Most of the time, a fire door is just like any other door. But if a fire breaks out, it is more than just a piece of wood in a hole to stop the draught; it performs a vital and specific task by burning at a particular rate to act as a barrier to hold back the spread of the blaze.

A fire door is carefully and precisely designed, engineered and tested in accordance with British and European standards to ensure that if it is ever called upon, it does what it is supposed to do. A fire door is much more than just the door leaf. The door frame, the hinges, the ironmongery, the glass in any vision panels and the seals must all be selected to ensure that the door design is properly fire resistant

Maintaining a fire door is crucial in its ability to perform to its design integrity. These checks are necessary due to a variety of factors, from general wear and tear of the door and hardware caused by continual use, moisture absorption into the door and frame or the settlement of the surrounding structure which could effect distortion in a door set.

All of these factors can impact on the integrity of the fire door and therefore reduce the effectiveness of the seals and the doors ability to maintain the fire compartment in which it serves.

If you are responsible for fire safety or building maintenance you should have an arrangement in place to check your fire doors every 6 months.

Millwood Servicing can provide a full fire door survey, upgrading and full installation service.

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