Self Closing Garage Door Requirement

Start by removing the locking pin photo 1.

Self closing garage door requirement.

All fire doors have an additional safety feature they must be self closing and self latching. The irc already included a requirement for these doors to be self closing equipped with a closer or spring hinges but for some reason it is still common to find garage doors that are not self closing. The hinge is now failing hinge only closed door 1 3 of the way and i called it. Service pedestrian door to interior of home must have a self closing hinge installed right.

This means that in the event of a fire all of these doors will close and latch without a person s help. One theory is that it is inconvenient to have a self closing door in that location. Remove the locking pin. Doors between garages and houses or dwelling units 1 a door between an attached or built in garage and a dwelling unit shall be tight fitting and weatherstripped to provide an effective barrier against the passage of gases and exhaust fumes and shall be fitted with a self closing device.

0602 2018 requires r 1 and r 2 occupancies to have self closing doors where doors provide access to interior corridors or stairs. The ontario building code self closing devices 3 1 8 11. House was built in 2002. This is accomplished through the use of a closer or spring hinge and a fire rated lockset or exit device.

2 self closing devices need not be provided on doors to freight elevators and dumbwaiters. Now i have a realtor all over me stating that this is no longer a requirement. 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. Whether you use a closer or self closing hinges adjust the mechanism so the fire rated garage entry door closes and latches on its own from a wide open position.

Either way the hinge is no longer functioning properly. We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc. Have the necessary tools for this diy project lined up before you start you ll save time and frustration. 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.

Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2.