Attached Garage Door Fire Rating

Other openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped with solid wood doors not less than 13 8 inches in thickness solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 13 8 inches thick or 20 minute fire rated doors equipped with a self closing device.

Attached garage door fire rating.

Solid wood at least 1 3 8 thick. The door or doors placed in this fire separation are also frequently misunderstood and incorrectly reported on. This is part of multiple requirements for dwelling garage separation for an attached garage in the international residential code irc and the residential edition of the florida building code fbc. When there is a living area habitable space above the garage including at a detached garage the ceiling requirement ramps up to 5 8 type x fire rated drywall.

Garage attic door must be constructed such that the 45 minute rating is maintained. Thank you for your help k. By the way cutting a hole in the door to install a pet door flap voids the 20 minute rating. No mention is made of the need for fire resistance of the door frame.

All of the doors mentioned above must be installed with a self closing or automatic closing device in order to comply. 20 minute fire rated door. For example if a 20 minute fire rated door is installed in an opening between a garage and the house it must be self closing. Regularly fire fighters in my department cut an opening in a garage overhead door and encounter a plywood or plasterboard wall directly.

It is a dark fake wood grain from the 70 s and i would like to paint it white without changing it s fire rating. Garage from leading directly to sleeping areas. Pull down stairs in a garage ceiling would be required to meet the requirements of 1 2 drywall or equivalent or have a 20 minute fire rating. Solid or honeycome core steel door not less than 1 3 8 inches thick.

The cover or door should be installed so that it is permanent non removable with latching hardware to maintain it in a closed position. Any drywall edges on both the hatch and the surrounding area exposed to physical damage should be protected. I have an attached garage with a fire door leading into our dining room. There is also no mention of the need to gasket weatherstrip the door.

While the six panel door shown below gets awfully thin at the panels this is. Garage floors should also be sloping outwards or at least 100mm lower at these doors to prevent fuel spillage leaking in to the home. When a fire occurs and the alarm is raised we expect the fire service to respond and arrive quickly. Solid or honeycomb core steel at least 1 3 8 thick.