Fire Door Units

(Class A,B,C,D)

Fire Frames

Frames are manufactured in 1.6mm steel, (factory coated red oxide) or pre-galvanized steel. The rebate section 52x25mm. Frames are either screed (22mm) or no screed.

Fixings

- Brickwork lugs,

- Drywall fixing

-Rawl bolt concrete fixing.

SANS 1253:2003

Hinges

Stainless steel / Medium Duty Brass.

Standard door leaf requires 1 ½ pairs of hinges.

Non-Standard leaf requires 2 pairs

VIEW PANELS

View panel size is 300mm High x 100mm Wide. Permitted in a Class A, B and E only.

The viewing panels consist of double glazed clear Georgian wired glass, fitted in a double sided stainless steel or powder coated frame.

SLAMBARS

Galvanized / stainless steel used to form rebate in double doors.

Galvanised steel for painted doors

Stainless steel for exotic veneers.

IRONMONGERY

Ironmongery must be installed with care as not to damage the integrity of the fire core. Both single and double doors can be fitted with standard locks and closers. Where electric locks are required details of same must be provided in order to prep the frame.

LABELING

All Doors and frames are required to be labelled indicating the manufacturers name , Identification number , classification and year of manufacture.

FINISH

The finish of the door would be to the Architects requirements. Should a door be required for an exterior application, these doors can be fitted with steel cladding.

STANDARD SIZES

Single Doors 2032 x 813/900

Double Doors 2032 x 1511/1613

Wall Thicknesses

Frames can be manufactured to specific wall sizes

INSTALLATION

The frame and door are supplied as a unit, therefore all precaution must be taken to install the unit square and plumb.

			Fire Resistance Requirements (in minutes)
Class	Application	Risk	Stability	Integrity	Insulation
A	Single Story	Medium	60	30	30
B	Two or more Storeys Fire Escape Routes Life Lobbies Warehousing Sliding Doors	High	120	60	60
C	Rooms subjected to Mechanical damage Machinery Rooms	High	120	120	No Requirement
D	Protection Equal to strength of dividing walls Resist Impact Flammable Storage Rooms	High	120	120	120
E	Between a House & Garage Half hour rated protection Leaf only	Low	30	30	30
F	Between a House & Garage Half hour rated protection Leaf only	Low	30	30	No Requirement

Sizes: (Std)	813/900W x 2032H x 115/230 wall 1511/1613w x 2032H x 115/230 wall
Door Finishes:	Hardboard Veneers: Sapele, Oak, Beech, Cherry, Maple Formica Laminated Sheets Steel Cladding
Core Weights:	+/- 11Kg/m2
View Panels	100 mm wide x 300mm high with Georgian wired glass in Class A & B doors only
Beading to V/P:	Powder Coated Mild Steel
Rebated Pairs:	Rebate in double doors formed with a Slambar secured to lock edges
Hinges	Brass Hinges with bronzed washers 1 1/2 pairs per leaf

Frames: (Std)	1.6mm Mild Steel with 25mmx50mm rebates & red oxide primer, with either a 22mm screed or a no screed finish, with a conventional drywall fixing.
Alternative fixing:	Pre-Galvanised finish, Dry wall/Concrete Fixing. (powder-floated floor – uses a no screed frame).
Hands:	To determine hands, all fire doors open out, standing on the hinged side. Hinged on the left side – Order left hand Hinged on the right side – Order right hand
Fitting of Ironmongery:	By contractor or sub contractor on site. Lock height is measured from FFL to the center of the strike plate. Lock & door closer plates are fitted as standard procedure. Any extra ironmongery must be mentioned in order to prep the doors.
Slambars:	Stainless Steel slambars are applied when exotic veneers are required. Galvanized slambars are applied to doors for painting

Things to remember when placing orders

Fire door unit should not be longer than 2700mm or wider than 1200mm
View panels may not be larger than 0.03m²
Non-standard lock heights and special size screeds must be brought to the manufacturer's attention
Screed or no screed frames must be noted
Handing of frames is important