Fire-Rated vs Non-Fire-Rated Doors: What’s the Difference?

Doors — wooden door and frame

Door selection begins with the project requirements. A non-fire-rated internal door and a project-specific fire-rated door set may have different construction, documentation and hardware requirements, even when their visible finishes are similar.

Custom door options

Our door solutions can include:

  • Main entrance doors
  • Internal doors
  • Bedroom doors
  • Bathroom doors
  • Hotel room doors
  • Commercial wooden doors
  • Veneered doors
  • Painted doors
  • Non-fire-rated doors
  • Project-specific fire-rated door sets
  • Frames
  • Architraves
  • Door hardware

When a fire rating is specified

Where a project requires fire-rated doors, the complete door-set specification must be considered, including the leaf, frame, seals, hinges, closer, lock and associated hardware.

Fire rating and certification requirements therefore depend on the approved door system and the particular project specification.

Our team can review the project’s door schedule and technical requirements before quotation.

Plan your next step

Confirm the requirement for each opening using the project door schedule. Then discuss dimensions, finish, frame and hardware together. Do not assume that adding a particular hinge, seal or closer to an ordinary door establishes a fire rating; the specified assembly and its documentation need to be reviewed as a whole.

Send photographs and request a project assessment.

Furniture Polishing — wooden furniture and finish

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