Supplier Focus - Ramsauer Sealants

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Timber has been a key part of creating living spaces for millennia. It is a material that breathes and responds to its environment, but inhospitable weather and swings in temperature can affect its composition. It requires sealants that will adjust to this transformation while also being able to provide a lasting bond. Introducing Ramsauer: Their work goes back more than 150 years to the strenuous job of mining chalk from the Salzburg alps and creating putty for glazing, which Ramsauer have developed step by step into a wide-ranging, tried-and-tested product range of 250+ products for sealing, bonding and assembling. Products

Aluminium Clad Entrance Doors

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Curb appeal is not the only reason to have your entrance door custom made by Paarhammer. The low maintenance of aluminium clad timber doors, together with high security, high sound protection and high energy efficiency are reasons why these doors have become a bestseller. Custom-made in Australia with the warmth of timber on the inside, these doors feature a powdercoated aluminium exterior in a wide range of colours. The timber interior is spray-painted or stained with low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) to a colour of your choice. Several configurations are available like a single door, double doors, with 1 sidelight

Supplier Focus – ADLER Coatings

Friday, February 13, 2026

Paarhammer has long-term relationships with our suppliers of timber, glass, hardware, coatings, and more. These suppliers are chosen not only for the quality of their products but also for their sustainability and company values, as well as their ongoing innovation and support. ADLER has been the supplier of choice for Paarhammer’s surface finishes since the 1990s. Coatings for window and door frames The story of ADLER Coatings began in 1934 in Tyrol, Austria, when the founder bought a small paint shop. The company today is still a family business steeped in tradition but forward-looking, headed in its third generation, with 730 employees

Certification of Timbers

Monday, October 27, 2025

Australia has access to various International and internal timber supply chains such as FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council), PEFC (Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification), and AFCS (Australian Forest Certification Scheme). Certifications by these bodies ensures traceability of certified products through the downstream supply chains. Timber from responsibly-managed forests or plantations are environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable. A certification, granted by such independent bodies, guarantees that the wood is sourced sustainably and that forests are protected, wildlife habitats are preserved, and workers receive fair wages and safe conditions. It also means the timber is not from illegal logging operations. Forest

Paarhammer's Wood-Alu Range

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Internal comfort and warmth with low maintenance is Paarhammer’s Wood-Alu Range. It is a great choice for homes and buildings looking for easy care of external aluminium with the benefits of the aesthetic and high energy efficiency of timber inside the home. Cladding Aluminum cladding, which has been powder-coated in your choice of colour is used to clad or cover the external timber frame of windows and doors. This means there is a significant decrease in maintenance, as the aluminum requires little upkeep.The window frame design optimizes energy efficiency through the use of timber, which inherently provides superior thermal insulation. The aluminium

Dual Colour

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Paarhammer offers a wide range of paints and stains to choose from when selecting the colour of your windows and doors. Using low VOC paints, your window frames are spray-painted by our robot ‘Francesco’ in a state-of-the-art spray-painting area.Offered as well is the option to have dual colour products. This means the internal timber frame is finished in a different colour to the external frame. This can be done with solid colours or stains.For instance, common dual colours could be a natural finish on the inside with a solid colour on the outside, or a more dramatic approach of white

Critical Documents to request from Window Supplier

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Windows and doors must comply with several Australian Standards, and your window supplier must prove that they do. There is a real risk to architects and builders by falsified or non-existing test reports or the quoting of a different Standard. Australian Standards: AS 1288 Glass in Buildings - selection & Installation AS 2047 Windows and external glazed doors in buildings AS 4055 Wind loads for housing AS 3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas NCC – National Construction Code - 2019 Commercial NCC – National Construction Code - 2022 Residential Performance Tests: Under AS 2047, windows made from timber, aluminium,