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Old 6/28/08, 12:14 AM
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Default Re: Builder made fire door suggestions...?

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If the frame is wood how is the door Protecting the rest of the house.? Self closing is a must have. I would recomend a metal frame with a fire rated self closing door.
Patrick
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Default Re: Builder made fire door suggestions...?

My understanding of the firewall and door to dwelling rules are they are in place to buy time. The firewall is one hour and the door to dwelling is 20 min. I'm going to defer to the code guys to determine what is needed to achieve those goals. In 5000 inspections I have seen a handful of metal jambs. Unless I can change the standards I'm sticking to them.

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