And replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
Internal garage fire door regulations.
If you are replacing internal doors like for like and do not currently have any fire doors then no standard doors are fine.
There is nothing to say that you cannot have fire doors if you wish as many would prefer to take the extra safety measure to protect their family and home.
Door system includes 3 standard hinges.
We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc.
This means a door with a two hour rating for example can be expected to resist combustion for two hours in the event of a fire.
Fire ratings measure the amount of time that a door is able to contain the spread of fire as tested according to nfpa guidelines.
A door with a 20 minute fire rating.
However before doing so consider and check the following.
Pre primed and ready to paint the door is pre drilled to accept most handle sets sold separately.
For a typical two storey domestic home the building regulations require that where the property has an integral garage the door between the main property and the garage normally kitchen or utility should be a fd30 fire door 30 minute fire resistant and include smoke seals and self closing device it is also recommended that the garage floor be at least 100mm lower than that of the property to prevent any fuel spillage entering the main property.
Engineered to meet warnock hersey standards for long lasting durability and performance this fire rated door offers a 20 minute neutral pressure fire rating and includes a primed wood frame.