This article hopes to answer some of the most common thoughts, concerns and questions regarding fire door installation, and one of the most common questions is “Are fire doors too expensive to install in a home?” and the truth is that they are not. A good-quality fire door only costs marginally more than a good-quality interior door, and installation can be done by any tradesperson or somebody who is good at DIY.
Do Fire Doors Contain or Stop Fires?
The point of a fire door is to stop fires from spreading into other rooms. They are legally required in places like houses of multiple occupancy (flats) and stairwells. Their goal is to stop fire from infesting escape routes. For example, if you didn’t have a fire door on a stairwell, and the bottom hallway was burning, then the smoke would find its way up the stairwell and make it unusable.
Some people in larger houses may put a fire door in their basement where the boiler is or they may put…