Element is an independently owned fire door specialist serving body corporate committees, strata managers and builders — quality, compliant workmanship to AS1851 and AS1905.1, signed off the first time.
AS1905.1 allows roughly 3mm of clearance at the top and sides of a fire door. Wider than that, and smoke and flame have a path through. Most oversized gaps trace back to the original installation.
The gap under the door can be no more than 10mm. It's the most commonly failed measurement in the buildings we inspect — and the reason a door can "pass" for years before an inspector finally records it correctly.
Every compliant fire door carries a certification tag on the hinge edge. Painted over or missing, the door is technically uncertified — no matter how good it looks. Our reports record every tag, every door.
Most requested01Gap adjustments, seal replacement, closer servicing, hinge and latch repairs — keeping doors compliant between inspections.
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AS185102Full inspections by a licensed certifier with a written Record of Maintenance report — every defect identified and priced.
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AS1905.103Supply and install of fire-rated doorsets — refurbishments, recall replacements and end-of-life doors, tagged and documented.
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Hardware04Compliant closers, hinges, latches and seals, supplied and fitted — worn hardware is the most common inspection defect we record.
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QBCC05Frame repairs and replacement, rust treatment, and QBCC-licensed certification ready for insurers, auditors and committees.
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Contracts06Apartment towers, hotels and mixed-use buildings done methodically — realistic timelines, tidy site work, residents informed.
Discuss your project →Fail an audit and the body corporate pays twice.
Fire door compliance is detailed, technical work — clearances measured in millimetres, hardware that has to perform, and certification that's only valid under the right licence. When defects are missed or work isn't certified correctly, they surface at the worst time: an inspection, a recall, an insurance claim. Fixing them the second time always costs more.
That's why we specialise. Our founder has worked in fire doors for 15 years, and the team brings more than 40 years of combined industry experience — quality, professional, compliant work, signed off properly the first time.
Founded by a qualified shopfitter and joiner — installations meet AS1905.1, the actual standard.
We'll tell you when a repair is fine and when a door needs replacing — clear advice your committee can act on.
Itemised, per-door quotes and insurance-grade reports your strata manager can table at the next meeting.
Biggera Waters based, owner-run — you always know who you're dealing with.
"Two other fire companies recommended repairing our recalled Korab doors. Ryan was the only one to advise us this would have been illegal — and went above and beyond giving the body corporate the information required."
"Element completed a full replacement of 42 of our room doors and several repairs on property. Always on time, work at a very high standard, and pricing extremely competitive to our other quotes."
"Ryan has replaced many of the fire doors in our building and the work is of a very high standard. Reliable and courteous — we'll continue to use Element for the rest of the doors."
Contract fire door installation and certification on new residential towers — installed and certified to AS1905.1 by a licensed fire door certifier, so the project reaches handover without a fire door defect list.
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CompletedTrusted on site by Hutchinson Builders, Tomkins, Aniko Group and Heran Building Group — repeat contract work across the Gold Coast's new residential towers.
Phone, email or the form below — every enquiry lands in our job system, so nothing gets missed and the owner reads each one personally.
Smaller jobs are quoted within 48 hours. Larger projects get a scheduled site inspection within 48 hours, then an itemised, per-door quote your committee can table at an AGM.
Work completed to AS1905.1 — tidy site, residents informed, one trade for doors, frames, hardware and sign-off.
QBCC-licensed compliance documentation issued — ready for insurers, auditors, committee minutes and the building's log book.
QLD — CoastalSurfers Paradise · Broadbeach · Burleigh · Southport · Robina · Coolangatta · Hope Island — based at Biggera Waters.
Gold Coast fire door services →QLD — MetroCBD · Fortitude Valley · South Brisbane · Newstead · West End · Chermside · Toowong · New Farm.
Brisbane fire door services →NSW — NorthTweed Heads · Kingscliff · Casuarina · Pottsville · Cabarita · Murwillumbah · Byron Bay.
Northern NSW fire door services →Can't see your question? Call 0405 783 032 — we'd rather give you a straight answer than have you guessing.
Under AS1851-2012 and the Queensland Development Code MP 6.1, hinged and pivoted fire doors must be inspected and maintained every six months — sliding fire doors quarterly. Separately, Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 requires the body corporate or occupier to complete an annual occupier's statement confirming all prescribed fire safety installations, fire doors included, have been maintained. In practice that means a six-monthly door service cycle feeding an annual compliance declaration. The exact scope depends on your building's classification and Fire Safety Schedule.
The body corporate is generally responsible for fire doors on common property — including unit entry doors that form part of the fire-separating construction. Lot owners are usually responsible for access and for not fitting non-compliant hardware. Check your by-laws and Fire Safety Schedule for specifics.
Usually earlier inspections missed defects, or the door gradually shifted out of tolerance as the building settled and hardware wore. A door that has "always been a bit gappy" may have been non-compliant for years before an inspector recorded it correctly.
Korab fire doors were recalled in 1999 due to non-compliance. Buildings constructed in the 1990s may still have them installed. They cannot legally be repaired — only replaced. An inspection will identify whether your building has any.
Fire doors manufactured before the mid-1980s sometimes contained asbestos cores. These can't be modified — even changing a lock — without risk, and removal must be handled by a licensed asbestos contractor. An inspection will flag any suspect doors.
Always. Every inspection comes with a written Record of Maintenance report listing every door, its compliance status, defects and recommended actions, plus a quotation for rectification work — insurance-grade, ready for committee minutes and inspections.
Ask for their QBCC licence number and verify it on the QBCC online register. Element's licence is #15008767 and is publicly searchable. Certification from an unlicensed party isn't valid for insurance purposes.
Phone, email, or the enquiry form — whatever's fastest for you. Every enquiry lands in our job system, and the owner reads each one personally.
No obligation — most enquiries answered the same day.