors stack back to open a whole wall to outdoor living. None of these is more secure than another — the right choice is whichever one fits how you actually use that opening.
Can I still get out quickly in an emergency?
A correctly installed security door shouldn't trap anyone inside — but if a room needs a legal means of escape, a standard multi-point lock isn't always the right fit. ScreenGuard's Access Fire Escape system is built for exactly that: a quick-release mechanism that opens from inside during an emergency while the door stays locked from the outside the rest of the time. It's available as either a door or a window, for openings where egress and security both matter.
Do security screens block light, airflow or the view?
No — that's the point of choosing mesh over bars or shutters. A ScreenGuard door lets light and breeze through while keeping insects and intruders out, with nothing to obstruct the view from either side. The trade-off other systems make — full security but no outlook, or privacy but no airflow — doesn't apply to a properly tested mesh door.
Are security doors effective against bushfires or cyclones?
For the right product, yes. ScreenGuard's bushfire-rated screens are tested to AS 3959 and rated to BAL-40, the maximum Bushfire Attack Level, with fire attenuation of 46% at 40.2 kW/m² sustained for over three hours — enough to block radiant heat and stop embers or flame spreading between buildings. In cyclone regions, the Extreme range is tested to AS 5039.1:2023 and AS 1170.2:2021, withstanding wind-borne debris impacts up to 44 m/sec. It's one door doing three jobs: forced-entry security, insect protection, and a genuine barrier against fire or storm.
How much does a security door cost, and what changes the price?
Security doors are priced per opening, not off a shelf, so there's no single number that applies to every home. What moves the price is the door type (a multi-fold set with several panels costs more than a single hinged door), the mesh grade (Extreme mesh for cyclone regions costs more than standard 316), the frame finish, and the number of locking points the opening needs. Because every ScreenGuard door is measured and fabricated for a specific opening, the only accurate quote is one based on your actual doors and windows.
Is there a standard security doors need to meet in Australia?
There's no single national law mandating AS 5039 for every door sold as a "security" product, but it's the accepted benchmark the industry tests against, and many state building requirements and insurers reference it. A door with no stated AS 5039 result hasn't been tested to that benchmark — which is a different thing from a door that's failed it.
How long do security doors last?
It depends on the mesh, the frame, and the environment. Marine-grade 316 stainless steel in a powder-coated T6 aluminium frame is built for decades of coastal and suburban exposure. ScreenGuard backs its doors with a 10-year warranty on materials and manufacturing from the date of installation.
How does the process work, from quote to installed door?
Every ScreenGuard security door is measured, fabricated, and installed by a licensed local supplier — not cut down from a standard size. Submit a quote request with your postcode and it's matched to your nearest supplier, who arranges an on-site measure and prepares a quote for your specific opening. Once approved, the door is fabricated to that measurement, then installed at the same opening — backed by that same 10-year warranty.
Your home deserves a perfect fit.
Every ScreenGuard security screen is custom-made for your home, and your local ScreenGuard licensed suppliers will provide a personalised quote tailored to your needs. Simply complete the form to get started.