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Good Building Guide

Installing fire doors and doorsets

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Tom Lennon, Andy Russell, Ian Stewart and Mark Cummings

This Good Building Guide is designed to illustrate the

importance of correctly installing fire doorsets and
shutters to ensure the safety of building occupants and
the protection of property in the event of a fire. Some
key issues for the guidance of specifiers, manufacturers,
contractors and approval authorities are identified,
together with useful references to more comprehensive
guidance documents. The importance of adequate
testing, product quality, installation and maintenance
is highlighted, along with the critical role of third-party
certification schemes.

Introduction
Fire safety for building occupants is maintained through the
provision of adequate means of escape in the event of a fire
and by ensuring the fabric of the building does not contribute
significantly to fire growth in the early stages following ignition.
The building regulations[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] with respect to the fire
performance of structures are founded on two basic objectives:
• To ensure that a structure remains intact for a period of time
sufficient to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the life Figure 1: Timber fire door with vision panels
safety of building occupants and firefighters. (© BRE Global Ltd)
• To prevent damage to other premises in the immediate
vicinity of the fire.

Fire doors are complex engineered products. It is essential

The spread of fire within a building can be restricted by sub-
that the correct components are used in design, manufacture
dividing the building into compartments separated from one
and installation and that the door assembly system installed is
another by walls and floors of fire-resisting construction. The
representative of those tested and approved. There is a complex
concept of compartmentation is essential in maintaining safe
interaction between the door leaves, ironmongery, vision
access and egress for building occupants and firefighters in the
panels, intumescent seals and the surrounding construction
event of a fire. Any penetration of compartment walls represents
including the door frame. It is essential that fire doors retain
a potential weakness in the fire safety of a building.
the integrity of compartmentation within a building for a
reasonable period. The most common means of demonstrating
Fire doors serve three main purposes:
performance in this regard is through standard fire tests.
• To maintain the integrity of means of escape in the event of
a fire. This Good Building Guide highlights the importance of correct
• To isolate areas within a building that represent a significant installation and maintenance of fire doors (Figures 1 and 2),
fire risk. doorsets and shutters (Figure 3) in buildings, and focuses on
• To provide access through compartment walls. some key points and issues.

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Terms and definitions

A fire door is essentially a composite of different components
consisting of the door itself, any associated hardware such as
hinges, handles, closing devices and vision panels, and any
smoke seals. Performance is dependent on not only the specific
components of the fire door but also the method of installation
and the relationship between the door and the frame. The word
‘door’ is used as a generic term for door leaves, door frames,
doorsets and door assemblies. Doors may be manufactured
from timber, steel or composite materials. The terminology
associated with the manufacture and installation of fire doors is
complex. A more detailed breakdown of the various terms may
be found in national standards[8] or industry design guides[9]. For
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the purposes of this guide the following simple definitions apply:

Door Building component for closing an

opening in a wall that allows access
and might or might not admit light
when closed
Door frame Fixed surround into which are fitted
one or more door leaves
Door leaf The hinged, pivoted or sliding element
of a door
Doorset/door or Complete assembly as installed,
shutter assembly comprising door frame/guide and
one or more leaves, rolling or folding
curtain, including any side panels,
vision panels, flush overpanels and/
or transom panels, together with the
essential building hardware and any
seals
Figure 2: Steel fire door with vision panel Fire door Door provided for the passage
(© BRE Global Ltd) of persons, air or objects, which,
together with its frame and furniture,
is intended to restrict the passage
of fire and/or gaseous products of
combustion; must be capable of
meeting specified performance criteria

Fire door assembly Door assembly intended to restrict

the passage of fire and/or gaseous
products of combustion; must
be capable of meeting specified
performance criteria

Figure 3: Electrically operated fire shutter in use

(© BRE Global Ltd)

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Marking
All fire doors should be clearly and permanently marked with
their declared fire-resistance period. Some marking systems are
controlled within third-party certification schemes, whereas
others are for identification purposes only.

Table 1, taken from BS 8214:2016 [8], shows the range of colour

codes for non-metallic door assemblies for fire-resistance
periods of up to 120 minutes’ integrity. The system is now
considered obsolete, but retained in the standard as it may be
encountered when inspecting fire doors. This marking system
was intended to provide information only and does not imply
third-party certification.

