Fire Rated Door Tags
Labels on fire doors fire door frames or other components of a fire door assembly are the identifying mark that the door or component has been tested to the required first test standards and has passed the criteria required by those test standards.
Fire rated door tags. And can be used with new masonry and drywall construction when the wall is being built. The door panel and frame are both made from galvanneal steel to secure and protect your home or building. Once a door is assembled the only way to determine if it has all necessary components to be the proper fire rating of today s standards is with destructive examination. If existing fire doors are missing tags fire rate can inspect and tag the fire door for up to 1hr 60 30 and or frame if compliant.
Fire rated door labels according to our inspection data painted or missing fire rated door labels are two of the top ten reasons for deficiencies in fire doors and frames. Standard for fire doors and other opening protectives when it comes to installation and maintenance of fire doors. Nfpa 80 requires that all fire door openings both doors and frames are required to have a fire rated certification label clearly visible for the ahj and should not be removed or painted over during the life of the building. Model codes in the united states generally reference nfpa 80.
The frame is compatible with walls that have a thickness of 4 7 8 in. Or up to 4hr 240 30 rating if confirmed by the manufacture that the fire door frame is rated at a higher protection level. They are used as a passive means of protecting people and property from fires.