Some fire doors pictured below are so incompetently installed an otherwise serious topic descends into absurd comedy.
Unfortunately, having a stair-rail passing through a hole carved into the door (I kid you not) would have grave consequences were a fire to break out.
Lifted from Twitter (big thanks to Theodore Firedoor and FireDoorGuy) and Fire Door Safety Week’s toolkit) the gallery features plenty of more prosaic, typical problems too – big gaps between doors and around the perimeter, slapdash use of sealant, doors wedged open and the like.
There are also a couple of correctly installed fire doors at the bottom, standing proudly unbowed and un-breached after a fire ripped through the creative block of a Dorset school in 2015.
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This one below discovered by Arnold Tarling, associate director at Hindwoods Chartered Surveyors, who said: “Southampton university Mayflower halls of residence. This fire door is the access route to the dry riser behind the open door!
“The building is only 3 years old. The architect had clearly got things wrong in the design and should also have installed magnetic releases. Clearly forgot the volume of belongings every student brings with them.
“Not too worried about the wedging as this was for students returning to uni – there were staff and student helpers to remove the wedges should the need arise.”
“We’ll put a notice up, that’ll solve it,” pic.twitter.com/JsO3aU6JiS
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 22, 2017
@Theodore_Fire don’t think this one is self closing! #firedoor #FireDoorSafetyWeek #passivefire pic.twitter.com/tTI3nrod16
— H Timmins Group (@HTimminsGroup) August 15, 2017
It’s #FireDoorFriday! Spotted any dodgy #firedoors recently? Send me your pics! The gap in this dodgy fire door is more than the 3mm maximum pic.twitter.com/wmglW4FJq2
— Theodore Firedoor (@Theodore_Fire) December 2, 2016
How it is v how it should be. It’s the little things that often make a difference. #FireDoorSafetyWeek #firedoors pic.twitter.com/OyPxVT6UVS
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 21, 2017
@FDIS_UK @Theodore_Fire @bwf_certifire @FDSafetyWeek. I couldn’t kick it very far!! #firedoor pic.twitter.com/2vwdKnImYp
— H Timmins Group (@HTimminsGroup) August 22, 2017
Well that won’t help in the event of a fire #fire #firedoor #passivefire @Theodore_Fire pic.twitter.com/52sTNsId0V
— H Timmins Group (@HTimminsGroup) August 20, 2017
A ‘national’ chain of car parks – yesterday. Not huge risk I suppose, but how many litres of petrol close by #firesafety #nocompromise pic.twitter.com/lLrcOv2yiv
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 1, 2017
Unusual one picked up by @FireDoorGuru today. Have to wonder who approved this! #FireDoorSafetyWeek #firedoors pic.twitter.com/lbuApbnro7
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 21, 2017
Just a sample from Student HMO fire risk assessments carried out today. pic.twitter.com/JISCvpMDgV
— Red and White Fire (@RedandWhiteFire) September 22, 2017
The long term effect and cost of wedging open a hospital fire door – circa £2,000 for a new door. #FireDoorSafetyWeek #firesafety #firedoors pic.twitter.com/2VZiMqSXvd
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 21, 2017
Careless use or poor specification? New doors ruined! Easily prevented with protection device. Cheaper in the long run to do it properly. pic.twitter.com/F0D63cmzRQ
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 21, 2017
I bet it isn’t….#FireDoorSafetyWeek
Brand new door too. pic.twitter.com/7xH7hqe4i6— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 20, 2017
Billions spent on fire prevention across the country every year, and a piece of (s)crap renders it ineffective! #firesafety pic.twitter.com/DcvWS4JQZz
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 8, 2017
The ultimate oxymoron. This is why Fire Doors need inspection and @FDSafetyWeek are of paramount importance @FDIS_UK pic.twitter.com/ENG00HkrlL
— Theodore Firedoor (@Theodore_Fire) August 13, 2017
Surely the building owners can see ‘fire door’ is not fit for purpose #firedoorsafetyweek pic.twitter.com/xo82bigKrv
— Theodore Firedoor (@Theodore_Fire) July 18, 2017
Lock prep done the wrong way. Doorset manufacturer will do this with CNC precision. Cheaper in the long run.NFR! #FireDoorSafetyWeek pic.twitter.com/ke3SVsdDXW
— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 21, 2017
“We take the wedge out when we leave the room…”#liars
Because fires only start in empty rooms!#firedoorsafetyweek pic.twitter.com/SljmRFAEiS— Fire Door Inspectors (@firedoorguy) September 22, 2017
Dodgy Fire Door of the Year 2014
This hospital fire door bagged the bronze medal
And this is what happens if you get it right! (Fire doors still not breached after a fire ripped through the creative block a Dorset school in 2015.)
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