Fire Door Into Garage

Steel pre hung entry door see all.

Fire door into garage.

My contractor recently installed a fire door from the garage to the house with the door opening into the garage. The point is while it might be a good idea to seal the door leading into the garage to conserve energy it has nothing to do with the code intent to slow done the spread of a potential fire in the garage which is the only safety issue the code is addressing. Inspectors will often refer to one hour fire rated doors. I asked that he remove it.

Fire rated garage door. Particularly when the home can be built with fire rated door and door housing as a solution to eliminate being a part of these statistics doors must be properly maintained and are closed and latched in the event of a fire. We have no steps. The door between the garage and the living area of the home is generally required to be a proper fire rated door.

My problem is that the contractor put the metal plate on the inside. Fire doors are equipped with self closing devices essentially a door made of heavy metal or wood with a core of gypsum and no windows. Since many fires start in the garage area having a pet door in the door to the house may allow a fire in the garage to spread more rapidly. Additionally with a fire rated garage door installed on the home the owner can take advantage of the numerous features.

They impede the spread of fire smoke throughout a home or into the escape routes or provide extra protection to storage areas housing flammable materials.