Regulatory requirements
All doors rated as fire doors should be capable of meeting the
appropriate performance requirement for the specific end use
application. Performance is assessed using the appropriate
national[10] or European[11, 12, 13] test standards and classified
in terms of the integrity of the door for a specified period
(Figure 4). Performance to the national standard is denoted by
the prefix FD (which identifies the door as a fire door) followed
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by the integrity rating in minutes (eg FD30). The suffix S is

added for doors where restricted smoke leakage at ambient
temperature is required. For classification according to the
European system[14], the performance requirement is specified
in terms of integrity (E) for a period of minutes. An additional
classification of Sa is used for all doors where restricted smoke
leakage at ambient temperature is required (eg E30Sa). A more
comprehensive review of fire test methods and classification Figure 4: Fire integrity failure indicated by constant flaming
procedures may be found in BRE DG 524 [15]. (© BRE Global Ltd)

Table 1: Range of colour codes giving a performance identification for non-metallic doors and frames
(to be used for inspection purposes only)[8]*

Core colour Label colour or background colour Integrity (minutes) Colour code interpretation

White 20
Yellow 30
Pink 45 Intumescent seals need to
Red be added at time of original
Blue 60 installation
Brown 90
Black 120
White 20
Yellow 30
Pink 45 Intumescent seals will
Green have been fitted at time of
Blue 60 manufacture
Brown 90
Black 120
* Permission to reproduce extracts from British Standards is granted by BSI Standards Ltd (BSI). No other use of this material is permitted.

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Approved Document B or equivalent regulatory guidance For hinged or pivoted doors, the frame should be plumb and
documents[1, 2, 3, 4] set out the appropriate performance square and securely fixed into the opening to ensure that the
levels for fire doors in specific applications. For single-family gap between the frame and surround is equal on both sides.
dwellinghouses, fire doors are required within any form of fire-
resisting construction, in the specific circumstances of a door For timber-based fire door assemblies, detailed
between a dwellinghouse and a garage and for doors forming recommendations are provided in BS 8214 [8] or should be found
part of the enclosure to a protected stairway. For a door between in the supporting test or certification documentation.
a dwelling and a garage, there is an additional requirement for
the door to restrict the passage of smoke. The requirements in The type of wall or partition into which the door is being fitted
relation to dwellinghouses are summarised in Table 2. may have a significant impact on the anticipated performance
in the event of a fire. The manufacturer’s recommendations
The requirements for buildings other than dwellinghouses should be followed with regard to the approved types of
are necessarily more complex. The details are summarised surrounding structure within which the door may be fitted.
in Table 3. The guidance in Approved Document B sets out These recommendations should be supported by test evidence
minimum requirements to ensure the health and safety of and/or expert opinion.
those in and around buildings to a reasonable level. In many
instances the guidance may be insufficient or inappropriate Glazing within a fire-resistant door can provide a potential
to achieve the requirements of the end user or other key weak link, particularly if installed incorrectly. Wherever possible,
stakeholders in relation to property protection or business factory-glazed doors should be used in preference to installing
continuity. In such cases, performance criteria over and above glazing on site.
those specified in Tables 2 and 3 may be required based on a risk
assessment undertaken as part of an overall fire safety strategy All door furniture should be fitted in such a way as to ensure that
for the building. Alternative guidance may be found in fire the fire-resisting properties of the doorset are not compromised.
engineering codes and standards such as BS 7974:2001[16] and When installing fire or smoke seals, the intumescent materials
BS 9999:2017[17]. that have been used to achieve a particular performance in test
conditions must be similar to those used in the supporting test
Some specifiers have additional codes and guidance on meeting evidence and/or expert opinion assessment.
the building regulations that may incorporate additional
requirements. Such documents would include the Department Information on performance, installation procedures and
of Health Technical Memorandum HTM 05-01[18] and Building supporting documentation can be obtained from the
Bulletin 100 [19]. manufacturer. Specific installation procedures should be
followed at all times. The most effective way of ensuring that
For considerations related specifically to property protection, specified fire door assembly manufacturers, product suppliers
the reader should refer to The LPC design guide for the fire and installers have followed the correct procedures to ensure
protection of buildings[20]. For buildings that are already the effectiveness of the assembly in the event of a fire is by using
occupied, other than single-occupancy dwellinghouses, the third-party-certificated products and installers.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005[21] and its supporting
guidance documents[22] apply, depending on the building use.

