Fire Doors and Accessories

Hi I have a 3 storey house which is being renovated, new roof, rear extension, bathrooms etc. It's an old Victorian house and has always been 3 storey. Part of the renovation involves moving the two staircases which lead from the 1st to 2nd floors. Are we required to fit fire doors to all habitable rooms leading off the exit route from the house? Thanks

Hi, I live in a three storey building in HAckney. My landlord is a housing association. We had the building painted about 9 months ago and the painters removed signs on the doors in the middle of the long corridors on each floor that read "fire doors". These doors have magnetic attachments to close them. The painters did not reattach the "fire door" signs on these doors; the are half way down the corridor and lead to the fire exit at the rear of the building; I have complained to the property manager that these were previously marked as fire doors and need to be closed to comparmentalise a fire, if one happens and protect access to the fire exit. She is now saying that it…

I'm just enquiring if it is a legal requirement for me to have fire doors in my home . I live on the 1st floor of a maisonette, there are already fire doors on every room, 2 of which need replacing as the handles had gone and due to the council not repairing them they are now broken where my children have shut themselves in. The council have made me wait at least 6 months as they keep sending people out to measure for the doors and then cancelling the appointments. I got cross with them today and have now been told that it's not a legal requirement to have firedoors. I'm confused. Oh, there is no fire escape on my property either. I hope you can help

Hi, I'd like to know if there are restrictions on the sort of handle I can use on a fire door. The handle in question is screwed on, and made of aluminium. Also, can I bolt the handle on? ie. drill through the door for the bolts, the bolts would be covered by an existing brass plate on the inside of the door (restaurant kitchen - door leads to hallway). Thanks

Hi can you help please. I work in the care industry as a property manager and wish to confirm the protocols for a subsequent fit of spy glass in a client's bedroom door. So long as these are fire rated can these be self fit or do they require professional fit and certification. I would have thought the latter. Can you also confirm the max base gap allowed under a fire door.....Can it be up to 10mm. regards Kevin

Hi I live in a retirement home with my wife. We have a ground floor 1 bedroom flat with 3hr fire doors with closures fitted. Our front door opens onto a corridor. My only concern is the patio doors. These open into the gardens but the doors open inward. My worry is if there is a fire or accident and fall in front of these doors. People will not be able to open them. The block of flats are about 18 years old. Is there any rule stating which way the patios should open

Good afternoon all, in a small office building I wish to change the layout slightly and add another fire door. My question is, with the existing door near to the corner and this opening up against the wall where I want to install my new door, is there a minimum distance they need to be apart, so as to function correctly and so that people leaving through the doors don’t bump into each other. Does it make a difference what way the doors open. I realise the new door would have to be at least clear of the existing opening door leaf but does it need to be further.If there is, where is the measurement taken from/to. Hope that makes sense.Many thanks.

Good morning, In a small office block there is a fire door leading onto a stairwell. This door opens out and is located towards the corner of the stairwell. If I want to rejig the layout of the floor and put another door in the wall where the existing door opens onto, what is the minimum distance along that wall from the existing door will the new one have to be. Many thanks

I live I a converted building containg 3 flats. One of the leaseholders advised he has had a fire door fitted but it appears to be a second-hand door with a piece added (around 4 inches) to the bottom of the door! It us very obvious as the top/original door is painted with the addition being bare wood. I am assuming this cannot be done?

I want to fit a number of 44mm fire doors where the existing doors (and rebates) are only 35mm. To get the depth a hammer and chisel would take too long and be too uneven so I'm thinking of either a router or a combination of a mini-circular saw to cut down and a multi tool to cut in. Once I have 44mm I can plant a strip of 8mm batten alongside the edge to deepen the stop from 8mm to 16mm. Anybody tried anything else to achieve the required end? Thanks Ari

Hi All, What is the rule for using rubber ferrules on the plunger type door retainers? Do they have to be fire retardent, or can they be normal rubber? As far as I can see I think the answer is they don't need to be fire retardent as long as the door retainer does not compromise the integrity of the fire door itself, is this correct? Thanks Mark.

We are a joinery company and we are unsure if grained doors are of FD30 Standard? Because usually FD30 has to be 44mm in thickness, so if the grain is thinner, the door is no longer 44mm. Please help.

