Performance of fire-resisting timber doorsets
Fire-resisting doorsets are required to be able to contain a fully
developed fire, to facilitate escape of a building’s occupants and allow
fire-fighting, and to protect the structure from the effects of fire. The
doorset therefore must have resistance to fire, expressed in terms of
time.
This Wood Information Sheet is intended as a guide to architects, quantity surveyors, building surveyors, building control officers, fire prevention officers and builders. It compares the various performance requirements for timber fire-resisting doorsets and makes recommendations on their specification.
Contents:
- Fire resistance time
- Performance
- Regulation requirements
- Demonstration performance
- Doorset specification
- Doorset design
- Installation
- Doorset variations
- Maintenance
This Wood Information Sheet was revised in October 2018.
Suggested Reading
Passive fire protection
Chiltern International Fire's Product Assessor Simon Bailey discusses the role of passive fire protection (PFP) products, in the context of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, and emphasises the need for correct installation to ensure performance and life safety.
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2012
01/01/2012 | Magazine Article
Upgrading timber doorsets for fire resistance
This Wood Information Sheet gives guidance on assessing the suitability of existing doors for upgrading to give a 20 or 30 minutes' fire resistance comparable with that of purpose-made fire doors. Upgrading to 60 minutes' performance will rarely be possible.
Upgrading the fire resistance of existing doors is...
11/04/2017 | Wood Information Sheet
The Fire Safety Order - closing the knowledge gap
Peter Barker, Principal Technical Officer at BM TRADA, discusses the impact that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order has had on the passive fire protection industry
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2015
01/01/2015 | Magazine Article
