Many Queensland homeowners are realising the convenience of well-chosen patio roofing. In this blog, Frank’s Home Decor Centre guides you through the process of selecting the perfect insulated patio roof that meets your style preferences whilst protecting you from the weather.

Choosing the Right Material

The patio roofing material you choose plays a pivotal role in determining your patio’s overall design, utility and longevity. Here, we delve into some popular insulated patio roof materials that discerning Australian homeowners choose:

1. Aluminium: A budget-friendly choice that promises durability and ease of installation. Its resistance to rust and corrosion makes it a long-lasting option.
2. Polycarbonate: Lightweight and known for its impact resistance, this material is a favourite for those seeking a blend of style and durability. It comes in a range of colours and styles to match your home’s aesthetic.
3. Wood: Wood should be your go-to if you are aiming for a classic, warm vibe. Though it requires regular upkeep to prevent decay, its natural beauty is unparalleled.
4. Fabric: Available in various colours and patterns, including water-resistant varieties, fabric roofing is a versatile, affordable and easy-to-install option.

Types of Patio Roofs

Patio roofs can be of many different types, each with its advantages, such as:

1. Pergolas: Offering a classic look, pergolas can be customised with different types of wood and stains, so you can enjoy the sun while still ensuring some shade.
2. Retractable Awnings: If flexibility is important to you, retractable awnings may be the best choice; these come in various colours, styles and materials, and you can control the degree of shade.
3. Louvred Roofs: Ideal for all seasons, you can easily control shade and ventilation, to adapt to different weather conditions.
4. Tensile Fabric Structures: A modern and chic option, these structures incorporate a flexible membrane stretched over a frame, creating a unique design whilst allowing natural light to filter through.

Dial 07 4124 4985 or contact us online to connect with Frank’s Home Decor Centre and explore our fine selection of patio roofs.

If you are considering a stylish yet practical upgrade to your outdoor space, a folding arm awning might be the perfect solution. In this blog, Frank’s Home Decor Centre unfolds the myriad benefits and features of outdoor awnings. Contact us to discuss how we can help ensure that your next home improvement project seamlessly combines both style and function.

Everything You Need to Know About Outdoor Awnings

What are Outdoor Awnings?

Also known as retractable awnings, outdoor awnings are a unique type of awning that can be extended to provide shade and then retracted to protect them from the rain, helping them last much longer than static awnings.

What are the Benefits?

A folding arm awning offers the following benefits:

• Temperature Control: These awnings are excellent at reducing indoor temperatures. They do so by deflecting sunlight and heat away from your windows, making them a cost-effective solution to keep your home cool.
• Better Outdoor Experience: Create a comfortable outdoor space to enjoy your garden or dining area without the harsh Summer sun.
• Furniture Protection: Protect your outdoor furniture from constant exposure to UV rays, which can cause brittleness and fading.
• Extended Living Space: Awnings can extend your living space, creating a comfortable outdoor area where you can relax, dine and entertain guests.

Motorisation and Diverse Styles

One of the standout features of folding arm awnings is the option for motorisation, allowing for easy control through your smartphone or voice-controlled devices like Google Home or Alexa. These awnings are also available in a variety of colours, styles and high-quality fabrics.

Factors to Consider When Choosing Folding Arm Awnings

When installing outdoor awnings in Hervey Bay, it’s essential to consider the weather conditions. While these awnings are somewhat water-resistant, it is advisable to retract them during rain and strong winds to prevent damage and ensure a longer lifespan.

Give Frank’s Home Decor Centre a ring on 07 4124 4985 and create a vibrant, comfortable, stylish outdoor sanctuary in your garden.

Imagine a Sunday morning when you step out with a cup of coffee, ready to enjoy a quiet moment before the day unfolds. As you settle into your favourite outdoor spot, you appreciate the peace and privacy your outdoor shutters provide. You realise this isn’t just an addition to your home; it’s an upgrade to your lifestyle.

Join Frank’s Home Decor Centre as we explore the benefits of installing outdoor shutters in Hervey Bay, and the critical factors to consider when choosing the perfect shutters for your home.

Benefits of Outdoor Shutters

Enhanced Privacy

Outdoor shutters are an excellent solution for homeowners seeking to enhance their privacy. These shutters allow you to control how much of your home is visible to neighbours and passers-by, ensuring your home is as private as you wish.

Improved Energy Efficiency

Significantly improve your home’s energy efficiency by installing outdoor shutters. Providing an extra layer of insulation, shutters help to keep your home cool in summer and warm in winter, reducing your energy bills.

