Fire Doors

Fire Doors are unique in their manufacturing, their installation and their inspection. Choosing a company that is trained in the proper installation and inspection process is critical to helping to you provide the safety and security you expect. Fire doors fall categories include:

  • swinging
  • horizontal sliding
  • sliding special purpose
  • vertically sliding
  • rolling steel
  • fire shutters
  • service counter
  • hoistway doors for elevators and dumbwaiters; chutes; and access.

Call Our Offices to Find Out More


1 (760) 233-5037

Fire Doors are critical when seconds count. Every opening requires a combination of door components to offer the best protection.  These components, when used in combination will meet the rating (45 min, 90 min, etc):

  • fire door
  • frame
  • fire exit hardware
  • door closers
  • hinges
  • locks
  • door bolts
  • and other door components

How to choose the Right Fire-Rated Door?

Check the local building code and the authority having jurisdiction to determine the rating of the fire door you need.Fire Label: Will need to be attached.  This is the agency approved certified or labeled doors, frames, and anchors for minimum ratings required by code.

 

Fire Rating labels

Fire Ratings by Hour & by Letter-Designation:

  • Class “A” (3-hour)-Openings in firewalls that divide a single building into fire areas.
  • Class “B” (1 hour)-Openings in enclosures of vertical shafts and stairwells through buildings and in 2 hour rated partitions providing horizontal fire separations
  • Class “C” (3/4 hour) – Openings in walls or partitions between rooms and corridors having a fire resistance rating of 1 hour or less.
  • Class “D” (1 1/2 hour) – Openings in exterior walls subject to severe fire exposure from outside the building.
  • Class “E” (3/4 hour) – Openings in exterior walls subject to moderate or light fire exposure from the outside of the building.
  • No letter designation (1/2 or 1/3 hour) – Openings in walls or partitions between rooms and corridors having a fire resistance rating of 1 hour or less. Note that these doors are not really considered fire doors, but rather used for smoke control only.

Let Priority Doors help you with all of your door needs.

Your satisfaction is our #1 Priority!

Call our offices now

  1 (760) 233-5037  

11 Inspection Steps

Swinging  fire doors with hardware will be inspected to verify the following:

1. No open holes or breaks exists in the door or frame. 6. The self-closing device is operated by verifying that the active door will completely close when in the full open position.
2. If installed: glazing, vision light and glazing beads are intact and securely fastened. 7. If a coordinator is installed, the inactive leaf closes before the active leaf.
3. The door, frame and hardware are secured, aligned, and in working order with no visible signs of damage. 8. Latching hardware operates and secure the door when in closed position
4. No parts are missing or broken. 9. Auxiliary items, which may interfere with the operation of the door(s) are not installed on the door or frame.
5. Door clearances at the door edges to the frame on the pull side of the door do not exceed clearances. 10. No field modifications to the door assembly have been made which void the label
11. Gasketing and edge seals, when required, are inspected to verify presence and integrity.

Inspecting fire doors

Watch this short video to see why this is so critical! Be sure to pay attention to the flames through the fire rated glass

Opening Hours

M-F 8:00 am -4:00 pm

 

Emergency Hours 24/7 365

 

 

Contact Information