The school i work in was built over 40 years ago and still has the original fire doors. A company was appointed to assess the doors and failed them all because they had no lables/plugs. They recommended that they all needed replacing. I'm no expert but can these doors be listed as nominal fire doors as long they have a solid timber core? What would be the other conditions?
Am I right in saying:
- 3 hinges of fire resistant construction
- fire and smoke seals
- no damage to the door
- suitable frame and no excessive gaps
If some of the doors have deficincies can they be upgraded, for example changing the hinges, adding smoke/fire strips, increasing the size of the rebate on the frame? If so, what qualifies a person to carry this out?
Finally, if the gap beneath the door is greater than 10mm and there is no smoke seal can a hardwood strip be glued/screwed to the bottom of the door to reduce the gap?
Nominal Fire Doors
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Hello
The school i work in was built over 40 years ago and still has the original fire doors. A company was appointed to assess the doors and failed them all because they had no lables/plugs. They recommended that they all needed replacing. I'm no expert but can these doors be listed as nominal fire doors as long they have a solid timber core? What would be the other conditions?
Am I right in saying:
- 3 hinges of fire resistant construction
- fire and smoke seals
- no damage to the door
- suitable frame and no excessive gaps
If some of the doors have deficincies can they be upgraded, for example changing the hinges, adding smoke/fire strips, increasing the size of the rebate on the frame? If so, what qualifies a person to carry this out?
Finally, if the gap beneath the door is greater than 10mm and there is no smoke seal can a hardwood strip be glued/screwed to the bottom of the door to reduce the gap?
Thanks in advance.