By: Barry Stone
Dear Barry,
We want to replace the door that leads from our garage into our home and would like to use a six-panel oak door. What is the fire safety requirement for a door between a house and garage? --Cheryl
Dear Cheryl,
Fire-resistive construction is required between a garage and a dwelling. The code specifies that this be a one-hour, fire-rated wall. Any door that is part of a garage firewall must be solid core or fire-rated and must also be self-closing. If you plan to use an oak panel door, be sure that it has a fire rating tag on one of its edges.
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