Fire Doors and Accessories

I have a boiler room, housing an oil fire boiler and the only door in or out is a single, exterior door (there are no internal doors). The walls and any protrusions have been fire stopped. Does the exterior door need to be fire rated? I am in Guernsey

In our office we have metal fire doors that I can only describe as a large looking loft hatch style door. They are fire rated as they have a label but the fire door label/signage is on the edge of the door so it can’t be seen until door leaf is open. Is this allowed or should there be signage on face of the door. The door can not close fully unless locked.

Hi everyone, From my understanding fire doors need to be installed with tightly packed mineral wool with intumescent sealant on both sides between the door frame and opening to meet building regulations. However, was this required in 2001? My fire doors were fitted during this time and there appears to be a gap between the door and the opening - we are trying to understand whether this was a mistake by the contractor at the time of construction. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, if a steel door set doesn’t have a label or any information about the door should it be renewed? The doors are in a basement.

We have a garage personal door leading to the garden, not a fire door. We propose to build a conservatory off this garage which will have doors to the garden and also into the house via the existing back door. As the conservatory is not "habitable space" do i need a fire door at all? The back door is not the sole means of escape from the room it leads off of. TIA

Do I need to fir a threshold to the door frame between the garage and house

Hi, I live in a 1990s 3 storey town house and am looking to replace the door latches, locks and hinges as they are tired and discoloured. On inspection there are no intumescent pads under the hinges, latches etc. Do I need to fit any with the new door furniture to comply with current regulations? Many thanks, Nick.

Hi, Has anyone ever heard of a written fire door inspection protocol?

Hi, I have read through the approved Fire Safety guideline documents, but had some further questions. I want to acquire a fire door (FD30) to meet the 30 minutes fire resistance based on the existing guidelines, but I would like to ensure that I have understood the guidelines properly. The guidelines appear to suggest that: - Flats on the ground floor do not require fire doors. Flats that are on an upper floor that is below 4.5 m do not need fire doors, if the habitable rooms have a means of escape through an external door or escape window. Flats located on an upper floor above 4.5 m will need fire doors between the habitable rooms a…

I have just inspected a fire door and the lock is the wrong size it is 250 x 20 its longer than the specified 150 x 20 stated in the test certificate.Should the door be replaced with the correct size lock ?

Hello, I've spent the last few days trying to educate myself on fire door regulations, this site/forum has been a great help. From what I have read I have a few concerns regarding the newly converted apartment we purchased in April 2021, that is within a grade 2* listed mill. We have an entrance lobby area within our apartment that has access to the lift. There is a fire door between the lift doors and the lobby, the front door is a fire door, then we have double fire doors from the apartment lobby to the main part of the living space (open plan kitchen/living room). There are sprinklers fitted in this lobby area. The double doors have magnetic holds…

For older properties there are often no fire strategy drawings available that detail the protected zones, locations of fire doors and the necessary fire resistance etc. What is the general approach in this case for fire door inspectors? For example if the inspector comes across a door do they just make a determination on if the door is a nominal fire door (in absence of any signs of certification labels) based on the door make-up (leaf width, hinges, presence of intumescent strips, door closers etc)? I have also come across doors that appear to be fire doors where if you then look above the (non fire resistant) suspended ceiling there is no compartmentation to the wa…

Hi, I have come across and interesting fire door. Its a vintage steel fire door dated 1963 situated in a plant room that leads to a water tank room. My question is, would this steel door meet todays fire regulations or would this need to be replaced? Thanks

Sack truck wheel damaged edge of door from hinge side to front of door.. more so to front size of 50p.. can this be repaired and with what plz?

Hi , in my building built in 2000 there is quite a few timber fire doors in steel frames with no information on them. A door inspector has picked up some faults on them but not mentioned this configuration. I read that timber doors in steel frames might not be compatible so test evidence should be checked. As there is no information on these doors should it be a new doorset as no details can be confirmed.

Good afternoon, I have a query regarding the BM Trada ARTs. Can one who is not affiliated with BM Trada refer to the Accepted Repair Techniques/wording within a report/inspection, for example; If a fire door identified via a BM Trada plug has incorrect gaps, can one make comment stating "Doorset has incorrect gaps due either to installation, or movement of the frame" with the recommended remedial action as "Remediate as per ART 09 - Loosen or remove the fixings, re-pack the frame and re-fix to the surround. Re–seal the void behind the frame with proven proprietary fire stopping material which is suitable..." etc Where Q-Mark doors are installed, it wou…

We are planning to convert our garage. Currently we have a fire door into the garage as it’s attached to the side of our house and can be accessed through the kitchen. However, we plan to convert the garage into an office. Does this mean we will not need it to be a fire door anymore as it will no longer be a garage but will be a habitable space as part of the home?

Hello everyone. I'm struggling with reducing the gaps under our fire doors and would really like some advice on what we can do to make us compliant. The building I'm responsible for is a 19th Century Manor house and with old buildings the floors are not flat and often slope. We have one door for example that has a gap of 10mm one side & 30mm, however as the floor slopes, if I added a strip to the door it would prevent the door from fully opening as it would get caught on the floor. Has anyone had experience with old buildings & come suggest a solution for the above?

Hi all, We have just ad a motorised opening FD30S fire door. It has a threshold drop down seal fitted. However, the gap at one corner is approximately 4mm and the corner it reaches 10mm+ Should the drop down seal just brush along the carpet? Thank you all

Hi all, hoping to have finally found the place to answer my question :) I have a garage which is part of the house (IE under other rooms) . I want to insulate the single skin metal door, as it gets extremely cold in there and we use it regularly. So, a couple of questions if anyone can help: 1) Does this garage door insulation actually need to be fireproof if there is already a fire door between the garage and the house?2) Assuming it does, does anyone know of any cost effective Class 0 or class 1 insulation which would be suitable? The only thing i've seen which fits the bill is superfoil SNFC, but it only comes in 8M rolls , might be too thick, and has …

Hello I own and live in the ground floor flat in an Edwardian conversion on a long lease (200 years plus) there are 2 flats upstairs. I have a fire door as my flat door. The shared hallway and stairs will need to be used for the upstairs flats to go to the street past my flat. The mid floor landing and the ground floor has coat pegs on the wall and neatly stored shoe racks which don't obstruct the access. One flat says it does. Lease doesn't say anything beyond keeping it tidy and in good condition which it is. We now have the RTM from December so assuming the buildings insurance will detail keeping a hallway clear but as things are neatly stored away and there is a…

Evening all, looking for a bit of advice if possible. I am fairly new to carrying out Fire Door Inspections and have came across a situation today where in a care home there are various nominal corridor doors with side panels fitted with georgian wired glass installed. The only markings they have are BS6206 B/F which I understand is only showing its Impact rating? There are no fire rating etchings on the glass. Would these be passed as long no damage to the glass?

Hi there, Very sorry if this has been covered before, couldn't find anything in the search. Could anyone give a definite answer on an issue I'm currently facing please? My wife and I have recently moved into a new build, 4 bedroom, 3 storey home. We had a 'professional snagging company' in to survey the house given the shoddy workmanship on our last new home. In this report they picked up that the intumescent seals were missing from all required door frames and reported that it must be recitifed ASAP. We have FD30 doors and hinges fitted throughout the house but after speaking to the manufacturer of the doors (Jeld-Wen) they advised me that the doors are on…

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Hey, does anyone have any advice about updating oak doors to fire doors?