The door should have a label that says this.
Irc garage fire door swing.
By the way cutting a hole in the door to install a pet door flap voids the 20 minute rating.
The international residential building code which has been adopted in many locales requires a 20 minute fire rated door or a solid wood or solid or honeycomb core steel door of not less than 1 3 8 thickness.
While not required by the irc it is helpful if there is at least one step leading up to the door from the garage.
Garage and the residence.
The opening between the garage and the house must be equipped with a door that provides protection per section r302 5 1 of the international residential code.
Both residential and commercial exterior.
According to nfpa all exterior doors must swing out and must be equipped with a panic hardware device such as a push bar if occupancy exceeds 50 people.
The reason the inspector wants to see the tag is because then they know it is a 20 minute fire rated door and meets one of the choices for type of door for garage house fire separation.
So for all these reasons the international residential code irc and residential edition of the florida building code fbc r302 5 have safety standards for a door that separates the garage from the house interior.
Fire rated garage door.
Door is pre assembled in a fully weather stripped jamb for easy installation.
Gasoline fumes and other explosive gases are heavier than air and they will accumulate at ground level.
The door cannot open directly onto a room used for sleeping purposes bedroom and must be one of the following types.
The door is assembled with 3 nickel hinges and adjustable mill finish sill.
Their entry beneath a door will be slowed by an elevation increase.
See the example below.
If an openings is provided through a wall separating a dwelling unit from the garage it is required to be protected per the international residential code irc.
It is not likely that any raised panel 1 3 8 door will ever have such a rating or qualify for proper garage house fire separation.
One could make the argument that given the wording in irc 302 5 1 a fire rated door or its equivalent is required.
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The door and jamb are primed and ready to finish in a color of your choice.
If the door is not solid wood or steel honeycomb and at least 1 3 8 thick then it must have a 20 minute fire rating.
This door assembly is not specifically required to be fire rated.
I recommend choosing the 20 minute door.