Aesthetic Appeal

Outdoor shutters in Hervey Bay improve the look of your home and add convenience. With various styles and finishes available, you can choose shutters that complement your home’s architectural style.

Considerations When Choosing Outdoor Shutters

Material

The choice of material is a crucial factor of outdoor shutters. Depending on your preference and the climatic conditions, you can opt for wood, aluminium or vinyl shutters.

Style

Outdoor shutters come in various styles, including plantation, louvred and Bahama shutters. We recommend that you choose a style that complements both your taste in furniture and the architecture of your home.

Customisation

At Frank’s Home Decor Centre, we offer products that cater to your unique needs. Consider the customisation options such as motorised, waterproof and many more to ensure your outdoor shutters meet your needs.

Call 07 4124 4985 to speak to Frank’s Home Decor Centre experts and explore the best outdoor shutters in Hervey Bay.

Have you ever considered the impact of a well-designed carport on the overall look and feel of your home? A carport serves as a shelter for your vehicle and an extension of your Queensland home. In this blog, Frank’s Home Decor Centre delves deep into the world of different carport designs available from our base in Hervey Bay. Whether revamping or building a new space, our selection of carport designs will inspire you.

Fundamental Features of Carports

Durability & Strength

Carport designs are all about longevity and durability. With the right patio roofing, you can ensure that your carport withstands the test of time, protecting your vehicle with aesthetics that enhance your home’s curb appeal.

Versatility in Design

Carports offer a range of styles to suit different home architectures. Whether you prefer a traditional or a modern aesthetic, we have a style that will fit perfectly with your home.

Ease of Maintenance

One of the advantages of carports is the ease of maintenance. With quality materials and craftsmanship, your carport can retain its beauty with minimal upkeep.

Popular Carport Designs in Hervey Bay

Modern & Minimalistic

Modern minimalistic carport designs are all the rage these days. With sleek lines, neutral colour palettes and a focus on usability, these designs seamlessly blend with contemporary homes, enhancing their appeal.

Traditional Elegance

We also have elegant and charming carport designs for those who prefer traditional styles. These designs often feature ornate details, warm tones and a harmonious blend of natural materials. Coupled with the right patio roofing, these carports will be a welcoming entrance to your home.

Customised Creations

Our team of experienced designers and craftsmen can help you create customised carport designs in Hervey Bay. Whether you want a blend of modern and traditional elements or a completely unique design, we’ll work with you to bring your vision to life.

Ready to transform your home with stunning carport designs? Fill out our online contact form or call Frank’s Home Decor Centre on 07 4124 4985.

Your security door is one of the first things that a visitor sees when they visit your house. An attractive security door can enhance your home’s curb appeal as well as protect your home from unwanted intruders, assisted by your security screens and security windows. In this post, we discuss the best features of a security screen door from Frank’s Home Décor Centre and why you should get one for your home in Queensland.

Security with a Crimsafe Screen Door

A security door is your first defence against housebreakers. Our Crimsafe screen door features secure non-removeable hinges and strong aluminium frames. It is reinforced with stainless steel mesh that can’t be pried or slashed open. Install a security door to deter prospective housebreakers and it will provide you with long lasting security and durability for years to come.

Screen Doors Offer Privacy

Security screens offer privacy when your security door is open. They allow air to circulate from outdoors, whilst giving you the privacy of a mesh screen that provides concealment to passers-by on the street.

Screen Doors Offer Natural Light and Ventilation

A screen door can enhance the lighting in your home by allowing you to open your front door and let in more light and circulate air from outdoors. Light energises your living spaces and air ventilation helps to prevent stale or hot air from lingering in your home. Your security screen will ensure that no unwanted guests can enter whilst your front door is open.

Screen Doors Keep Out Insects

A security screen is a perfect defence against Australia’s most common flying and crawling nuisances, insects. Protect your household from flies, mosquitoes, and the crawling bugs, spiders and cockroaches that can slip in when you leave your doors wide open.

Contact us here at Frank’s Home Décor Centre to find out more about installing security doors, security screens and security windows for your Queensland home. Call us on 07 4124 4985 today.

Awnings overhang from buildings and roofs to offer shade and weather protection from the elements. They can take the form of louvre awnings, canopies or retractable shades. Awnings from Frank’s Home Décor Centre can offer sun and weather protection for your indoor furnishings. They may save you as much as 25% off your Queensland energy bills by reducing your heating and cooling costs. In this post, we list the different types of outdoor awnings available on the Australian market.

