Fire door test evidence The most important thing is to check this and be guided by it. Generally speaking, most fire door assessments will require an intumescent wrap that goes around the lock body, under the forend and also under the keep. For FD30 purposes, this...
As standard, the seals are all 4mm deep, but the widths vary to accommodate different amounts of intumescent material. The most commonly used widths are 10mm, 15mm and 20mm. In general, the 10mm and 15mm widths are used for FD30 doors, whilst the 20mm width is used...
Fire Door Keep Shut This is the most commonly used fire door sign. It should be fitted on fire doors that are self closing and used for the passage of people. One should be mounted on each side of each door leaf. A fire door should never be held open in any way...
And to be fair, if you are wanting to fit a standard sized kick plate of around 150mm or 200mm high, there is generally no issue with this. However it’s when the plate gets taller that you need to be careful. The larger the plate is, the more likely it is to affect...
Generally, our customers are dealing with either FD30 or FD60 doors (30 minute fire resistance or 60 minute fire resistance). FD30 doors will normally be 44mm thick, and FD60 doors will be 54mm thick. You need to make sure firstly that you are using a suitable fire...
Traditionally ‘Soss’ hinges were the main type used to fulfil the ‘hidden door’ brief, and we still sell many of these. They are available in a wide range of sizes and can be used for everything from small cupboard doors right up to FD30 and FD60 doors. However, they...
