| Comment | Hi OP, I work in construction and as I understand it, those doors were required to be fitted at the time of build, because the build was subject to building control. Full builds and most renovation work technically needs to go through building control. I'm putting a renovation through BC at the moment and it's a pain in the ass. It's a safety thing mostly, though.
Now, the build is done and building control has been passed. They will not ever come and check if your doors are still a) fire doors and b) self closing. You aren't in breach of the law if you remove those doors, or if you undo the self-close mechanism.
That said, the risk of you dying if there ever is a fire is far, far lower if you leave those in place. Half hour fire doors literally buy you 30 minutes of extra time to evacuate (assuming they are closed, of course!)
You can get basically any style of door in a 30 minute fire door these days, and only for £20 or so more than the equivalent non-fire rated. The self close mechs are a total pain, I get that. It's up to you, maybe just make sure and close doors at night.
Happy renovating |
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