Test, assessment and classification

Installation requirements
The test methods for fire-resisting doors are BS 476-22:1987[10],
Fire resistance is a property of the complete assembly. In the
BS EN 1634-1:2014[11] and, in the case of lift-landing doorsets,
case of a fire door it is only the complete assembly as described
BS EN 81-58:2003[23]. There is also a fire-resistance
in the relevant fire test report or assessment that can be deemed
characterisation test for door hardware, BS EN 1634-2:2008 [12],
to provide the requisite performance.
and smoke control tests, BS 476-31-1:1983[24] and
BS EN 1634-3:2004[13]. The heating conditions of the BS 476-22
Installation is a critical component in ensuring the fire door
test are generally considered to be less onerous than those in
assembly is capable of providing the level of performance
BS EN 1634-1 and BS EN 81-58. In addition, there are variations
required and assumed from the results of standard fire tests.
between BS 476-22 and BS EN 1634-1 with regard to the furnace
Poor installation can mean that an otherwise well-designed and
pressure and the location of thermocouples on the unexposed
well-manufactured door assembly fails to provide the required
face of the specimen. Furthermore, for lift-landing doorsets
performance in the event of a fire. The installation of the doorset
tested to BS EN 81-58, the performance classification is largely
contributes at least as much to performance in a standard fire
based on leakage measurements.
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test as the quality of the materials and components used in the

manufacture of the product.
For doorsets tested to the European Standards, the direct field
of application rules in BS EN 1634-1 and BS EN 81-58 allow for
It is therefore essential that any change to the components
some limited variations from the tested design. Further rules
used or to the method of installation are covered by a valid test
for more extensive variations are given in the BS EN 15269 suite
report, an assessment report or an extended field of application
of extended application standards[25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31] that
report that considers the impact of any changes on the
complement BS EN 1634-1. At present, seven of these standards
performance in the event of a fire.
have been issued:
The fixing of door assemblies should be left as late in the • Part 1: General requirements[25]
building programme as possible to avoid damage arising from • Part 2: Fire resistance of hinged and pivoted steel doorsets[26]
other operations. Delivery should be planned so as to reduce the • Part 3: Fire resistance of hinged and pivoted timber doorsets
storage time on site to a minimum. All components should be and openable timber framed windows[27]
stored under cover and protected from moisture and extremes • Part 5: Fire resistance of hinged and pivoted metal framed
of weather. glazed doorsets and openable windows[28]

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Table 2: Provisions for fire doors for dwellinghouses

(refer to Table B1 in Approved Document B, Volume 1[1, 3] , for details)

Position of door Fire resistance required in terms Additional requirements to

of integrity (minutes) inhibit the spread of smoke (Y/N)

Within a cavity barrier 30 N

Between a dwellinghouse and a garage 30 Y
Forming part of an enclosure to a protected 20 N
stairway
Within any other form of fire-resisting construction 20 N

Table 3: Provisions for fire doors for buildings other than dwellinghouses
(refer to Table B1 in Approved Document B, Volume 2[2, 4] , for details)

Position of door Fire resistance required in terms Additional requirements to

of integrity (minutes) inhibit the spread of smoke (Y/N)

In a compartment wall separating buildings As for the wall but ≥ 60 N

In a compartment wall separating a flat from a 30 Y
common area
In a compartment wall enclosing a protected shaft 30 Y
forming a stairway in a building used for flats,
other residential, assembly and recreation or office
purposes
In a compartment wall enclosing a protected shaft Half the period for the wall in which Y
forming a stairway not described above it is fitted but ≥ 30
In a compartment wall enclosing a protected shaft Half the period for the wall in which N
forming a lift or service shaft it is fitted but ≥ 30
In a compartment wall not described above As for the wall in which it is fitted Y*
In a compartment floor As for the floor in which it is fitted N

