Hi all,

Couple of questions about the tolerances for fire doors.

1) Are the sections of the building regs that cover fire rated doors and frames the same measurements/tolerances the same for business premises AND domestic dwellings?

2) Can anyone tell me where abouts I can find the most up to date section with the measurements/tolerances in there?

The reason I ask is that at work, our office arranged for some new storage areas to be built with 2hr fire rated doors at the entrances, which were only fitted in the last 2 months. However, since then a fire inspection (conducted by an external company and not by the Fire Brigade) has highlighted that the gaps around the doors are "too big" and have failed.

The company that fitted them usually do a top job and and with the firm I work for being on the large side, I can't help thinking the company who have conducted the inspection (not enlisted by me) are taking the p1ss and seeing the dollar signs flashing in front of them. So, I want to check their findings myself before considering £5k on remedial works or getting the joiners who fitted the doors back in to rectify.

Thanks for any advice.

£5K sounds a lot to fit an intumescent strip to close the gap...or is there more to it than that?

Jobsworth springs to mind...

contact the company i linked too, and get on of their FREE tester pieces/mirrors (mirror so you can see the label-legal requirement)

and use the tester to check your selves... it is a legal tool!