When converting an existing loft space into additional rooms or changing your dwelling we are all aware that you have to apply for Building Regulation Approval.
As a result to changes to the dwelling you will have to follow the conditions of fire resistant protecting the escape route out from the loft to the dwelling’s final exit within the building, in order to prevent occupants been trapped in a fire.
Passive Fire Products have a solution for your existing doors that open onto your protected stairs, these doors will require to be upgraded to FD20 or FD30 fire resisting doors.
Where occasions that it is desirable or necessary to retain existing doors, Passive Fire Products offer systems that can be applied to the door, upgrading its fire resistance.
Flat Panelled Doors
Solid flat panelled white doors we offer a white intumescent fire rated card that can be cut to the size of the existing panels and applied to the door with a fire rated adhesive, in addition to the fire rated card white fire coating system requires to be applied to the stiles and rails of the door plus beadings.
For vanished solid flat panelled doors the we offer the same system but with veneered fire rated intumescent card that again can be cut to size and applied to the panelled areas of the door, this comes in many veneered finishes as seen in image below, this also requires to be installed conjunction with the clear fire coating applied to the stiles and rails of the door plus beadings.
Above-Veneers cards to upgrade your doors Available in Ash, White Beech, Pine, White Oak, Cherry
Raised and fielded Doors
For solid raised and fielded doors we offer fire coatings available in white and clear finishes, the field areas and thickness of the doors require to be adequate for the coatings systems to be applied.
Before specifying or purchasing coatings and materials it is essential to speak to one of the Passive Fire Products Technical Team to ensure that the thickness of the rails and stiles plus panels are adequate for the systems and all information is correct.
