Pet doors will violate the integrity of a fire barrier.
Fire code pet door.
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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.
A door with a 20 minute fire rating.
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.
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.
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The door between the garage and the living area of the home is generally required to be a proper fire rated door.
A steel door with a fixed glass panel that is not fire rated has been installed.
Here are examples we see during our inspections of when the safety standard has not been met.
Pet doors should not be installed in fire rated doors.
Building codes for exterior doors.
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.
But will fire chiefs consider it code compliant.
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.
The 2006 edition of the irc states the following concerning garage walls and ceilings.
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However once a cat door or dog door is put into the fire barrier it ceases to be fire rated.
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A fire resistant door can isolate minor fires and help ensure the safety of your family.
Only one company that i know of offers a fire ready pet door.
If doors have windows the glass should be fire rated.
Does installing a pet door on a fire door to a garage violate the fire code.
An opening has been cut into the bottom of an otherwise acceptable door to install a pet door.
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.
