Non Fire Rated Doors
What s more remarkable is the degree of design freedom they afford to architects especially.
Non fire rated doors. For example for a 20 minute fire door on an architect s door schedule the hardware specifier will designate a labeled door and frame positive latching hardware a door closer or automatic closing device and gasketing. Fire doors even the 20 minute assemblies are subject to completely different criteria than the non fire rated smoke doors. And since simpson fire doors have been designed to match other interior doors your fire rated doors will blend seamlessly with all doors in your home. Mikasa non fire rated doors are available as single and double equal or unequal pairs door units single or double swing or pivette.
Fire rated doors are required to be self closing and positive latching. Non insulated fire rated the fb 5060 access door is flush mounted with both anchor straps and mounting holes to facilitate installation. Simpson offers thousands of choices for fire rated doors including 20 minute fire rated wood doors and mdf doors with fire ratings up to 90 minute. The fb 5060 is non insulated for wall installation only and rated by underwriters laboratories for 1 5 hour b label in walls.
They resist environmental stresses like heat and humidity easy to maintain and ensure virtually trouble free operation for years and years. 2 fire rated door hardware. Comprising five sturdy and load bearing layers of a solid tubular core the doors are available in 32 35 38 and 44mm thicknesses. Most exterior doors do not require fire rating unless there is the potential for fire exposure from the outside of the building.
Worryingly the fire door inspection scheme fdis recently highlighted that three quarters of all fire doors inspected in 2019 were condemned as not fit for purpose. Non fire rated door hardware is an door device which is tested for use on a door that is required to have door hardware but cannot be used on a fire door. See flush metal doors for non rated doors which are made from the same construction as a fire rated metal door. Our non fire rated steel doors are rugged durable secure long lasting and offer great endurance through time.