Comments on: A Fire Door from the Garage to the House

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:09:07 +0000

K – You can safely paint the door. It will not affect the fire rating.

By: K. Moore

K. Moore — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:04:00 +0000

Hi,

I have an attached garage with a fire door leading into our dining room. Is it safe to paint it and if so, do I need special paint? It is a dark fake wood grain from the 70′s and I would like to paint it white without changing it’s fire-rating.

Thank you for your help,
K. Moore

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:15:54 +0000

Chris – Your local Building Code will be the final authority on this question. But usually doors into garages of single family residences open swinging into the house. But in buildings like condos where multiple families share the same garage, the issue of emergency egress comes into play. In these cases, the door should swing in the direction of escape. Does your escape path go through the garage? That would be a bit unusual since a garage is a common source of a fire. Check where your fire and emergency exits are and you will probably see that the doors swing in their direction. And check with your local building officials to get the accurate answer for your jurisdiction.

By: Christopher Foot

Christopher Foot — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:51:39 +0000

Hello,
We’re in Toronto, Canada, and live in a small condo. The basement-to-garage doors are proper fire doors, but there is an issue here as to which way they should open. Version A is they should open out into the garage, with the panic doors on the inside, and Version B says they should open into the building with the panice bars on the garage side. Which of these is the proper installation?
Thank you
Chris FootodyjRlon

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:22:30 +0000

If the carport is completely enclosed, then it qualifies as a garage and should have a fire-rated door to the house. If the carport is not completely enclosed, it probably does not need to have a fire-rated door to the house. But check with your local building officials just to be sure.

By: mcconnel

mcconnel — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:05:19 +0000

Does a side house door into carport that has a garage door added to front need a fire rated door ?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:28:45 +0000

Devenie – I do not know of any special requirement for hinges for a fire door for a garage. But the security issue is important. Using the type of hinges with non-removable hinges should provide the security you are wanting. These are a simple device utilizing a set screw that is only accessible when the door is open to lock the hinge pin in place.

By: devenie

devenie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:14:52 +0000

What is the requirement for swing/hinge placement?

I am planning to install a fire door between my garage and home. The door needs to be outswing left-handed (viewing from within the home) due to the meeting of 3 doors (garage, exterior to backyard and finished basement/addition) at this location in a small amount of space. This places the hinges outside the home (although this is in the garage.) Do I purchase a RH outswing and is this safe or is it really a LH inswing and does it matter?

(Are the hinges non-removable in this type of door? I want to make the door as secure as possible to prevent unwanted entry should someone breech the garage door or a window.)

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