Fire Doors and Accessories

I have changed my spy hole to a camera not drilled it or made it any bigger not altered it in anyway does it affect the fire regulations in anyway, thank you

Hi, In my work place the door on each level has a FD60 leading to the staircase which has Georgian wire glass panel but no intumescent around the glass. The door has no information & the door inspector has flagged this up but not recommended a way to resolve this. Would a new door set be needed or can we put fire rated glass & intumescent around?

Is the door closer Modric 9156A fire rated? I can’t find any details on it. It has BS 6459 printed on it.

Hi, I need to install a door closer that conforms to BS EN 1154 but the fire door itself is small and opens to an under stairs cupboard with limited room, so a typical overhead isn’t an option. So far I can only find the Astra 4000 series which, I think, conforms to this standard. Is this correct? Any other closers that I could be looking at? Any help/advice appreciated! Kim

Can you advise the best way to provide 30min fire protection to doors with stain-glass panels in them. Possibly Pyro glass, but how to install?

A recent door inspection in our building found that the glazing apertures were bigger than the test evidence data stated when they were installed a couple of years ago. The door inspector failed them & suggested new door set? Are new door sets required?

How do you catch a 2 way swinging door........

I would welcome some advice about doors and door closers in our house. We have just moved to a house built in 1906. The loft was converted about 15 years ago. There is a fire door leading to the loft room. All the other doors - ie habitable rooms leading off the main escape route are stripped, traditional doors. Two questions. First: should the stripped doors have (concealed) closers for fire reg and/or insurance purposes? Second: should the stripped doors be replaced with fire doors? The conversion was subject to planning permission and building reg clearance at the time, so we assume it was right at the time - but have regs changed? At the moment, I am more…

Having a blank moment. Got some fire doors from a company called Todd and the doors dont have any fire stickers on. Is this ok if there is a general fire certification document instead?

Hi there, I have some questiones about fire door infill. Hope someone can give me question. 1. What kind material will infill in fire door? 2. Does British have standard for these material? If yes, where I can find the document? 3. Does anyone hear about in EU or UK they use perlite mix with other material to infil fire door?

Hi can you advise if 1 Inch door stops mitigate the risk from excessive gaps at the top and sides of FD30S fire doors ?

Does it matter if the hinges on a fire door are different make but same dimensions? 2 of the hinges are R&T & the other hinge is enduromax.

Hi Tom, thanks for the useful advice. I am in a three story new build and have fire doors on the ground floor dining room and lounge. I would like to remove the two internal partition walls to make the lounge and dining room open plan to the hallway and base of the stairs. Would this be allowed?

Is door closure the same as door closer? Maybe the first one is British and the second American? Some instructions I saw: Do not wedge open fire doors or tamper with door closures, and do not block doorways ... So what means to tamper with door closures? Thanks in advance.

Can our on site maintenance team work on fire doors? We have carpenters with several years experience. We have issues such as fire doors unable to close on release from their holdback because they get stuck on the floor. Could they , for instance, take a mm off of the bottom of the door so that it can close as its better than it not closing at all at the moment. We have a large amount of fire doors in our buildings and we are changing the door sets that are beyond repair, but due to financial restraints we cannot change them all.

A fire door in our office has a 6mm gap on the hinge side & 3- 3.5mm on the closing side. What is the best way to reduce the gap on hinge side to get 3-4mm.

Are plug in hold opens allowed on fire doors?

A door survey of the hospital also picked up on the lift off door hinges which have had washers put in between ( to Jack the door up). Would we need to renew the hinges or do the manufacturers of the hinges do any kind of washers(or is this not allowed).

What is the best option to do on a smoke seal fire door when the threshold gap is 5mm. The doors in question are hospital corridor doors & the doors are from the 90’s & the company have gone bust so unable to speak to the manufacturer. External DDS would just get damaged. Any ideas would be much appreciated as the door survey we had done picked up on it.

Hi, Is there any regulations that state where a thumb turn lock is needed. A riser cupboard at my work place is large enough to walk into it & if any work is being done in there it can be locked and if someone was in there they would have no way of getting out. As I do the maintenance around the building I have raised this query with my manager but nothing as been done.

Hi, Is there any specific guidance relating to maintenance intervals for fire doors in new buildings under 1 year old?

Hi, If a corridor double door set is permanently held open by magnetic hold open devices what signage should they have AFDKC or FDKS? Thanks

The corridor and several doors off the escape route corridors have gaps exceeding 3mm however, it is not possible to replace them due to the building listing. The doors have very deep rebates and I have been told that this will be sufficient to restrict the passage of smoke. Is this correct

Good Morning, I have recently purchased a 1990s 3 storey town house which has fire doors throughout and I am in the process of redecorating and want to replace the tired brass effect door furniture and hinges with new polished chrome. I have bought some CE approved fire door tubular latches and have sourced some new handles but am struggling to find the equivalent door hinges. they look like a standard 100mm door hinge with no markings on them and they are 1mm thick. The nearest fire door hinges I can find are 2mm thick and have different hole positions to the original. Am I ok to fit these newer ones, it would mean taking off 1mm from the frame, or can I u…

Can a oversized fire door frame be modified by adding 20mm to the hinge side using a separate new door frame to allow a 27” fire door to be installed? All would be glued and screwed to seal.