{"id":4828,"date":"2025-05-05T09:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:37:38","slug":"how-do-fire-doors-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doorfit-alpha.dev.magic42.co.uk\/blog\/how-do-fire-doors-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Fire Doors Work ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your property is a business, commercial premises, public building or multi-occupancy dwelling, depending on the size of your property, the installation of fire doors is required by law to help ensure the safety of your building&#8217;s occupants in the event of a fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What Do Fire Doors Do?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A passive element of fire protection, fire doors are (when installed correctly) designed to slow and stop the spread of fire; withstanding it for (most commonly) 30 minutes or 60 minutes, depending upon the certified rating of the fire door and location.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>The key functions of fire doors are to:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compartmentalise the building to slow down the spread of fire and smoke into neighbouring areas\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give time &#8211; protecting escape routes and providing time for building occupants to evacuate safely.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Withstand fire for a set amount of time, depending on their certified rating ( FD30 \/FD60).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help to block smoke and other gases from passing through to other areas of the building\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><br \/>\nWhat Makes Up a Standard Compliant Fire Door?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several key components which a fire door installation must include to meet safety standards:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"216\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4835 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-102844.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fire-Resistant Materials:<\/strong> The main fire door\/door leaf is most commonly constructed of materials including solid timber, steel, aluminium and\/or gypsum.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Intumescent Strips:<\/strong> Heat-activated, these strips are fitted around a door edge and expand in a fire to fill any gaps between the door and frame to prevent the spread of smoke and fire.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fire Door Glazing:<\/strong> Vision panels constructed with fire-rated glass are used to maintain visibility through doors while withstanding high temperatures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Door Closers:<\/strong> With a spring-loaded or hydraulic mechanism, door closers force a door closed when not in use, automatically shutting it and helping to prevent the spread of fire and smoke.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hinges, Locks and Latches:<\/strong> All hardware for a fire door must be fire-rated to allow the doors to remain secure in the event of a fire but still operable.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Signage:<\/strong> Affixed to both sides of the door, a fire door sign featuring \u2019 Fire Door Keep Shut\u2019 helps to identify these safety doors to building users and convey the importance of them being shut at all times.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><br \/>\nWhat Makes Doorfit\u2019s PROTUS Range Different?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to fire door installations using traditional onsite joinery, you will often find that fire doors are supplied with separate components, the assembly of which can be time-consuming and inconsistent in results. This type of onsite installation requires careful assembly, whilst also ensuring that each element meets the certified fire protection standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Our PROTUS doorset range removes the \u2018guesswork\u2019 in compliance.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most of the fire door assembly is completed by us off-site, meaning an efficient and fast installation. With components which have already been fitted and tested, you get peace of mind knowing your door is built to comply right from the start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of our PROTUS range includes all of the components for your fire door installation: door leaf, door frame, smoke seals, glazing and all necessary fire-rated hardware\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more about the PROTUS range:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/doorsets\/protus\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click Here.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>One Supplier for a Complete Solution\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for a fully compliant door set solution? Get in touch with the experts. Here at Doorfit, we offer complete <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/doorsets\/installation-remedial-works\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supply and installation services for fire doorsets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/doorsets\/commercial-fire-doors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commercial fire doors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/doorsets\/communal-flat-entrance-doors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communal and flat entrance doors.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/contact-us-timber-doorsets\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorfit.co.uk\/contact-us-timber-doorsets\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get in touch with our team to discuss your project.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your property is a business, commercial premises, public building or multi-occupancy dwelling, depending on the size of your property, the installation of fire doors is required by law to help ensure the safety of your building&#8217;s occupants in the event of a fire. What Do Fire Doors Do?\u00a0 A passive element of fire protection, fire doors are (when installed correctly) designed to slow and stop the spread of fire; withstanding it for (most commonly) 30 minutes or 60 minutes, depending upon the certified rating&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-company-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Do Fire Doors Work ? | Articles | Doorfit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A passive element of fire protection, fire doors are designed to slow and stop the spread of fire, but how do they actually work? 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