Fire Door Hinge Fitting

Fire doors will have automatic closing devices fire door closers fitted.

Fire door hinge fitting.

The fitting of door hinges is extremely important. Shop a variety of secure fire door hinges and fittings including eclipse ironmongery certifire hinges at toolstation. Or simpler how to hang a door. For fire door fittings intended for use against fire markings will be the easiest method to demonstrate compliance.

It is a criminal offence to supply products that do not comply with the uk construction products regulations. You can get away with two hinges on a light hollow core door but will need at least three on solid core or exterior doors. Explore the different types of door hinges in our range and learn the basics of how your builder will fit a door hinge to quickly update your doors. In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame.

Because of the weight of a fire door and to prevent it warping fire doors are usually fitted with three fire door hinges. The different types of door hinges explained you will find many different types of door hinges in our range with designs for bathroom cabinets exterior doors and those within commercial properties. Spring loaded self closing hinges and concealed perko door closers with chains might also be in evidence. Specially constructed fire doors can have a rating of 4 hours or more this is very much dependent on fitting all of the correct materials our suggestion with such a heavy fire door is to fit 4 hinges with two of the hinges being fitted nearer each other at the top edge of the door.

The door im doing is an interio. The fire door will not work in the event of a fire unless the correct ironmongery has been fitted and maintained. Do all trimming and fitting on the door before marking your hinge. Order online for collection or delivery.

Fitting the correct ironmongery forms part of the fire door s test accreditation.