In this blog entry, the Seattle commercial security system installation and Seattle commercial lock experts here at Key Rescue Seattle will detail the top areas in which fire rated doors are installed.
Stairwells and Elevators
Building codes usually ensure that any doors that access stairwells or elevators are fire rated. Aside from their fire rating, these doors also often require special features that can block or mitigate smoke. Smoke inhalation is dangerous and deadly, and smoke also reduces visibility, increasing how much time it takes people to evacuate a building. Stairwell and elevator fire doors require routine and regular professional inspection.
Garages
Roll up gates and garage doors require fire ratings. These gates have very specific operational instructions and installation parameters. They also require unique forms of maintenance. Since roll up gates and garages have cars inside them, usually they have fire ratings as well.
Hallways
Hallway doors are often fire rated. Fire doors are meant to slow the spread of a fire in a property. Installing a fire door in a hallway can serve to protect your property very well. Many properties do not have a requirement for hallway doors to be fire rated, but many smart facility managers or building owners upgrade hallway doors to fire rated doors for extra safety and peace of mind. Hallway doors often need smoke ratings as well for the reasons described earlier in this article.
Sensitive or Vulnerable Areas
This depends on what form of building or commercial property you have. Some businesses have uniquely sensitive and valuable assets that require the particular area or room that these assets are held in to be more secure than other areas. This, of course, usually involves high quality high security lock installation, as well as upgrading doors to fire rated doors. Just as an example, some commercial properties have storage areas in which valuable documents are stored – the doors to this area should be upgraded to high quality, durable, fire rated doors – as well as the doors in hallways leading UP to this area. This will better protect your valuable assets from the risk of burglary or fire.