Fire Doors and Accessories

Is this acceptable? I always thought that fire door keep shut/closed signage should be visible on both sides of the door leaf. This was the only signage on the fire door on the leading edge of the door. unfortunately it will not let me upload an image.

I am involved in over-seeing a number of flat entrance door upgrades in older blocks (1950's-1970's) that have non-compliant (chain closer or self-closing hinges) or no self-closing device. Many of the residents to these blocks are elderly and I am finding that they struggle to open the door with an over-head BS EN 1154 compliant self-closing device. In some cases residents have been completely unable to open their front door even with a cam-assisted closer adjusted to the minimum setting. This is becoming a real problem especially where the drive is to enable people to remain independent in their own homes for longer. Power assisted door openers are obviously a great…

Hi There, I work in a building that was built approximately 20 years ago. The existing fire doors have intumescent strips and close automatically, but I cannot see any CE marks on the hinges, which lead me to think they are not fire rated. What are the legal requirements from the companies perspective? Do they need to upgrade all the hinges to comply with the law or as the doors are existing is this not needed until they are replaced?

Does it matter what size vision panels are on corridor/ stairwell doors or is there a regulation that states they need to be a certain size?

We have a fire shutter that activates via the alarm going off, have had it serviced regularly with no issues previously, and has been inspected during the recent FRA. A new company has taken the servicing contract, and has sent a quote through on the basis of the service visit for "fire shutter warning panels". This has never been raised previously, and I am struggling to find any relevant sections in any fire relegations. Can anyone shed any light on this, As I am at a loss as to whether this is required for a serving hatch. Thanks.

Good afternoon, We have come across 6 Doors on site which wasn't picked up by another company surveying the building. Doors have Fire Door signage and all smoke seals installed. O&M's have been provided for these 6 doors so can confirm all Non Fire Rated. (Stickers on top of door) These doors are 54mm thick and on an escape corridor on the Ground floor. Small office behind each door. Furthermore we have found another 34 doors that are the same but these do not have Stickers on the top confirming what door they are. There are no O&M's for these doors. Obviously the 6 doors would need changing to regain the certification across site. In regards to th…

I am looking for information on where best to source information on the various type of smoke seals on the market today and which would be condsidered acceptable on a fire door. I am aware of blade type seals and smoke brushes intregral to combined strips and seals but would appreciate if anyone could direct me to any other type of smoke seal that they may be familiar with through their work activities and their fitting to a fire door set or assembly. I know about the sticly on ones too but if anyone is familiar with a type of seal and supplier of that seal then I would appreciate your sharing with me.

When renovating a 3 storey house and putting in fire doors can a gap be left at the bottom of the door to allow for floor coverings to be added as I do not want to decide whether to have carpet or Karndean type flooring. I have been told that carpet or whatever has to be installed for the doors to pass Building Regs!

Hi all, Just looking for some advice Our management company has told us our flat front doors are no longer compliant and we have to change them. Flat was built 15 years ago and were compliant then. Can they force me to pay upwards of 2k to change our front door and all of the internal doors in the building?

Hi, I am upgrading my paneled doors to FD30 rating, but have no intumescent seals in the door sides. Can I paint these with the same intumescent paints to achieve a seal there in palce of using intumsecent strips? Any advice you could offer would be appreciated. Best, Jeff

We recently had fire safety remedial work carried out on an internal protected stairwell, which included replacing combustible push-open access doors with lockable fire doors, which open onto the stairwell and contain evac chairs on 2 levels (there are 5 levels in total including a basement). The doors only stay fully closed by being locked, with a FB key. The stairwell is now signed off by the contractors as 60 minute fire rating. I would like to keep the evac chairs in these 'access cupboards' without building another storage unit as recommended on our recent FRA - our stairwell is limited for space but we can't keep emergency chairs in locked storage for obvi…

Hi, I've recently been put a 1 day online fire door install course from work( I tried getting the 3 day course with 2 day workshop experience) but the course has left more wlquestions than answers. Im really struggling with the 2-4mm spacings. I can get the spacings all the way around the door just fine but when I fit the intumescent the doors won't shut. If I take more of the door there not to regs. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi All, Im after some help with a Yale smart keyless lock product code YD-01-CON-NOMOD-CH Is this lock fire rated as i cant find any stamp label or marking on the lock? And cant seem to find anything online contacted Yale with no response unfortnately Many thanks.

