Fire Rated Garage Door Code

Click on codes and standards select nfpa 1 free access and the 2015 edition.
Fire rated garage door code. 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. Pet doors should not be installed in fire rated doors. By the way cutting a hole in the door to install a pet door flap voids the 20 minute rating. 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.
Fire doors are generally fire resistant sealed frame doors made of various materials and installed in fire rated walls. If doors have windows the glass should be fire rated. To view the current 527 cmr 1 00 massachusetts comprehensive fire code please see additional resources below. The international residential code table is similar.
Doors between a house and a garage can be one of three types take your pick. 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. The door cannot open directly onto a room used for sleeping purposes bedroom and must be one of the following types. This standard regulates the installation and maintenance of assemblies and devices used to protect openings in walls floors and ceilings against the spread of fire and smoke within into or out of buildings.
Solid or honeycomb core steel at least 1 3 8 thick. 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. Fire door requirements are set by the national fire protection association and these requirements have been incorporated into most local building codes in the united states with little to no modification. 1 1 1 with the exception of fabric fire safety curtain assemblies this standard addresses assemblies that have.
Click on view the board of fire prevention regulations also adopted massachusetts amendments to the code to address unique situations in the commonwealth. Door to house this is the only place where any fire rating is specified. Solid wood at least 1 3 8 thick. The 2006 edition of the irc states the following concerning garage walls and ceilings.
A 1 1 see annex k for general information about fire 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.