Garage Fire Door Code

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.

Garage fire door code.

The current state fire code went into effect on january 1 2018. The international residential code irc requires a self closing device on this door but we have no such requirement here in minnesota. For instance there are fire rated doors that have a 20 minute several hours rating and they can be selected to meet fire department code requirements for residential spaces check your condo or townhouse local building codes for any requirements of fire rated entry or house to garage doors. Solid or honeycome core steel door not less than 1 3 8 inches thick.

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. The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house. We used to but we ve since amended that requirement out of our code. 20 minute fire.

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. 26 gage sheet metal or another approved material they also can t open to the garage. Other openings between the garage and the residence shall be equipped with solid wood doors not less than 1 3 8 35 mm in thickness solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 1 3 8 35 mm thick or 20 minute fire rated doors. So for all these reasons the international residential code irc and residential edition of the florida building code fbc r302 5 have safety standards for a door that separates the garage from the house interior.

Any one of the following types of doors provided between the garage and house shall satisfy the requirements of section r302 5 1. Door to house this is the only place where any fire rating is specified. The door cannot open directly onto a room used for sleeping purposes bedroom and must be one of the following types. By the way cutting a hole in the door to install a pet door flap voids the 20 minute rating.

Ducts running through the garage must be made of no. Solid wood door not less than 1 3 8 inches thick. It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges. This section of the code outlines the garage home separation door requirements.

The international residential code table is similar. 6 panel primed 20 minute fire rated steel prehung right hand inswing front door with brickmould. Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted. To view the code free of charge.

But don t worry making this door self closing is as simple as changing two or three of the door s hinges or installing a door closer at the top of the door.