Fire Door Size Regulations

Current building regulations contain guidance on the widths of escape routes and exits for new build non domestic properties and the communal areas in purpose built blocks of flats in the building regulations 2010 fire safety approved document b volume 2 buildings other than dwellinghouses 2006 edition incorporating amendments up.

Fire door size regulations.

Metric sized internal doors are becoming increasingly popular and are now commonly used in scotland and europe. A 1 1 see annex k for general information about fire doors. The type and extent of ventilation will be dependent on the use and size of the room. This standard regulates the installation and maintenance of assemblies and devices used to protect openings in walls floors and ceilings against the spread of fire and smoke within into or out of buildings.

See diagram 5 1 in approved document k for more information. Nor shall they be used as part of a fire assembly nor equipped with panic. Fire door regulations may limit your choices to 3 sizes but in most styles we are able to offer a choice of several sizes and two thicknesses including the 30 minute fire doors or the 60 minute fire doors. Common options are 2040 x 526 626 726 826 926 x 40mm.

Within any glazed door up to 1500mm from floor level. The main difference between these and the standard uk sizes above are an increased door height of 2040mm and door thickness of 40mm. 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. No leaf of an exit door shall exceed 4 feet in width.

Fire ratings measure the amount of time that a door is able to contain the spread of fire as tested according to nfpa guidelines. Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 f. These regulations are for the convenience of the user and no representation or warranty is made that the information is current or accurate. Building regulations stae where you have a fire door you must use the intermessant seals and where you could have smoke spillage you must have smoke seals fitted you can aqquire smoke seals and intermessant seals combined as one or you can fit two different seals fire doors are desiginated by the time required i e 30min 60mins etc different.