Fire Door To Garage Swing In Or Out

The door and frame assembly is fire rated with a 1 1 2 hours fire rating.

Fire door to garage swing in or out.

Often a door opening into a garage would interfere with a car entering or a car door opening if left open. If there s a fire or explosion in the garage the outward swinging door blocks damage to the interior of the home more effectively than an inward swinging door. Garage to home entry doors may be an exception to the inward swinging rule. 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.

99 9 of the time an entry door from a garage into the house swings in towards the house like any other entry door. An example of this would be a closet space storage space to a half bath. There are three popular patio door types. If you re considering having swinging patio doors or set of french doors installed your next question will naturally be the direction in which it should swing.

We install doors that open from the garage into the house on either side of the frame. Safety is the critical issue when deciding the swing direction. Image credit to elite garage door gate repair of lynnwood. There is no reason you can t swing the door out into the garage.

Sliding folding and swinging. The frame is compatible with walls that have a thickness of 4 7 8 in. You would need to build a landing. Not only does it secure the hinge pins indoors but allows installation of a screen or storm door on the garage side.

Obviously you have two options. Doors attached to tight spaces will often swing out to keep someone from getting trapped inside. And can be used with new masonry and drywall construction when the wall is being built. But in commercial they swing out for fire code.

The national fire protection association develops its own model code which is designed to prevent loss of life and property due to fire. You are required to have a closer on the door. It cannot swing out over stairs though. If it s one step down to the garage floor it will be ok.

The door panel and frame are both made from galvanneal steel to secure and protect your home or building. It must latch on it s own. Some builders have them swing inward to the garage instead of the home for safety reasons.