Thickness Of House To Garage Doors

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Thickness of house to garage doors.

A solid wood door not less than 1 3 8 inches thick a solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 1 3 8 inches thick or a 20 minute fire rated door with a self closing device. The door thickness is 1 3 4 which gives it strength stability and security. To meet fire separation requirements the door must be one of three types of doors. Re doors between house and garage.

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. For many people the entryway between house and garage is the most used door in the home. An opening has been cut into the bottom of an otherwise acceptable door to install a pet door. Solid wood door not less than 1 3 8 thick.

Garage door manufacturers offer an optional panel of styrofoam insulation covered with a sheet of rigid styrene to prevent the insulation from catching on fire. Non insulated garage doors are made from a single sheet of molded steel and are usually 2 thick to lend a certain amount of solidity to the structure of the panel section. The thickness of residential garage doors can dictate the cost of a door as well as how well it is insulated. Here are examples we see during our inspections of when the safety standard has not been met.

A door with a 20 minute fire rating. Steel door with a solid of honeycomb core not less than 1 3 8 thick. Not all garages need insulation so compare price against how you plan to use your garage. Steel garage doors can have panels of as little as 1 8 inches and be the most cost effective but offer little insulation.