In certain applications fire doors are required to be equipped with a 20 minute fire rated frame and self closing hinges.
Garage to house door fire rating.
Doors between a house and a garage can be one of three types take your pick.
For example if a 20 minute fire rated door is installed in an opening between a garage and the house it must be self closing.
Fire rated house to garage single prehung interior door.
If the carport is not completely enclosed it probably does not need to have a fire rated door to the house.
If the door is not solid wood or steel honeycomb and at least 1 3 8 thick then it must have a 20 minute fire rating.
Please check with your local code authority for fire rating compliance.
6 panel primed 20 minute fire rated steel prehung right hand inswing front door with brickmould.
The reason the inspector wants to see the tag is because then they know it is a 20 minute fire rated door and meets one of the choices for type of door for garage house fire separation.
The door shown below is an example.
Solid wood at least 1 3 8 thick.
6 panel primed 20 minute fire rated steel prehung right hand inswing front door with brickmould.
The suggested rough opening is 34 in.
If the carport is completely enclosed then it qualifies as a garage and should have a fire rated door to the house.
By the way cutting a hole in the door to install a pet door flap voids the 20 minute rating.
But check with your local building officials just to be sure.
3 panel craftsman primed steel prehung right hand inswing front door.
We check the bug on the glass and it is usually safety glass but have yet to find one with glass that is fire rated.
A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
It is not likely that any raised panel 1 3 8 door will ever have such a rating or qualify for proper garage house fire separation.
Common door size is 32 in.
Mmi door 32 in.
Caiman right hand primed composite 20 min.
Solid or honeycomb core steel at least 1 3 8 thick.
While the six panel door shown below gets awfully thin at the panels this is still a 20 minute fire rated door so there s nothing wrong with it being used.
Unit dimension is 33 5 in.