Elevator Lobby Fire Doors
Knowing whether your elevator lobby fire doors are compliant can be difficult.
Elevator lobby fire doors. The lobby enclosure shall separate the elevator shaft enclosure doors from each floor by smoke partitions. The icc recognizes the combination of the normally fire rated elevator hoistway doors and the rolling magnetic gasketing system which deploys an air tight film over the shaft door as an approved alternative for an enclosed elevator lobby. The fire rated elevator doors provide the requisite fire protection and the ul 1784 tested rolling. Elevator lobby doors syntégra door system as with all syntégra door systems we use a full height semi concealed hinge and a full height hinge with flush hardware to create an architecturally pleasing installation that eliminates unsightly hardware.
Download our helpful ul 1784 decoder sheet to understand what is required and how you can make sure that your integrated door systems are not only beautiful but meet all life safety codes too. In addition to the requirements in section 709 for fire partitions doors protecting openings in the elevator lobby enclosure walls shall also comply with section 711 5 3 and penetrations of the elevator lobby enclosure by ducts and air.