Awnings of Different Materials

Awnings can be made from various materials. Frank’s Home Décor Centre specialises in waterproof canvas, aluminium and fabric awnings. Our natural canvas and fabric awnings are tough and offer excellent sun protection, providing large areas of shade and effective water-resistance.

For locations that experience excessive wetness, we suggest waterproof canvas or aluminium awnings. Aluminium awnings are a great solution for locations that experience a lot of wind and rain, including coastal areas. Our treated powder coated aluminium awnings are:

• Corrosion and rust resistant
• Low maintenance
• Long lasting

Folding Arm Awning System

A folding arm awning is an adjustable system that retracts back into the wall when not in use. It uses extendable arms to offer the maximum projection. It can be adjusted automatically with a motorised push button control, or a cost-effective manual crank. The pitch is also adjustable. When fully projected, folding arm awnings offer great protection against the elements.

Canopy Awnings

Canopy awnings are often used for commercial premises and are made from rigid steel panels with powder coated components. They are ideal for buildings that don’t have an overhanging roof and can offer your premises shade and insulation against the hot Queensland sun. Metal canopy awnings are low maintenance, cost-effective and durable.

Louvre Awnings

Light and durable louvre awnings drop down from your roof to provide shade, privacy and weather protection. Your louvre awnings can be fixed, or adjustable with angled blades to filter the sun and control the air flow. The adjustable variety can be operated interally with winder controls.

Zipscreen Awnings

Zipscreen awnings can retract up and down along fitted aluminium tracks. They are a great solution to retain views from your large windows when they are fitted with screen mesh fabrics. Zipscreen awnings can protect against the sun and can be optimised with optional extras such as automation, sun and wind sensors and a remote controller.

Contact us here at Frank’s Home Décor Centre to order outdoor awnings and security screens for your home or business. Call 07 4124 4985 today.

Plantation shutters are a stylish and popular window covering for the interior or exterior of your home. The clean modern lines suit a variety of contemporary and traditional homes and offer great curb appeal. The aluminium shades feature adjustable horizontal blades set into panels that can be angled to control light, privacy and airflow in your home. Frank’s Home Décor Centre offers plantation shutter systems in PVC or aluminium for Queensland homes.

Why Install Plantation Shutters in Your Home?

Plantation shutters are easy to clean and maintain, which makes them great for the home and ideal for people with allergies. They can be used in most rooms and do well in moist areas, such as bathrooms or kitchens.

PVC and aluminium exterior and interior shutters are moisture resistant and offer UV protection for your furnishings, shielding them from sun and weather damage. They use no cords or bindings, which makes them safe for children and pets. Installing plantation shutters may help to reduce up to 40% of external noise and heat in your room, offering significant savings to your cooling bills.

PVC Shutter Features

Frank’s Home Décor Centre supplies interal PVC shutters. Our PVC shutters are made of a high-quality plastic composite and include a frame (rails, stiles and joinery) that is reinforced by aluminium. Our PVC plantation shutter is made from recycled materials and offers insulating properties, making it an eco-friendly window treatment.

PVC shutters are long wearing and durable and won’t crack or warp. They are 100% waterproof. Our PVC shutters are suitable for indoor.

Aluminium Plantation Shutter Features

Our aluminium outdoor and indoor shutters bring a resort holiday aesthetic to your urban or coastal home. Created from rust and corrosion resistant aluminium, making them suitable for coastal locations, where moisture and corrosive salt air is ever present. The blades of our aluminium plantation shutters can be opened and closed to control the privacy, shade and air flow in your home and alfresco areas.

Our supplier offers a 10-year warranty on our PVC and aluminium indoor and outdoor shutter systems.

Contact us online to enquire about our range of attractive and contemporary plantation shutters and internal blinds for your Queensland home. Call 07 4124 4985 today.

Choosing the right style of blinds can add stunning contemporary appeal to your home. Modern blinds, such as venetian, vertical or zipscreen blinds, planel gliders and roller blinds can complement a variety of different spaces in unique ways. In this post, Frank’s Home Décor Centre offers our top tips for selecting the right blinds for your Queensland home.

Aluminium or Timber Venetian Blinds

Classic venetian blinds are inexpensive, reliable and easy to install. They come in a large selection of colours and are available in powder coated aluminium or timber finishes. The timber finishes include:

• Basswood
• Western Red Cedar
• Fashion Wood
• Timbalook

Timber venetian blinds add natural warm tones to your home, whilst the aluminium blinds come in a wide selection of modern designer colours.

Venetian blinds feature adjustable horizontal blades that allow selective control over your privacy and the amount of sunlight in your home. They are suitable for sunny rooms and large entertaining spaces.

