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Doors, frames & trims
Front doors, internal doors, window frames, skirting boards and architraves — the small jobs with the most obvious before and after.
A front door is the most looked-at square metre of any house, and in Brisbane it takes the worst of the sun. Timber doors on a western aspect can go from rich to grey and chalky in a few summers.
Doors and trims are ideal small-job work: contained, quick to quote from a photo, and the kind of change people notice the moment they walk up the path. Reviews for TFS repeatedly mention door work for exactly that reason.
What gets painted
- Front and entry doors, including panelled and solid timber
- Internal doors and door frames
- Window frames, sills and reveals
- Skirting boards and architraves
- Handrails, posts and other painted timberwork
- Garage side doors and laundry doors
What a proper door job looks like
Hardware off or masked
Handles, locks and hinges come off or get taped properly. Paint over brass furniture is the fastest way to spot a rushed job.
Sand and fill
Old coatings keyed back, dings filled, and any bare timber spot-primed. On a weathered exterior door this is most of the work.
Prime for the substrate
Bare or previously oiled timber needs the right primer, or the topcoat will not hold.
Two even coats, laid off
Enamel shows every brush mark, so it is laid off in one direction and left alone to flow out rather than overworked.
Common questions
Common questions
How long does a front door take?
Prep and first coat one day, second coat the next, because enamel needs proper recoat time. A door rushed in a single afternoon will show it.
Can you paint a door a different colour to the frame?
Yes, and it is a common and effective choice — a dark door against a crisp white frame is one of the cheapest ways to lift a facade.
My timber door is bare and weathered. Can it be saved?
Usually. Send a photo — if the timber is sound it can be prepared, primed and painted or re-coated. If it has gone past that, Tony will tell you rather than paint over a problem.
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