Hi. Im just enquiring about double swing fire doors Could you tell me if the have to have glass in them? Also could you decorate on in mirror? Thank you Gareth

Our multi-occupied housing co-op has two stairway fire doors with panels of laminated fireproof glass approx 60 high x 80 cm wide . (I don't know what type of glass, but good quality.) They both have cracks where a large triangular corner has cracked, a triangle say 20 cm vertical by 60 cm wide in both cases. Questions: --- Do they continue to offer fire protection, or do they need to be replaced? --- It seems strange that they would both crack in the same way, and I wonder if they could have been installed too tightly or something like that ... any thoughts on this? Many thanks Andy

Hi, I have a boiler room along an escape route in my hotel, the room is small in size 1m2 and has no detection, A fire door is fitted to the room but no smoke seals or intumescent strips. Is it a fair assumption to make that smoke seals are not fitted to allow a small amount of smoke into the corridor to trigger the detector, initiating escape. (if this is the case would a detector have to be within a certain distance of the door. I am aware this sounds counter intuitive, is the alternative to fit a detector in the boiler room and fit smoke seals and intumescent strips? Other Factors - The escape route is single direction of travel - No…

I have recently converted my double garage to a play room in 1 garage and a utility in the back half of the other. The builder has fitted a new fire door between utility and store but isn’t self closing and doesn’t have the seal around edge of door like the old 1 from house to garage. does this matter as it isn’t really a garage anymore it’s only a store. 2.5m by 2.5m. any help would be great thanks

Are you able to advise if it is ok to put blackout film on a glass fire exit door, in our office the sun glares on the computer screens and it is causing alot of issues. we are unable to move the monitors. Regards Sharon

Hello, Could you please advise as to whether an FD30 door needs to comply with alignment specs?. I once found an internet posting regarding BM Trada that stated under the heading of Door Gaps that the alignment tolerances: "Leaves must not be proud of each other or from the door frame by more than 1mm". However I do not know whether such a requirement is general or only applicable to a particular setup. My position is a requirement for FD30's for an HMO.

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me deciding the best way to interface a device to a fire alarm for Critical Category BS7273-4 compliance. I'm trying to decide which is the most common interface type that is generally available on fire alarm panels without having to use volt-free relays or anything that might 'steal' valuable resources from the fire alarm panel for a dedicated interface. According to BS7273-4 diagram C1.b, I'd need an output from the alarm that is passes in series through a normally closed fire relay and normally closed fault relay (at least one being normally energised) and a power supply in series with this too. I assume the AUX 24V supply could be …

Hi I am looking for advice on a bed and breakfast bathroom doors .. Do they need to be fire rated The bathrooms are inside the rooms as you would expect and the BnB is in Blackpool Thank you

Hi, I am wandering if anyone can help me! I have been putting metal fire doors signs on my fire doors with the screws provided. I was told by a friend that screwing the signs into the door will actually reduce its integrity and voids its "fire door" status. Is this correct? Than you Rog

Hi, According to EN 1634-1:2014, the furnace temperature will reach 1000 degrees Celsius after 60 minutes, if melting point of brass is 900 degrees Celsius how cylinders are supposed to maintain its integrity during the test? Many European third party labs will require that doors during the test to have double cylinder in order to achieve successful EI90 or EI180 doors. Anybody has a solution to this problem?

Im putting a wall up to keeep the heat in my livingroom do i need a fore door and frame also does the the plasterboard need to be fire resistant thanks

I have a requirement for 150 to 200 fire doors to be inspected. I would prefer to sub contract this to 'Fire door inspector' and get it done correctly, however the first response from my MD will be 'can we do it cheaper in-house'. I would like to be able to quote some legislation or a British standard which states that the person has to be qualified, is this the case ? His second response is likely to be 'what is the cost of getting someone internally qualified ? and who can this be done by?' He is as tight as a ducks behind, thanks in advance !

Hello, I am hoping you could provide some information regarding fire door types. I have a steel frame/glass paneled double door in a place of work and have been told it is a fire door however it is missing any identification as to it's rating, doesn't have a visible seal in the frame and has a visible gap between the two doors. Is it possible that this is a fire door with fire resistant glass or is this more unlikely? I understand this is perhaps an odd request but my research into fire door regulations hasn't provided any solid answer. Many thanks Kristian