House of Doors - Roanoke, VA

House of Doors - Roanoke, VA www.houseofdoors-salem,com As you look around your facility at your fire rated doors you may not be aware of some of the more common violations that void your fire ratings: 1. Painted or missing fire labels 2. Poor clearance around perimeter of your door in the closed position 3. Use of kick-down door holders / doors blocked in a hold open position 4. Broken veneer on a wood door / puncture of metal skin on a metal door 5. Broken or defective hardware items 6. Missing or incorrect fasteners 7. Bottom flush bolts that do not project 1/2" into the strike 8. Auxiliary hardware items that interfere with the intended function of the door (barrel bolts, deadbolts, etc) 9. Area surrounding the fire door assembly blocked by furniture, equipment, boxes, etc. If even  one  of these issues is present your door assembly is in  violation and is no longer considered a fire rated assembly. House of Doors, Inc  in conjunction with

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA Clear opening width for doors can be confusing, House of Doors - Roanoke, VA is here to sort it out for you. The requirements listed below can be found in the International Building Code (IBC), the International Fire Code (ifc), ICC A117.1, NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code and the 2010 ADA Standard for Accessible Design. Minimum clear opening width applies to both doors in an accessible route but also openings in the means of egress Highlights of clear opening requirements: -Typically doors must provide a minimum of 32" of clear opening width. -Clear opening width is measured between the face of the door and the stop on the strike leg of the frame when the door is opened to 90 degrees. -Swing clear hinges may be able to be used to increase the clear opening width by relocating the pivot point of the opening. -A pair of doors must have at least one leaf that provides 32" of clear opening width when measure from the face of the open door to t