Doors between a house and a garage can be one of three types take your pick.
Interior door to garage fire rated.
Mmi door 20 minute fire rated prehung solid core interior doors offer you both piece of mind when purchasing and confidence after installation.
Solid wood at least 1 3 8 thick.
6 panel primed 20 minute fire rated steel prehung right hand inswing front door with brickmould jeld wen premium steel doors offer that relied upon strength jeld wen premium steel doors offer that relied upon strength durability and ease of maintenance that complement your home s style.
Additionally with a fire rated garage door installed on the home the owner can take advantage of the numerous features.
The door shown below is an example.
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.
We check the bug on the glass and it is usually safety glass but have yet to find one with glass that is fire rated.
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.
Particularly when the home can be built with fire rated door and door housing as a solution to eliminate being a part of these statistics doors must be properly maintained and are closed and latched in the event of a fire.
Perfect for home to garage door use this 20 minute fire rated door will perfectly match to your existing interior molded doors while providing extra protection for your home.
The reason the inspector wants to see the tag is because then they know it is a 20 minute fire rated door and meets one of the choices for type of door for garage house fire separation.
While the six panel door shown below gets awfully thin at the panels this is still a 20 minute fire rated door so there s nothing wrong with it being used.
A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
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.
And can be used with drywall construction when wall is being built.
The frame is compatible with stud walls that have a thickness of 4 7 8 in.
It is not likely that any raised panel 1 3 8 door will ever have such a rating or qualify for proper garage house fire separation.
All of the doors mentioned above must be installed with a self closing or automatic closing device in order to comply.
Solid or honeycomb core steel at least 1 3 8 thick.