Garage fire door question.

[Jae Williams]

Originally Posted by jmckee

they can be pets too Jay...of course here we call em targets.....

We call 'em dinner.


(Man, I'm livin' too close to Kentucky--I act like them)

[David Nasser]

Thanks everybody.....

[James A. Levy]

Originally Posted by mboyett

After talking to a rep at http://www.doors4petsandpeople.com/ (see Products pg) they agreed that the door lost its fire rating once they installed the pet door or glass window and they would remove that fire-rated claim on their website. Now, are there a slew of others doing the same thing around country?....probably.

I just caught up with this thread.
You don't know how many of these doors I have ordered for people in both new units and retrofit units. I would imagine that if one of these doors were to ever fail, the company would have some lawsuit on their hands. So much for fire rated pet doors!

[Mark Thorman]

Originally Posted by jlevy1

I just caught up with this thread.
You don't know how many of these doors I have ordered for people in both new units and retrofit units. I would imagine that if one of these doors were to ever fail, the company would have some lawsuit on their hands. So much for fire rated pet doors!

So now that you know, do you try to alert your past clients of the error?

www.MauiHomeInspections.com

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

David -

In regards to your question, you've already had many people tell you no.

My question to you is .... Where did you go to home inspection school before entering this profession? Didn't they cover this with you?

[James A. Levy]

Originally Posted by Mark Thorman

So now that you know, do you try to alert your past clients of the error?

www.MauiHomeInspections.com

I haven't inspected a home with one in place. I mentioned earlier that I special ordered them for people at the Home Depot. This was also upwards to 6 or 8 years ago.

[Jim Kolke]

No holes in fire doors.

[Charles L. Harper]

If this has been discussed, I'm sorry. I've looked but did not find it. Now be gentle.......If there is NO water heater or furnace or any type of ignition source in the garage, is a fire rated door still required.?

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Yes. Still required. A car's catalytic converter gets extremely hot. As does the exhaust on a lawnmower or weed wacker or the sparks from a grinder.

The door, as well as the threshold and the weatherstripping also keep fumes out of the home.

[James F. McKee]

Yes ...was that gentle enough?

[Wayne B. Wilson]

I know a door in Canada is not fire rated unless it has a label ( for insurance reasons)
same door less a label 150.00 less back 15 years ago. I wondering if they changed this up there anyone Know?

[Nick Gromicko]

"Doors" section of http://www.nachi.org/attached-garage-fire-hazards.htm

[David A. Andersen]

Originally Posted by charper

If this has been discussed, I'm sorry. I've looked but did not find it. Now be gentle.......If there is NO water heater or furnace or any type of ignition source in the garage, is a fire rated door still required.?

No- so long as you can't use it as a garage any more!

(garage conversion to living space)

Actually it has nothing to do with the water heater and heater as both of thoes appliances can be inside the house, right?

[Gary T. Heller]

It actually has to do with carbeurators!