An opening into an exit must be protected by a self closing fire door that remains closed or automatically closes in an emergency upon the sounding of a fire alarm or employee alarm system.
Self closing garage door requirement.
The irc already included a requirement for these doors to be self closing equipped with a closer or spring hinges but for some reason it is still common to find garage doors that are not self closing.
0602 2018 requires r 1 and r 2 occupancies to have self closing doors where doors provide access to interior corridors or stairs.
A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house.
Every 90 minute door in my supplier s catalogs comes standard with two self closing hinges the pins to set the spring tension are shipped loose but with the door.
Each fire door including its frame and hardware must be listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
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But don t worry making this door self closing is as simple as changing two or three of the door s hinges or installing a door closer at the top of the door.
We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc.
It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges.
One theory is that it is inconvenient to have a self closing door in that location.