Since many fires start in the garage area having a pet door in the door to the house may allow a fire in the garage to spread more rapidly.
Fire code pet door.
As the first line of defense from a fire from the garage a fire rated door is not only a building code requirement.
A steel door with a fixed glass panel that is not fire rated has been installed.
Building codes for exterior doors.
The 2006 edition of the irc states the following concerning garage walls and ceilings.
Inspectors will often refer to one hour fire rated doors.
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Exterior doors in homes and businesses not only provide security but they also serve as a vital means of egress during a fire or other emergency.
To make the opening for the pet it requires you to cut a hole in the door and once it is compromised you lose that rating which is the reason there is no.
An opening has been cut into the bottom of an otherwise acceptable door to install a pet door.
You would also want to check local building code if you are looking to put this in a door through the garage as there is not a fire rated pet door and you don t want to violate any codes.
A fire resistant door can isolate minor fires and help ensure the safety of your family.
If doors have windows the glass should be fire rated.
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Pet doors will violate the integrity of a fire barrier.
However once a cat door or dog door is put into the fire barrier it ceases to be fire rated.
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About a year ago the city of portland maine fire department tromped through my building and insisted that i replace a half dozen 90 year old hardwood hallway doors with ugly costly 1 hour rated steel fire doors.
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The door between the garage and the living area of the home is generally required to be a proper fire rated door.
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Does installing a pet door on a fire door to a garage violate the fire code.
Pet doors should not be installed in fire rated doors.
A door with a 20 minute fire rating.
But will fire chiefs consider it code compliant.
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