Hollow core door off garage

[Kenneth W. Blair]

The door in the picture leads from a basement garage into a entertainment room which also has a bathroom that also has a door that exits into the basement garage. This is a hollow core door. The door that leads to the stairway up to the main living area was a fire rated door but not these other two doors. I felt like these should be fire rated doors as well. Am i wrong.

[Steven E. Wiegner]

This Door Should Be Fire Rated As Well

[lcapaul]

Originally Posted by swiegner

This Door Should Be Fire Rated As Well

It should also be self closing

[Steven E. Wiegner]

True But Not I Florida

[Darrell B. Hadler]

Up in our neck of the woods...Fire-rated metal clad, self-closing door as well.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by swiegner

True But Not I Florida

The code may not require it, but the recommendation should still be made. Would you not agree?

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

If the stairway corridor is rated properly, only the door at the top of the stairs needs to be fire rated. Otherwise, only the first door from the garage needs to be fire rated.

The self-closing requirement only applies in jurisdictions where the UBC is enforced.

[lcapaul]

The self-closing requirement only applies in jurisdictions where the UBC is enforced. --

Enforced being the key word!

[Kenneth W. Blair]

This door I'm speaking of is to a room that is in the basement garage. There is a separate door that leads to the stairway up to the main floor.

[Blaine Wiley]

Are you sure the door isn't fire rated? Some hollow core doors are.

[Kenneth W. Blair]

Well no I am not. There was nothing on the door to determine whether it was or not.

[Blaine Wiley]

It is supposed to be rated, so recommend verification.

[Kenneth W. Blair]

Thanks, That what I will do.

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by dhadler

Up in our neck of the woods...Fire-rated metal clad, self-closing door as well.

Darrell

I'm surprised. Here in Ontario it doesn't have to be fire rated.
Self closing yes. But this is for fumes and gases only.

[rcooke]

They also require gaskets all the way around .
Code I do not do code but safty yes they should all be self closing .
Some people have cars like me with keyless starting, lean up against the counter and you could kill every one in the home .
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