Forming part of the enclosure of a protected 30 Y

stairway
Forming part of the enclosure of a lift shaft that 30 N
does not form a protected shaft
Forming part of the enclosure of a protected lobby 30 Y
approach to a stairway
Forming part of the enclosure of any other 20 Y
protected corridor
Forming part of the enclosure of a protected lobby 30 Y
approach to a lift shaft
Affording access to an external escape route 30 N
Sub-dividing corridors connecting alternative exits 20 Y
Sub-dividing dead-end portions of corridors from 20 Y
the remainder of the corridor
Any door within a cavity barrier 30 N
Any door forming part of the enclosure to a 20 N
protected entrance hall or protected landing in a
flat
Any door forming part of the enclosure to a place 30 N
of special fire risk
Any door forming part of the enclosure to ancillary 30 N
accommodation in care homes
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• Part 7: Fire resistance for steel sliding doorsets[29] The guidance to the building regulations[2, 4] covering fire safety
• Part 10: Fire resistance of steel rolling shutter assemblies[30] states that third-party certification schemes for fire protection
• Part 20: Smoke control for hinged and pivoted steel, timber products and related services provide an effective means
and metal framed glazed doorsets[31]. of giving the fullest possible assurances, offering a level of
quality, reliability and safety. It is further stated that third-party
certification of installers of systems, materials or products
Further extended application standards are under development
provides a means of ensuring that installations have been carried
for hinged and pivoted glass doorsets, sliding steel doorsets,
out by knowledgeable contractors to appropriate standards,
sliding timber doorsets, horizontally folding timber doorsets and
thereby increasing the reliability of the anticipated performance
horizontally folding steel doorsets.
in fire.
An assessment report that considers any variations in the tested
The intent behind third-party approval or certification schemes is
system should be carried out by a suitably qualified independent
to improve the quality and installation of products by following
body with experience in this application and must always be
best practice wherever possible. The basic principle of a third-
based on the rules in BS EN 1634-1 and/or the appropriate
party approval scheme is that the certification body is entirely
extended application standard.
independent from the manufacturer/installer and has the
necessary technical expertise to evaluate product performance,
When considering the fire resistance of doorsets tested to
conformity with regulatory requirements and the quality of
BS 476-22, there are no documented assessment guidelines
procedures and methodologies related to manufacture or
or standards. It is therefore strongly recommended that any
installation of products or systems. Schemes carry out regular
assessments are undertaken by bodies that comply with the
audits on the factory production control for the product and
Passive Fire Protection Federation’s Guide to undertaking
review the supporting test and assessment evidence for the
assessments in lieu of fire tests[32]. Most UK approval authorities
products and systems being marketed to ensure they continue
will accept such assessments as an alternative to testing,
to meet appropriate standards. In the absence of such a scheme,
provided that the assessment is based on sound engineering
there may be some doubt as to whether the product tested
principles and is supported by relevant test evidence.
is the same as the product/system currently supplied to the
market. Such schemes normally operate in tandem with an
If a particular detail is not already covered in the supporting
ISO 9000 quality system covering design, manufacture and/or
test or assessment documentation for the doorset, this must
installation of fire doors. The schemes also incorporate a process
be pointed out to the manufacturer or supplier and the installer
for dealing with modifications to the product or proposed
of the doorset, and the proposed alternative detail must be
changes to the method of installation so that an agreed plan of
considered by a suitable independent body.
action can be put in place before any changes are implemented.
The classification standard for doors tested in accordance with
Most certification schemes incorporate a product marking
BS EN 1634-1 is BS EN 13501-2:2016 [14]. This standard defines
system that indicates that the product is covered by the specific
the European classification procedure for fire doors across the
scheme. A widely recognised scheme for the manufacture of
EU. The classification of lift-landing doors tested in accordance
fire doors is LPS 1056 [36]. For doors that are required to provide
with BS EN 81-58 is dealt with in the test standard itself, ie
a level of security, BRE Global operates LPS 1175[37]. A widely
BS EN 81-58.
recognised third-party scheme for installers of fire doors is
LPS 1271[38].
CE marking of fire-resisting doorsets tested to
BS EN 1634-1 is possible as the harmonised product standard
BS EN 16034:2014[33] is issued. At the time of writing, the
product standard can only be applied together with either
BS EN 13241-1:2003[34] or BS EN 14351-1:2006 [35], ie it is not
Liaison between all parties
currently permitted for manufacturers to apply BS EN 16034
When installing door assemblies, it is vital that there is good
as the only harmonised standard and draw up declarations of
liaison between the following stakeholders for the complete
performance only referring to BS EN 16034. Notified bodies
duration of the project:
should also not issue certificates only referring to BS EN 16034.
When using BS EN 16034 and CE marking fire doors, the • specifier
manufacturer must be working with an EU notified body. • designer
• main contractor
• fire consultant/engineer
• approval authority
Independent third-party certification • installer of fire door assemblies
• manufacturer or supplier of the door assembly or the
or approval of fire protection individual components of the door assembly.
products, systems and related services
As discussed briefly in this guide, the fire performance of the
Third-party certification schemes provide independent and
door assembly is dependent on the quality of the individual
impartial verification that a tested product has met a defined
products that go to make up the system and the quality of
level of performance and is being manufactured consistently.
installation on site to produce a combined system that will
As such, the manufactured product should continue to meet
ensure that fire compartmentation and protection to means of
the defined level of performance provided that it is installed in
escape are provided. If any one of the components is installed
accordance with a specification covered in the scope of the test
in the wrong manner it could have a catastrophic effect on the
and, if appropriate, assessment report. Third-party certification
fire resistance of the system. Only by all of the above parties
schemes are also available for the installers and maintainers of
liaising with each other, and possibly also with an independent
fire protection products.
assessment body such as BRE Global, can there be any certainty
that the correct combination of systems has been installed.
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Maintenance and upgrading Checklist decision tree

