Behind the Fire Door...

"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7) 11/09/2018 at 22:57 • Filed to: Buildings, fire

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...is a carpeted emergency stairwell.

Nick Has an Exocet > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/09/2018 at 23:03

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What good is a fire door if there’s no fire behind it?

Duh.

ranwhenparked > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/09/2018 at 23:52

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Most of the world is carpeted. And one day, we will do the cleaning.

Urambo Tauro > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/10/2018 at 00:11

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F ireproof ( or at least fire-resistant) carpeting?

Montalvo > Urambo Tauro 11/10/2018 at 05:28

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If that met the   ASTM E84 rating for fire spread and smoke developed I would be shocked. Definitely   would be a game changer laying that carpet everywhere.

MM54 > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/10/2018 at 10:08

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All a fire door is really meant to do is slow the spread of a fire, it doesn’t mean what’s behind it can’t be burned. You could have both sides piled high with loosely-packed tissue and oily rags, the purpose of the fire-rated door is just to make sure that the fire on one side doesn’t make it to the other side for however long is marked on the plate by the hinges .

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Montalvo 11/11/2018 at 23:50

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That carpet looked 1980s vintage......does that leave  anything to the imagination?

Montalvo > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/12/2018 at 20:19

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If true then I now know why that might be there. Asbestos. It wasnt until the late 80's that it started getting really phased out. Basically fireproof and a nightmare and potentially cost prohibitive to try and remove.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 11/20/2018 at 09:23

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I’ve seen plenty of carpeted fire stairs in hotels, too; not sure if comparable.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > MM54 11/20/2018 at 13:37

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I forgot to check, but I hope the door frame had a fireproof floor plate to actually stop a fire from passing  under the door .