Can a Third party accredited door installer replace glazing on a fire door or does it have to be a certified glazing company? There is a fire door with no information and we have been told glass may not be fire rated and have been advised by a door inspector to replace glazing.

What are the requirements for fitting a fire door from a utility room in to a garage in a private property please. I have one just fitted by builders and I don't think they understand what the format is for fitting. Please confirm. Thank you v much

I have an entry fire door which closes with a double chain closer. The door closes very slowly and does not close completely. I have also noticed an intermittent "clunk" from the interior of the door about 10-20 seconds after the door has been closed. I'm guessing this could be the chain bunching up as the door closes, but would be grateful for any advice; particularly whether I should be tightening or loosening the adjusting screw on the frame plate on the right.

I have a 30 min fire door for a flat door that has a nightlatch installed. Is there anyway to make this latch fire compliant, for instance by fitting an intumescent fire door lock pack? Or is there an alternative lock that I can fit into the exisiting hole? Thank you for your help

I live in a small block of flats converted in 80s. We need new front fire doors fitted. The management company are saying they need new frames, the lott, over 2k a door. One fiat had the door done a few years ago to comply so it could be sold. It's just an fd30 internal fire door from what I can see, no new frame. I can do that my self, I'm a competent trade, it will cost me no more than £200. Surely that's OK and should be for all the flats? Tia

any help appreciated - as others have said regs are not clear..im not inclined to spends 100s or 1000s if we dont need to.. Q - will a fire door 43 mm thick be compliant - is there leeway on the 44mm rule...? What is the min a fire door must be thick ? Q - do flat front doors need checking every year ? can anybody perform the check or do you have to hire in 'fire door inspectors..'? thanks

Hi all, We thank you for reading our post. We have a fire inspection coming up in 5 days. When i did a fire door inspection today, the concealed door closers have been taken out. (This is going to sound bad but- they have been out the doors for over 5 years). Overhead closers have been fitted where required, and a concealed door closer in the cleaners cupboard. However, this means that the other fire doors have holes in them from the concealed door closers which have been removed. So my question is What can i use to fill the holes in the fire doors, Please relate to the pictures provided . I have found so far about: " To fill fire doors, y…

is there a tolerance in leaf thickness 44mm fd30 , + or - 1mm

I own a 2nd floor flat in a High Risk Building ( 7 storeys and 21 metres high ) and need to install a fire door within the flat between the inner hall of the flat and the kitchen/living area. In 2017/2018 when repairing water damage the internal fire door was removed and not replaced, however i now understand this makes it in breach of regulations. Plan is to re-instate the fire door ( FD30 with compatible seals and self closing mechanism etc ) , but can anyone comment on whether this work needs to be approved via the Building Safety Regulator or the local authority . I have been getting mixed messages. Some articles suggest that the work scope would be exempt f…

Does anyone have any info on Dryad Simplan door closers installed circa 1998? I have a site where they are installed to fire door sets, but they have no markings on the closers at all.

My fire door has just been inspected in high rise flats. There are a couple of gaps at the top and bottom of the door where a new lock has been fitted. Is there a type of fire resistant filler that I can use to rectify this, could I fill the gaps with an wood or would I need to repurchase the original lock and replace? I'm really looking for the cheapest option that would pass the next inspection. Also, would I need professional certification on any work that was carried out? Thanks!

Hi would a spy hole in a door with no information require a new door as the integrity has been compromised? The spy hole has also been installed 1200mm in the door which is low down. This is hospital door set which is a leaf & half and double acting. The half leaf has a lock at the top which we are unable to open as no one has a key. Is a lock of this sort allowed on the half leaf.?