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For developers and general contractors
Door packages that pass inspection.
Hundreds of openings, one supplier. Rated and non-rated doors per unit type and floor, delivered when the framing and frames are ready.
- Fixed price per unit type
- Delivery in phases, packed by floor
- Label and listing documentation for closeout
What you get
- Door schedule check: every opening against code rating and listing
- One price per unit type, so budgets per floor are clear
- Factory machining to the hardware sets, fewer site modifications
- Packing and labeling by building, floor and unit
- Documentation per opening for the inspection and the owner's NFPA 80 records
Projects we support
- Multifamily and build-to-rent: entry doors, interior doors, corridor and stair doors
- Hotels: entry, connecting, bathroom and back-of-house doors
- Senior living and student housing
- Offices and mixed-use buildings
Code basics
The wall decides the door.
| Wall where the opening sits | Typical door rating | Usual door type |
|---|---|---|
| Fire walls and fire barriers, 3 to 4 hours | 3 hours | Steel. Wood doors are not listed at 3 hours. |
| Fire barriers, 2 hours (incl. shafts, exit stairways, exit passageways) | 90 minutes | Mineral core wood door |
| Fire barriers, 1 hour: shafts, interior exit stairways, exit passageways | 60 minutes | Mineral core wood door |
| Other fire barriers, 1 hour | 45 minutes | Mineral or fire-rated composite core |
| Fire partitions: corridor walls, 1 or 0.5 hour | 20 minutes + smoke and draft (S) | Particleboard or composite core, gasketed |
| Other fire partitions, 1 hour / 0.5 hour | 45 / 20 minutes | Depends on rating |
| Smoke barriers, 1 hour | 20 minutes + smoke and draft (S) | Gasketed, self-closing, latching |
| Exterior walls, 2 hours / 1 hour | 90 / 45 minutes | Interior-grade wood doors are usually not used here |
Based on IBC Table 716.1(2). Ratings, vision panel limits and exceptions vary by code edition and local amendment.
Questions
Frequently asked.
How do you keep doors on schedule with the site?
We plan production backwards from your floor-by-floor dates and confirm each batch before it is produced. See our scheduled production.
Who is responsible for inspection?
The installer and the owner. We supply listed, labeled doors with the documents; installation per NFPA 80 and the acceptance test are on site.
Can you supply frames and hardware as one package?
On request we quote the complete opening. Otherwise we coordinate with your frame and hardware suppliers so all parts match the listing.
Code summary for orientation, based on the International Building Code (IBC), NFPA 80, NFPA 105 and the 2010 ADA Standards. Requirements depend on the code edition your jurisdiction has adopted and on local amendments. The architect of record and the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) decide for your project.
Related
Send us your door schedule.
Door schedule, hardware sets and elevations are enough. Answer within 12 hours, with every opening checked against the listing.
Your contact: Daniel Helmut Pinger, Tischlermeister
+49 (0) 228 76383681 · [email protected]