Security Doors & Screens

Defendoor TOUGH Security Doors

316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel Mesh Security System

🔒 High‑Security Stainless Steel Mesh System

Defendoor TOUGH is engineered using 316 marine grade high‑tensile stainless steel mesh, secured inside a T6‑tempered aluminium frame. The patented rib design and two‑piece wedge system provide exceptional resistance against intruders, mesh removal, and forced entry.

“316 marine grade high tensile stainless steel mesh”

🧱 Mesh Types Available — Including Privacy Mesh

Defendoor TOUGH is available in multiple mesh configurations to suit security, airflow, and privacy requirements:

  • 316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel Mesh (standard security mesh)
  • Privacy Mesh (reduced visibility from outside, maintains airflow)
  • Hinged screen doors
  • Sliding screen doors
  • Window screens
  • Fixed window screening
  • Fire Escape Window System
  • Patio & alfresco enclosures

“The Defendoor TOUGH range consists of: Hinged screen doors, Sliding screen doors, Window screens, Fixed window screening, Fire Escape Window System, Enclosure for patios.”

Privacy Mesh is now included as a selectable option for customers who want enhanced daytime privacy without sacrificing ventilation or security.

🌊 Marine‑Grade Corrosion Resistance

The stainless steel mesh is coated with a specialised UV‑protective anti‑corrosion finish, ensuring long‑term durability in coastal, industrial, and high‑salt environments.

“The anti‑corrosion stainless steel wire mesh is coated with a specialised UV protective coating that provides a clear long lasting finish.”

🔥 BAL 40 Bushfire Rated

Defendoor TOUGH screens meet Australian Standard AS3959‑2009 and achieve a BAL 40 bushfire rating, protecting your home from floating embers and reducing radiant heat intensity.

“BAL40 rating for Defendoor TOUGH — PASS.”

🛡️ Tested to Australian Security Standards

Every Defendoor TOUGH door and window system exceeds AS5039 / 5041‑2008, passing:

  • Dynamic Impact Test
  • Anti‑Jemmy Test
  • Knife Shear Test
  • Child Fall Prevention (250N outward force)

“Defendoor TOUGH’s patented security screen products have been tested and meet Australian Standard AS5039 / 5041‑2008.”

🌬️ Clear Views, Airflow & Privacy Options

Whether you choose standard stainless steel mesh or Privacy Mesh, Defendoor TOUGH provides premium airflow and visibility control without bars or grilles. Ideal for entry doors, sliding doors, and alfresco openings.

🧼 Easy Maintenance & 10‑Year Warranty

Defendoor TOUGH mesh is backed by a 10‑year manufacturer warranty. Maintain the finish using SUPA WASH Concentrate or a PH‑neutral detergent to comply with warranty requirements.

“Regular maintenance is required to comply with your Defendoor TOUGH 10 year warranty.”

Pet‑Friendly Security Doors

Dont forget your pets, our custom security doors can be fitted with secure pet‑access panels. These pet doors are engineered to maintain the integrity of the stainless‑steel mesh and frame, ensuring your dog or cat can move freely without compromising security, BAL compliance, or coastal corrosion resistance.

Security Windows

As with our security doors our security windows have past the same test. The security windows drop into your normal flyscreen position and are secured with anti tamper screws.  If you want the ability to exist through these windows then consider the escape window system that provides the same level of security from the outside, but allows you to exit through the window if you have a fire.

Security Sliding doors

Security doors for sliding doors are very similar product however depending on your existing doors, you may need to add an interlock that prevents the door from being opened or pulled form the middle of the slide. Available in single door lock, or to be security door Triple lock.

Security doors for French Doors

French door security doors are the same as single doors except we hand the ability of one door to be fixed.Available in single door lock, or to be security door Triple lock.

Alu-Guard Security Doors

The All-Aluminium security screening solution for Australian conditions. ALU-GARD is a perforated aluminium sheet retained in an extruded aluminium frame. It is a less expensive product that the Panther range of security products.

Privacy Mesh Doors

Privacy mesh which sits behind a grille or barred door/screen is an aluminium sheet that has perforated holes on an angle (see below image), this provides an extremely effective reduction in visibility looking into the home. This mesh requires a grille for support and security as the Privacy Mesh itself can be cut with a good pair of scissors!

