BCA Technical Guidance Note 9: Fire Doors in Dwellings

This Technical Circular gives guidance on the use of fire doors (FD20) within dwellings to comply with Building Regulations
Requirement B1.
The guidance applies solely to locations within a dwelling, i.e. either within a single family dwelling house or a within an individual flat where the Approved Document B 2006 guidance refers to the use of a door to provide an FD20 standard of fire protection.
The guidance also only applies to the installation of new fire doors. In instances where it is proposed to upgrade existing doorsets reference should be made to BCA Technical Guidance Note 4 which covers the upgrading of existing door leafs and
framesets.