Solid Wood Door Fire Rating
We can supply fd30 1 2 hour fire doors and fd60 1 hour fire doors.
Solid wood door fire rating. Sound blockage is good to excellent depending on wood species. We supply all our fire doors made to order in standard and bespoke sizes. Fire doors 20 45 60 and 90 minute fire ratings we can provide fire doors in just about any design and wood species in solid wood or solid core veneer doors up to a 90 minute rating. They are subjected to the bs 476 part 22 or the european equivalent bs en 1634 test that measures the duration with which the door can resist fire spreading between areas and preventing the spread of fumes smoke and flames.
Contact us for a quote. Door frame and hardware must also carry the appropriate fire label. Quite simply doors are grouped by the duration they can endure the test so an fd30 is a door. A solid wood door will range from stc 35 to 49.
Solid wood doors are now more often built with a frame and panel construction. Metal doors must be used for 3 hour fire rating. Measured by laboratory testing of the door per astm e 90 the results are reported as stc sound transmission class rating affirming the doors ability to meet specific project requirements. The heavier the door the better the sound suppression.
Solid wood doors are 100 percent natural wood except for the hardware or accessories. Buy commercial fire rated wood doors in 20 45 60 90 minute fire ratings. Quality mineral core construction reduces flame spread. The thicker wood used in exterior doors decreases the sound transmission.
Flush mineral core construction is a bonded and sanded gypsum core. The doors may be made of solid wood stile and rail construction or have a veneer over a wood block particleboard or mdf core. 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. The doors can be heavier than steel doors.
Go above and beyond the natural beauty and draw of wood doors by adding an acoustical element. Mineral core fire rated wood door for commercial applications. On the 6th april 2007 regulations relating to fire doors were modified. Before the rule change all doors of habitual rooms leading to the staircase in 3 storey dwellings.
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. Fire doors are required to be self closing and positive latching.