Refuge Room Fire Doors
A refuge room door is the last line between a place people are told to wait and the fire they are waiting out. It is specified as a set rather than a leaf, because the requirement covers the whole assembly: frame, leaf, seals, closer, and in many designs a smoke control function as well. Refuge floors, accessible refuge areas and temporary waiting spaces also have to be usable by people who cannot easily operate a heavy door, so the opening force and the hardware ergonomics matter as much as the rating. Sets are supplied complete and documented for approval, so what arrives on site matches what the fire engineer signed off.
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Criterios de selección
- Confirm the opening force requirement with the accessibility consultant; a compliant rating can still fail on ergonomics.
- Decide whether the set carries a smoke control function, as that changes the sealing and hardware.
- Document the set as one item: leaf, frame, seals and closer listed together for approval.
- Include signage and wayfinding in the package so the refuge route reads clearly under emergency lighting.
Preguntas frecuentes
- What is included in a refuge door set?
- Leaf, frame, intumescent and smoke seals, closer, and the hardware required by the design. It is quoted as one item so nothing is missed.
- Does it need to be self-closing?
- Refuge doors are normally self-closing and often tied to the alarm. The exact logic follows the fire strategy.
- Can it be a double leaf?
- Yes, where the opening width requires it. Double leaf sets need a coordinator so the leaves close in the right order.
- Is documentation supplied for approval?
- Yes. Drawings and the certificate references for the ordered configuration are provided for the approval process.
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