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This detailed and practical document addresses the issue of fire separation performance of existing doors whilst recognising the important need to minimise intervention and maintain reversibility. Fire safety for historic buildings. Visit our fire doors page to learn about additional heritage style fire rated glass hardware and fire safety certifications. This led to the writing of the english heritage publication timber panelled doors and fire 2 the upgraded doors in this publication were.

Doors are important features of historic buildings. With particular regard to heritage buildings english heritage produced the 1997 guide timber panelled doors and fire. Or call us on 01275 810322 for more advice about timber fire doors. This detailed and practical document addresses the issue of fire separation performance of existing doors whilst recognising the important need to achieve improved levels of performance in accordance with the principles of minimum intervention and reversibility.

Timber panelled doors and fire upgrading the fire resistance performance of timber panelled doors and frames publication year 1997 document status old version of document. Indeed with particular regard to fire doors english heritage produced the 1997 guide timber panelled doors and fire. Although no longer in general circulation english heritage s guide timber panelled doors and fire provides excellent guidance on ways to improve fire doors while recognising the need to minimise intervention and maintain reversibility. Timber doors special subject areas fire fire resistance publisher history.

Guidance from the london fire brigade for further information and practical advice on measures that can be taken to improve fire safety conducting fire risk assessments and formulating workable salvage plans please visit the london fire brigade s heritage web page. Fire testing of doors a series of fire tests on historic timber panelled doors in the 1990s showed how they could be upgraded to give 30 minutes fire resistance to comply with the prescriptive 1971 fire precautions act. This article tackles some myths about their conservation. Abstract designed to help those who own manage or are professionally concerned with.

Although less widespread than in recent decades the removal and replacement of old doors remains of concern to the spab. Those principles remain and the document though 20 years old can still be used as a resource where alternatives are impossible.