Slammer doors
Do "slammers" need to be self-latching? 2018 IBC 3006.3 #3 has the slammer option, but don't indicate or reference any section that would require a latching mechanism or hardware requirements, other...
View ArticleFire Door Signage
For all of the AHJs out there...I would like to know if you would approve signage on fire doors that meets the 2022 edition of NFPA 80, in jurisdictions where that edition has not yet been adopted. In...
View ArticleHelp! Minimum projection Panic for 48" x 1 3/4" door
CFC 2019 requires 44" min. clr width at 90 degrees, face 0f hardware to face of door, full height for I-2 hospital even with layback hinge can this be done without inset panic bars? They don't buy ADA...
View ArticleCalifornia MagLocked Showroom Door
My building is an Auto Dealership in Anaheim, California. The showroom has 5 glass door exits that are all potential means of egress from the building. The showroom doors are always open/unlocked...
View ArticleFire Door Two-Point Latching Options and Minimum Latch Points from Door to Frame
First part of this question is the general question: What is the minimum number of latch points that must be between the door and frame (excludes door-to-door latch points)? My understanding from a...
View ArticleFire Doors
A GC I am working with informed me that any fire rated door had to positively latch. I was aware that stairwell doors had to stay positively latched. But if a door is part of a rated fire wall, and has...
View ArticleType of controlled egress
I have a facility that requires the use of a type of sally port for pairs of doors. It is a manufacturing facility (F1) that requires operational control over hygiene and sterility, so an occupant must...
View Articleswinging doors kitchens
We are a residential apartment complex (high rise) with a restaurant/kitchen area on the first floor. The kitchen staff wants to replace one of the swinging doors with an automatic door to allow for...
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NOVEL DOOR HARDWARE
This is my first post. I'm a Canberra Australia architect with a door hardware obsession. I'm sometimes commisioned to design solutions to interesting problems. This push lock floor bolt was fitted...
View ArticlePanic Escape
Sometimes the person doing the door documentation is confronted with a dilemma. Electrical/security documentation will often compromise personal safety of those who need to escape at any time for any...
View ArticleReinforced (non-FEMA Tornado) room door hardware
We designed a 10 stall bathroom as a tornado shelter. Extra studs, stand alone structure, cmu drystack in the walls, extra sheathing, etc. Our issue is the door. The door itself is metal reinforced,...
View ArticleAccess Control/Card Readers - Code Requirements
I understand that by code, doors with magnetic locks/strikes need to have a release mechanism wired in such that in the event of a fire alarm or loss of power the lock mechanism is released. Is there a...
View ArticleRetrofitting small multifamily communities with smart locks
I'm interested in understanding what the requirements are to change out tenant locks and some common locks (gym/laundry) from traditional keyed locks to smart locks? This would be to update existing...
View ArticleActuating Portion of Panic Hardware
I always thought this was pretty clear...the actuating portion of panic hardware (the touchpad or crossbar) has to measure at least half the width of the door. For a 3-foot door, that's 18 inches. For...
View ArticleSoundproof sliding door
Hello all (sorry for bed English) I need a soundproof door to reduce sound from the media room. The door will be open more or less every day, just will be closed when using TV or PC. My idea is to use...
View ArticleLocation of label on fire rated door
Is it acceptable to have the label for a 20-minute rated fire door on the top of the door slab as opposed to the side. I have always seen them on the hinge side of the door slab and am questioning...
View ArticleUL294 Assembly Requirement
Is there a requirement for an access control enclosure to be certified UL294 as an entire assembly and not just all the individual components contained within? For example, we are using all UL294...
View ArticleDogging holes
I was recently asked by a client to infill the dogging holes on some panic bars. When I called my supplier they told me it was against code to fill or cover those holes and if they wanted the holes to...
View ArticleMagnetic door holder
Lori keeps coming up with stuff you hardly see, or never think about. So in this one the questions is magnetic door holder, and force required to manually release one. Is there language in IBC on force...
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What is this device located at this fire door in a healthcare occupancy?
This is preventing the door from closing.
View ArticleClosures/hardware
Is nfpa 80 verified *latch* hardware stamped/labelled in some subtle way that I can readily identify? I know that panic bars are labelled, but it occurred to me that I can't recall seeing a standard...
View ArticleMagnetic Door Holder With Long Reach – Alternatives to Long Extension Bar?
Hello everyone, I hope you all don't mind me posting this. I've been struggling to figure out the best solution and I found this forum via looking at Google Images and noticing a blog that covers janky...
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Dogged panic device on fire exit hardware
A double door is installed in a fire barrier. The door must be self-closing and latching "while closed" per '21 IBC 716.2.6.2. Proposed design indicates the door will be dogged for push/pull operation...
View ArticleExterior Sliding Door at California Hotel Guestroom
Context: 2022 California Building Code, Hotel (R-1 occupancy, NOT R-2/R-3). Assume occupancy is less than 10. Has anyone provided a sliding door assembly that is egress compliant when it's the only...
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