Installation of your Security Doors

White not a requirement to be licensed in Victoria and Tasmania, all our installers have passed a police check, and all your security doors and windows will also be installed to AS5040.   This standard details how security doors and windows will be installed.

Diamond Mesh Doors and Windows

The tried and tested classic Diamond Grille is always a big seller, versatile, cost effective and durable this option gives you plenty of options including Privacy Mesh, Tuffscreen/Petmesh, (fibreglass flywire included as standard) and Petdoors.
Grille security doors provide a barrier against intruders and bugs, custom made to suit almost any hinged, sliding door or window, they are not rated as a security product.

Flyscreen windows and doors

Flyscreen are available in 9mm and 11mm Frames, there are three mesh type available in our flyscreen range.

  • Ultra Mesh – Fibreglass core, PVC coating and UV stablised for longevity
  • Paw Proof – PVC coated flexible fibreglass, Twenty times stronger than standard fibreglass mesh
  • Stainless Steel Mesh – 316 grade stainless steel screen, Pre-treated and powder coated black, Boasts the longest outdoor life of any mesh for BAL-29 approval.

⭐ Security Doors Heritage Homes – Ballarat and Hobart.

Heritage and federation homes in Hobart and Ballarat often feature hand-built timber frames, oversized openings and out‑of‑square reveals that make standard security doors difficult to fit. Custom-built security doors are ideal for these properties because they can be measured precisely to irregular frames while preserving the architectural character of the home. In many Victorian-era homes — from Battery Point, West Hobart and South Hobart through to Ballarat’s Soldiers Hill, Buninyong, Brown Hill and Wendouree — Colonial Castings decorative safety doors can be a better aesthetic match, offering classic federation patterns and heritage colour palettes that suit period façades. It’s important to note that Colonial Castings doors are safety doors, not security doors, as they do not undergo impact, jemmy or knife‑shear testing. For full security performance, particularly in high‑risk or coastal/riverside environments, a custom 316 marine‑grade stainless steel security door provides the best combination of strength, corrosion resistance and heritage‑friendly styling.

Colonial Castings – Taylor and Stirling Blinds, Curtains & Awnings

Hobart & Ballarat Service Areas

Our Hobart & Southern Tasmania Service Areas

Taylor & Stirling provides blinds, curtains, shutters, outdoor solutions and security doors & screens across Greater Hobart and the surrounding suburbs. We support heritage homes, modern builds, renovations and coastal properties throughout:

Hobart, Sandy Bay, Battery Point, South Hobart, West Hobart, North Hobart, Lenah Valley, Mount Nelson, Tolmans Hill, Dynnyrne, New Town, Moonah, Lutana, Glenorchy, Rosny, Bellerive, Lindisfarne, Tranmere, Howrah, Rokeby, Lauderdale, Kingston, Kingston Beach, Blackmans Bay, Margate, Snug, Kettering, Woodbridge, Birchs Bay, Middleton, Oyster Cove and the wider Channel region.

We also service the full Huon Valley including Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Glen Huon, Judbury, Ranelagh, Lucaston, Crabtree, Mountain River, Wattle Grove, Geeveston, Dover, Southport, Port Huon, Castle Forbes Bay, Cairns Bay, Waterloo, Surges Bay, Garden Island Creek, Verona Sands and Bruny Island (Alonnah, Adventure Bay, Lunawanna, Dennes Point).

Our Ballarat & Western Victoria Service Areas

Our Ballarat team supplies and installs blinds, curtains, shutters, outdoor blinds and security doors & screens across Ballarat and surrounding Western Victorian towns.

We service:

Ballarat, Ballarat Central, Ballarat North, Wendouree, Alfredton, Lucas, Sebastopol, Redan, Delacombe, Buninyong, Mount Helen, Mount Clear, Canadian, Invermay Park, Brown Hill, Black Hill, Soldiers Hill, Bakery Hill, Nerrina, Creswick, Clunes, Smythes Creek, Miners Rest, Warrenheip, Dunnstown, Navigators, Scotsburn, Lal Lal, Durham Lead and nearby regions.

Whether it’s a heritage façade, a modern architectural build or a rural property, our Ballarat team delivers custom‑made solutions with professional installation and long‑term support.