Self Closing Door At Garage To House

It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges.

Self closing door at garage to house.

The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house. The suggested rough opening is 34 in. A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door. But don t worry making this door self closing is as simple as changing two or three of the door s hinges or installing a door closer at the top of the door.

Test the door close rate. Installing an automatic closing device on a garage door or a bedroom door would allow the door to be opened and closed manually but would help to ensure that the door is closed if there is a fire. Whether your garage leads into your kitchen mudroom or hallway you want that door to be durable enough to handle daily traffic and reflect your personal style. Wide 20 minute rated primed finger jointed frame.

If the self closing door to your garage isn t closing hard enough to latch properly or the door slams shut you can adjust the spring hinge tension with a hex wrench and pliers. Fire doors are equipped with self closing devices essentially a door made of heavy metal or wood with a core of gypsum and no windows. Rotate the wrench until the next hole comes into view and install the pin. Unit dimension is 33 5 in.

View all house to garage doors. Here is the applicable section from the 2018 irc. This unit comes with a 4 9 16 in. Then you have the door that goes from inside the garage to inside the house this door is special and it s called a fire door.

Door size is 32 in. For many people the entryway between house and garage is the most used door in the home. In certain applications fire doors are required to be equipped with a 20 minute fire rated frame and self closing hinges.