Author Topic: 'Built in' door mats in outside flat front doors  (Read 6300 times)

Offline Tadees

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'Built in' door mats in outside flat front doors
« on: November 20, 2015, 11:08:36 AM »
See links below.  If the local authority wanted to fit these, is there really a problem?  What standard would they have to meet for the purpose of fire safety, if any?

http://c-sgroup.co.uk/products/pedisystems-entrance-flooring/pedimat-ultra/
http://www.ronick.com/aluminum-entrance-mat-longevity
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Offline Dinnertime Dave

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Re: 'Built in' door mats in outside flat front doors
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2015, 12:36:48 PM »
Personally I don't see a problem at all from a fire safety point of view.

Offline Mike Buckley

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Re: 'Built in' door mats in outside flat front doors
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2015, 02:59:14 PM »
If you are feeling penicity ask how it stands with:

EN ISO 9239-1:2002 ? 'Reaction to fire tests for floorings. Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source'.
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Re: 'Built in' door mats in outside flat front doors
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2015, 10:51:42 AM »
Not a problem.

Offline Fishy

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Re: 'Built in' door mats in outside flat front doors
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2015, 08:20:47 AM »
In the UK we don't tend to control the reaction-to-fire performance of flooring materials (with the exception of fire-fighting stairs).  No issue provided that they don't run under any F/R doorsets.