The best wood for timber garage doors is a species that matches your existing facade. We typically recommend Australian hardwoods, such as Western Red Cedar, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt and wood look aluminium.

For flush mount garage doors, you’ll need to use the same wood as the rest of your exterior cladding to achieve a concealed finish.

Wood garage doors are relatively low maintenance. Like other types of exterior timbers, they need to be washed and have a new protective coating applied at regular intervals.

Reapplying the timber’s protective coating every 12 months helps to prevent warping, cracking and cupping as the timber ages. Speak with the Modinex team to find out more about maintenance requirements on our timber garage doors.

Timber garage doors that are finished with Class 1 Durability timbers (such as Spotted Gum) can last for 40+ years with regular maintenance. Your timber garage doors may also require mechanical maintenance to ensure the opening mechanism stays in good condition.

Timber garage doors typically don’t need additional insulation in most parts of Australia. Your garage door may need insulation if you have insulated the rest of your garage, or if you intend to use your garage as a living space.

Garage doors made of solid timber can warp due to temperature fluctuations or a lack of maintenance. In both cases, the timber doors contract and expand, changing the shape of the wood.

The concealed garage doors Modinex designs are built with metal frames with timber cladding to provide a flush-mount finish. They are not prone to warping under normal conditions.

Yes. Our flush mount garage doors are built with metal frames and a timber cladding layer. This makes them highly safe and resistant to intruders.

The best way to protect concealed timber garage doors is by reapplying a protective coating every 12 months. This is usually as simple as cleaning the timber and applying an oil, paint or a similar product.

The maintenance requirements for our timber garage doors varies, depending on the product we’ve used for cladding. Speak with the Modinex team to find out more about maintaining our flush mount garage doors.

The timber Modinex uses for our flush mount garage doors comes prefinished from our local factory. We don’t recommend painting or staining prefinished timbers.

We work closely with each of our clients to design a solution that’s perfect for your project. If you would like to stain or paint your timbers in a particular colour, we can handle this process or supply unfinished timber that can be stained after installation. Contact our team to discuss custom requirements for your next project.