Fire Doors
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FAQs
Fire doors are certified with a certain level of fire resistance (usually up to 30 minutes or 60 minutes) and are designed to slow the spread of fire and smoke in the event of a fire, helping to provide a safe exit during an evacuation.
You can paint a fire door, but you must take special care to do it correctly to maintain the door’s fire-resistant qualities. You’ll need to prepare the door properly, use the right type of paint and apply the paint properly without too many coats.
Yes – in the UK, fire doors need to be self-closing, except for those that lead to locked cupboards and service ducts.
In public and commercial buildings, fire doors are required for all doors that lead to corridors and stairways. In newly built or renovated houses with three floors or more, fire doors are required on every room that lead to a stairwell.
To reduce excessive door gaps on a fire door, you can install either surface-mounted smoke seals or rebated drop-down smoke seals to fill the gap.