Fire door replacements

[PeterM]

Hi All, 

We have fire doors fitted to the following rooms in the property, they are quite old and we'd like to update them with new fire doors:

• Living room - existing fire door fitted, due to be replaced
• Front bedroom - existing fire door fitted, due to be replaced
• Master bedroom - existing fire door, due to be replaced
• Main entrance door - existing fire door, not being replaced

I'm getting conflicting information regarding the bathroom doors. Does the main bathroom and the en-suite require fire doors?

Regarding the kitchen, this has never had a door since owning the property, I assume the previous owners removed because of lack of space (there isn't a lot of room for a full size 762mm wide door). We would like to add a door to the kitchen and I assume this needs to be a fire door. Due to the aforementioned space limitation, what are the options for a sliding door here?

I've attached a rough floor plan showing the property layout and the placement of the existing fire doors. The property is on the first floor of a three storey building, with one flat below, and one flat above. 

Any information you can provide would be much appreciated. 

Many thanks, 

Pete

Floor_Plan (2).pdf

[AnthonyB]

Bathrooms don't need fire doors, it's clear in Building Regulations. The kitchen would, you will struggle to find a compliant sliding door solution though.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/937931/ADB_Vol1_Dwellings_2019_edition_inc_2020_amendments.pdf

 

[Guest Ian Everton]

AnthonyB, thank you for posting the link to the Building regs Fire Safety B. You say its clear in the regs that bathrooms don't need a fire door. I am having a discussion about this at work, cold you point me in the right direction as to where in the regs it makes this clear. I have skim read most of the regulation and cannot find it. Although in the back of my mind it has something to do with a room being habitable and multiple occupancy doesn't it?  

[AnthonyB]

Answered your PM

[TONY74]

Would the frame need to be done too? or do you have details of the manufacture?

 

[Guest SteveO]

@anthonyB,  Anthony I'm looking for the same place in the regs that's it says this about toilets,. I can't seem to find it? Any help would be appreciated

[AnthonyB]

On 06/08/2024 at 18:20, Guest SteveO said:

@anthonyB,  Anthony I'm looking for the same place in the regs that's it says this about toilets,. I can't seem to find it? Any help would be appreciated

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