Much like fire rated partitioning, fire rated doors (both timber and glazed) are tested in a large furnace at a UKAS accredited laboratory in accordance with the certification. Each test follows the prescribed conditions of the desired test standard.
It is important to note that fire ratings for glazed doors and timber doors are different. For example, timber fire doors performance is noted as ‘FD30′, whilst glazed fire doors are noted as ’30/0’.
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