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.
For queries about this technical document, please get in touch with its authors via BM TRADA’s Technical Helpline on +44 (0)1494 569601 or email timberadvice@bmtrada.com.
A paper/digital copy of this Wood Information Sheet is available in the BM TRADA Bookshop, which also hosts additional specialist timber publications.
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