For outdoor use, plantation shutters can provide temperature and air regulating benefits. To learn more about plantation shutters, visit our store or give us a call today.

Vertical Blinds

Vertical blinds have the light control and privacy control benefits of venetian blinds in a vertical format. They are available in a variety of quality fabric colours and textures. Our vertical blinds can be manually operated. They are most suitable for floor to roof sized windows.

Zipscreen Blinds

Sized for your window, zipscreen blinds offer screening for your home and precise manual or motorised opening along an aluminium track. They are great for external verandahs, patio areas of your home and can be rolled down for privacy and shade.

Roller Blinds

Roller blinds are a simple and robust window solution. They come in day/night sets that offer a blackout blind you can unfurl at night, and a sheer curtain that lets in diffused daylight.

Panel Blinds

Panel blinds are wide style vertical panel blinds that are suitable for floor to ceiling windows and houses with sliding French doors. The vertical panels can be slid across to allow openings for doorways.

To choose the right blinds for your home, visit Frank’s Home Décor Centre in Queensland or contact one of our team on 07 4124 4985.

Plantation shutters are designed to offer shade and control the airflow in your home. They provide a barrier to keep out strong wind, rain, heat and cold. Shutters also provide extra security against intruders. Outdoor shutter systems from Frank’s Home Décor Centre are designed to withstand the harshest elements of Queensland’s climate. We only install the best quality aluminium or PVC composite plantation shutter systems in Queensland. They look great and can protect your home for years to come.

Quality Materials

PVC Plantation shutters are made of a high-quality durable plastic compound. They will look good for years to come and won’t crack or split from exposure to the elements. PVC shutters are resistant to rot, mould, termites and corrosion. They feature aluminium-reinforced stiles, rails and joining technology to increase strength and reduce sagging.

Our aluminium shutters are durable long-lasting shutters. They feature opening and closing blades of extruded aluminium for strength. The powder-coated aluminium is treated to make it resistant to rust and corrosion.

Outdoor Plantation Shutter Maintenance

To maintain our quality aluminium or shutters, we recommend that you:

• Clean your shutters with soap and sponge regularly. You can also use a polish and anti-static spray for the best results.

Environmental Conditions

It is important to regularly clean your shutters if you live in areas with challenging climate conditions. Our marine-grade aluminium shutters are treated and powder coated for high resistance to rust and corrosion. They are excellent in coastal areas. Highly industrialised areas and dusty locations may require more frequent cleaning if you notice the effects of smog or dust appearing.

Warranties

Our supplier offers ten-year warranties on the construction of our outdoor shutters. Under the best conditions with regular maintenance, your plantation shutter systems could last for decades to come.

Call or contact Frank’s Home Decor Centre on 07 4124 4985 to enquire about PVC or aluminium shutters and indoor blinds in Queensland.

Patio, veranda, pergola or lean to? How do these great outdoor options differ? In this post, Frank’s Home Décor Centre discusses the difference between patios, pergolas, verandas and lean-tos. We also consider whether patio roofing is right for your Queensland home.

To learn more about what we offer Queensland residents, or to purchase an insulated patio roof, contact us now!

Patios and Pergolas

Patios and pergolas are popular alfresco areas. A patio is a waterproof roofed area outside the back door, which is used as an outdoor living space. Patios are often furnished with an outdoor table and chairs.

Pergolas, by contrast, are usually timber or aluminium structures designed for climbing plants that create shade in the garden. A pergola is an attached or free-standing frame in the garden with an open roof.

Whilst patios are often seen as extensions to the house, pergolas are designed to fit in with your garden and landscaping design.

Verandas, Lean-Tos and Carport Designs

Verandas are outdoor areas adjacent to the house that transition your home from the inside to the outside. Verandas are often longer spaces that offer shade and feature closed roofing. Many Australian verandas feature timber decking and railings.

Lean-tos refer to smaller subsidiary structures that appear to lean on or be supported by the house. They may be a greenhouse or a shed with a mono pitch roof that is built as an extension of the house. A lean-to may also be a pitched roofing structure, such as what is used in carport designs, featuring no open sides and no walls.

Choose Your Patio Roofing: Single Skin or Insulated Patio Roofing

As we add new features to our patios, such as insulated patio roofing and room enclosures, we extend the definition of the patio and the possibilities for patio living. Adding these additions can create extra lifestyle spaces to entertain your family and add value to your home.

If you opt for insulated roofing, you can also benefit from great energy savings on the costs of your heating and cooling bills.

Contact Frank’s Home Decor Centre for help when choosing or installing your perfect patio roofing in Queensland.