Fire Door Coloured Plugs

Q mark fire doors are clearly marked as such by small plastic plugs in the door leaf and or frame these include member details and scope of.

Fire door coloured plugs.

Fd30 fd60 fd90 or fd120. Signage correct fire door signage should be fitted on all non domestic fire doors at eye level. The system of using coloured plugs was discredited some time ago due to cowboy firms inserting similar coloured plugs into ordinary doors and then selling them as fire doors. Hinges a minimum of 3 fire rated hinges must be used with correct intumescent pads location and fixings.

Trada q mark fire door scheme the woodworking association bm trada use a system called q mark it uses coloured plugs inserted in the jamb of the door which indicates the the type of fire door. Safer plug monitors the temperature of the plug and shuts off automatically if unsafe conditions arise. Fire door plastic plugs in three coloured sections. Safer plug and safer sensor fire prevention technologies gives you peace of mind.

The plugs are located in the hinge side of the door. There is an improved scheme which uses barcodes normally affixed to the upper edge. In some instances additional hinges will be required for particularly large or wide fire doors and you should always consult the. The q mark plugs are inserted into our fire rated doors to indicate the fire resistance properties of each door.

May 10 2012 03 53 37 pm i am aware of the two coloured plastic plugs used to identify fire doors by bwf now uses labels bm trada and bs 8214 2008. The 2 sliding barn doors roll to the center for access to 2 side cabinets concealed by touch latch doors. Trada q mark fire door scheme. Timber doors that have achieved third party certification from bm trada feature colour coded fire door plugs giving specifiers and building owners a way of identifying that the door is certified.

Some of our most modern and popular coloured doors with painted stained laminated or a combination of veneers with coloured stains rather than just the veneer with a varnish finish. Period of fire resistance i e. The woodworking association bm trada uses a system known as q mark in which a series of coloured plugs is inserted into the door to indicate the fire door type member details the scope of certification during specification and installation and service history. The fire door identification plugs signify.

Fire door identification plugs. Each colour and code is representative of a certain feature within the door design.