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July 15, 2009
fire-rated door question
we're doing an alt II renovation on the upper unit of a 1920's two-story brick building (units upstairs and down). inside the entryway are two of those classic wood doors with glass panels and chintzy curtains behind them.
for some reason, we're told we need to take these out and put in fire rated doors.
does anyone know why? i haven't been able to get an answer from the expeditor or the snarkitect who has already gotten so many things wrong w/regulations that i don't trust his judgment. (he's the architect that gives architects a bad name.)
there are thousands of building in brklyn like this why does ours need fire rated doors? tx / iddelz
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Two-family dwelling? You shouldn't be required to install rated doors. Have your architect fight it out with the DOB examiner.
Posted by: jbharch at July 15, 2009 1:44 PM
Who's telling you you need fire rated doors? Inspector, contractor, DOB examiner?
Posted by: 60designers at July 16, 2009 10:15 AM
the architect and his expeditor. he asked that we use "his" expeditor not scott schnall, who seems to be everyone else's expeditor. therefore, we're probably going to try to get an opinion from another expeditor then see where that goes.
i'm so angry at our architect. this would be his second E&O regarding fire regulations. the first cost us > $10,000 in additional fees to him for his idiocy. lesson to everyone; hire an architect for their knowledge of the regulations not just their design sensibilities.
Posted by: iddelz at July 17, 2009 3:07 PM
This sounds nutty. If you lived in a landmarked area (for instance) you wouldn't be ALLOWED to put in the fire rated doors.
Well, OK, guess they are on the inside. But still.
Posted by: mopar at July 17, 2009 11:52 PM
I'm having a similar issue -- our architect says we need fire rated doors for our 2 family brownstone. Can anyone tell me if this is accurate?
Posted by: anna718 at October 27, 2009 12:45 PM
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