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Title: Fire doors
Post by CWatters on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 6:25pm

Does there have to be a fire rated door between a kitchen and a living room these days? I was planning to fit a glass door but I suspect they aren't classed as fire doors...
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Title: Re: Fire doors
Post by JerryD on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 7:28pm

I've never seen it specified on any drawings I've worked from :)

doesn't mean to say it's not NHBC possibly? ???

or poss just un ugly rumour? ???

Title: Re: Fire doors
Post by HandyJon on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 11:24pm

wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 6:25pm:

Does there have to be a fire rated door between a kitchen and a living room these days?

I suspect not, but I'm no expert. The only time I know when one must be installed is when there is an habitable room in the attic.

Title: Re: Fire doors
Post by JerryD on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 11:30pm

Yes this is true, a loft conversion needs a firedoor as access and of course a door from the house directly into a garage must be a firedoor. :)

Title: Re: Fire doors
Post by Building_Control on Mar 4^th, 2005, 12:58pm

only if the door opens onto a lobby, or escape route from a three story building.

Title: Re: Fire doors
Post by CWatters on Mar 5^th, 2005, 9:13pm

Thanks. Looks like the verdict is they don't need to be fire doors. I've also seen a recently built house in a magazine that has arches and no door between kitchen and living room.