From a users point of view a door is a door 99% of the time but when you look at your different door types why spend money to maintain them?. Take a fire door to start with found in all commercial and public buildings in the event of a fire this type of door saves lives by keeping fires at bay from anything from 30 minutes to 120 minutes depending on the type of fire door set you have installed so this type firstly can save lives by allowing people to escape the building and then it prevents the fire from spreading quickly through the building, so why maintain this type of door? Fire doors will only perform if all elements of the door are correctly fitted and in good working order so for example the door closer is working correctly and conforms to BS EN 1154, all the intumescent strips are not damaged and the gaps around the door are within the recommended size to work with the strips, hinges are in good working order and not bent missing screws or leaking and finally the door can come to a complete close and riding over any latches, Just a few reasons not all of them!
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