Fire Code Pet Door

An opening has been cut into the bottom of an otherwise acceptable door to install a pet door.

Fire code pet door.

Pet doors will violate the integrity of a fire barrier. Categories log in join for free. The door between the garage and the living area of the home is generally required to be a proper fire rated door. Only one company that i know of offers a fire ready pet door.

To make the opening for the pet it requires you to cut a hole in the door and once it is compromised you lose that rating which is the reason there is no. Since many fires start in the garage area having a pet door in the door to the house may allow a fire in the garage to spread more rapidly. Inspectors will often refer to one hour fire rated doors. A steel door with a fixed glass panel that is not fire rated has been installed.

You would also want to check local building code if you are looking to put this in a door through the garage as there is not a fire rated pet door and you don t want to violate any codes. Building codes for exterior doors. Does installing a pet door on a fire door to a garage violate the fire code. 19 petdoors coupons now on retailmenot.

The 2006 edition of the irc states the following concerning garage walls and ceilings. Exterior doors in homes and businesses not only provide security but they also serve as a vital means of egress during a fire or other emergency. However once a cat door or dog door is put into the fire barrier it ceases to be fire rated. But will fire chiefs consider it code compliant.

Discounts average 17 off with a petdoors promo code or coupon. Up to 30 off on pet doors 5 off. 5 off sitewide 5 off. We have a solid core fire safety door leading to the garage that we want to install a pet door in for our cats so we can put the litter box in the garage.

A fire resistant door can isolate minor fires and help ensure the safety of your family. 20 off sale items add favorite. If doors have windows the glass should be fire rated. About a year ago the city of portland maine fire department tromped through my building and insisted that i replace a half dozen 90 year old hardwood hallway doors with ugly costly 1 hour rated steel fire doors.

Here are examples we see during our inspections of when the safety standard has not been met. 5 off sitewide 20 off. As the first line of defense from a fire from the garage a fire rated door is not only a building code requirement.