Integral Garage Fire Door Regulations

If you fancy converting your garage into a more useful living area you will need to find out just what building regulations are imposed by your local authority first here s a guide.

Integral garage fire door regulations.

Hi many of us have integral garages. Insulation the garage and garage door are insulated and in my cu. The door should be a minimum 44mm thick with a solid core and fire resistant for the period of time required by the building regulations. My architect just assumed that we would use a fire rated internal door between the house and the garage.

So the door will need to be a fd30 fire door with self closer and you can purchase such upvc fire doors. Internal doors to integral garages should be fd30 fire doors and include smoke seals and self closing devices. Building regulations stipulate that fire doors are required in the following key areas for domestic properties. I am assuming it is an integrated garage and the guidance is approved document b fire safety vol 1 page 30 which states the wall and any floor between the garage and house to have 30 minutes fire resistance with a self closing fire door.

A 2 storey house which has a door leading from an integral garage into the house. The door has to achieve three things though fire resistance security and insulation. For a typical two storey domestic home the building regulations require that where the property has an integral garage the door between the main property and the garage normally kitchen or utility should be a fd30 fire door 30 minute fire resistant and include smoke seals and self closing device it is also recommended that the garage. Floor to fall away from the door to outside.

These are the only doors inside a dwelling that require self closing doors garage floors should also be sloping outwards or at least 100mm lower at these doors to prevent fuel spillage leaking in to the home.