Fire doors have to provide a similar level of fire resistance as the The checklist decision tree in Figure 4 (overleaf) is not
construction element into which they are built. However, regular comprehensive but provides some of the critical points that
use may lead to deterioration over time in the performance should be checked when specifying and installing fire door
of the door assembly. It is therefore important for periodic assemblies.
inspection, maintenance and repair of any damage to be
undertaken on a regular basis in order to maintain the specified
fire-resistance performance. Identification of defects would
form part of the fire risk assessment for occupied premises Conclusions
required under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,
the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005[39] and the Fire and Rescue Services This Good Building Guide has focused on some of the key
(Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [40]. fire-related parameters that govern the correct specification
and installation of fire-resisting doors and door assemblies. The
For companies involved in the inspection, repair and importance of testing and the importance of ensuring the test
maintenance of such systems, LPS 1197[41] provides a specimen is representative of what is installed on site have been
methodology to assess companies to determine whether highlighted. Any changes to the system should be covered by an
they are able to carry out inspection, maintenance and repair assessment report.
such that the products continue to meet the intended fire
performance of the installed system. The crucial role that independent third-party certification
schemes play in ensuring consistent levels of quality has been
LPS 1197-approved companies can carry out a detailed highlighted. This applies both to the individual manufactured
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inspection of existing fire doors following an inspection/ products and the final installed product, system or assembly.
checklist procedure prior to issuing an LPCB certificate of
inspection. Each door is inspected and any non-conformity
recorded and reported for remedial work. Where existing fire
doors are inspected and found to have no non-conformities,
these doors would be expected to meet the intended fire
performance. If any non-conformities are reported and the
repairs are carried out by an LPS 1197-approved company, the
company is able to issue an LPCB certificate of maintenance,
which should verify remedial fire compliance.

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Has the system been tested, classified or assessed

for the required fire-resistance period?

Yes No

Has the manufacturer provided

me with his supporting test/ No Do not install the product
assessment documents?

Yes

Do the test results, classification

or assessment satisfy the design No Do not install the product
requirements?

Yes

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Is the manufacturer operating Take extra precautions that the
under a current product third- supporting test and assessment
party certification scheme? No evidence is for the same system
For example, check that is being installed
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Yes

Is the installer operating under

a current installer third-party
certification scheme for the
appropriate product?
For example, check
www.redbooklive.com

Take extra precautions that

the system is being installed
with good workmanship
in accordance with the
Yes No
manufacturer’s instructions.
Inspection of the installation
by an independent, competent
expert is recommended

Ensure all documentation,

including design, product,
installation and maintenance
information, is retained and
passed to the building owner

Figure 4: Checklist decision tree

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