A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
Why need fire rated door between garage and home.
The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house.
The most common situation which most of us are used to is the door between the garage and the inside of the home.
For instance the traditional garage door is often made of wooden materials.
We check the bug on the glass and it is usually safety glass but have yet to find one with glass that is fire rated.
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.
A fire resistance rated wall having protected openings which restricts the spread of fire and extends continuously from the foundation to or through the roof with sufficient structural stability under fire conditions to allow collapse of construction on either side without collapse of the wall.
There is a high incidence of fires started in garages due to the gasoline and other flammable materials often stored there and either way the intent is create a 1 2 drywall barrier between the garage and house for fire protection.
Of course this door can never lead to a bedroom.
Additionally with a fire rated garage door installed on the home the owner can take advantage of the numerous features.
If your garage is separated from your house you have a built in fire separation by virtue of the space between the buildings.
For the door between the house and the garage all that is necessary is to install a door that meets the fire separation requirements of the code.
There is nothing that says it has to be a fire rated door as frequently reported by home inspectors.
Therefore it is very easy for a fire to burn through these doors and.
While the six panel door shown below gets awfully thin at the panels this is still a 20 minute fire rated door so there s nothing wrong with it being used between the house and garage.
Solid wood doors 1 thick solid or honeycomb steel doors and 20 minute fire rated doors are required for use in the opening between the garage and the dwelling unit.
It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges.
You need a good door to keep the fire from spreading from the garage to the house too quickly.
However most garages are connected to the house and a fire could spread to the house in minutes.