PAUL THE JOINER

Worked in a few nursing/ care homes doing maintenance and two things always happened external kitchen door always open and internal kitchen doors always wedged open,extraction always running. So a huge risk of fire/ smoke spread. Reason being theyre open is for ventilation and access for staff with plates cups trolleys etc. Probably same in cafes and restaurants, but without the added risk of lack of staff and imobile persons in large buildings. Have what ever doors you want 30 or 60 mins but if theyre not used, a waste of effort by all.

Should and are a FRA be available to all residents in a multi occupancy block of flats, by asking the Leaseholder,or should each flat owner be given a copy as well as all new flat owners who move in. Also should all residents be advised of any work required to make the flats/building conform to the FRA.

Thanks should be plenty of work in the pipeline coming up for installers of fire doors in the near future then.

Hello, i visit many flats on my work journeys, and a lot of entrance door in blocks of purpose built flats have been fitted with Yale type locks,mortice dead and sash locks, non euro profile, non fire rated letter plates,no smoke or intumescent seals, nearly all flats are privately owned and are leashold. Question is their a time limit set by Government for all these doors and frames to be replaced to current safety standards as above. Also can lack of funding be used as a valid reason for not doing the work, eg residents not having the funds or refusing to pay for the replacements.

"Hi Tina, the frame of the door will also require a deeper rebate to be fitted eg, by planting on a hardwood strip on the outside edge of the door where it touches the door," Sorry should read Hi Tina, the frame of the door will also require a deeper rebate to be fitted eg, by planting on a hardwood strip on the outside edge of the REBATE where it touches the door,

Had this before on terraced houses, where the g/f walls are brick, and the landlords want a fire door fitted. So remove existing door and frame,then measure opening and get a frame and fire door made for the size of opening, pr Make the opening wider, by removing bricks and re building/replastering wall,fit off the shelf fire door frame and door. or my answer just walk away from the job, huge mess disruption and costly to do.

Hi Tina, the frame of the door will also require a deeper rebate to be fitted eg, by planting on a hardwood strip on the outside edge of the door where it touches the door, i would also be checking to the sides of the frames that there is no gap behind the arcitrave, seen door frames with gaps here between frame and brickwork. Also the yale lock will need to be removed if fitted and hole filled as will the large key operated mortice lock and refitted with a euro type lock and key and a thumb turn on the inside. So much easier to replace the door and frame , but more costlier.