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To ensure maximum safety from fire damage, most commercial property owners are now replacing regular doors with modern fire-resistant doors. These are unique doors meant to shield commercial buildings from extensive fire damage at all times.

Although the doors can't completely protect buildings from fire damage, they slow down the rate at which fire and smoke spread. Doing this gives people who may be trapped in the house ample time to escape. Additionally, it delays damage to properties, thus minimizing losses. 

How do these modern commercial doors do all that? They have some safety features you should know before hiring your commercial door installation company. Below are the most notable safety features of modern commercial doors.

Automatic Closing System

One of the most important features of modern commercial doors is the automatic closing system. This system ensures that the door closes automatically whenever fire hazards occur. Most doors with automatic closing features are typically kept open by magnets. In case of a fire outbreak, the doors are signaled by smoke detectors or fire alarm systems to close automatically.

According to IFSEC Global, it's recommended to install an automatic door closure system on any door that subdivides corridors every 12 meters in length. If your doors aren't within these intervals, call commercial door installation services.

Advanced Hinges

The next notable thing about these modern doors is their advanced hinges. The hinges are made from steel, a material that's excellent at retaining its shape even when temperatures go too high amid fire outbreaks. 

With such hinges, the possibility of the door coming loose is minimal, which helps ensure the fire doesn't cross over to other rooms in the building.

Appropriate Intumescent Seals

Commercial doors are fitted with appropriate intumescent seals, which are very important as they help to block the spread of smoke and fire to other rooms during fire accidents. They expand when subjected to heat, thus filling the space between doors and frames. This leaves no space for fire or smoke to spread to other rooms.

A Latching Device

All fire doors must have latching devices. These bolts ensure that fire doors remain latched (closed) whenever a fire accident occurs. So, once the automatic closure closes the door, the latching devices ensure it remains that way. In addition to latching devices, some doors also have deadlocks; however, it's not a requirement for fire doors and only adds to the benefits.

Fire accidents aren't anything anyone can predict. We usually stay optimistic that they won't happen. However, the sad truth is that they occur and can occur anytime -- nobody invites accidents! This is why it's wise to have a protection mechanism in place which, in this case, is installing fire-rated doors. You should contact us at Mesabi Glass Window & Door Inc today when you need a new installation.