We check the bug on the glass and it is usually safety glass but have yet to find one with glass that is fire rated.
Fire door garage regulations.
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.
A guide to fire door regulations.
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.
These are the only doors inside a dwelling that require self closing doors garage floors should also be sloping outwards or at least 100mm lower at these doors to prevent fuel spillage leaking in to the home.
For a typical two storey domestic home the building regulations require that where the property has an integral garage the door between the main property and the garage normally kitchen or utility should be a fd30 fire door 30 minute fire resistant and include smoke seals and self closing device it is also recommended that the garage.
This device is installed to limit the free flow of carbon monoxide or other combustible fumes from entering the living area.
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.
Internal doors to integral garages should be fd30 fire doors and include smoke seals and self closing devices.
A 1 1 see annex k for general information about fire doors.
The door shown below is an example.
For example if a 20 minute fire rated door is installed in an opening between a garage and the house it must be self closing.
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.
Fire doors are generally fire resistant sealed frame doors made of various materials and installed in fire rated walls.
Door to house this is the only place where any fire rating is specified.
They compartmentalise the building to delay the spread of fire throughout the building.
By the way cutting a hole in the door to install a pet door flap voids the 20 minute rating.