Fire Door Installation Guide

There is a legal requirement for manufacturers of fire doors to demonstrate the ability of their products to resist the passage and spread of fire.

Fire door installation guide.

The correct installation of fire door assemblies and doorsets is fundamental to their overall performance because it will ensure the fire door will remain reliable to its fire integrity rating in the event of a fire and perform as it should. The certifire label on the top of the door leaf must not be removed. General fire door installation instructions points to check before installation a check that the installer s declaration has been received. If your property is a new build it should have been subject to regulations ensuring certain doors are fire doors check this with the developer.

Fire doors are not ordinary doors they are a carefully engineered fire safety device and are critical to the fire safety of a building. This form is to be completed and returned for the issuing of fire door certification labels. Look for the certifire label on the top of the door leaf to show that the door is independently 3rd party certified as a fire door and closely follow these installation instructions. Fire door installation installation of fire doors is as life critical as the product specification itself and should only be carried out by someone who is competent has been specifically trained to install fire doors and understands their responsibilities in getting it right and ideally as part of a third party certificated process.

Essential ironmongery such as locks latches closers and hinges must not be changed.