A doggie door in a garage door isn t the best idea.
Pet door between garage and house.
In the construction industry the door between the garage and home is known as the fire door.
The door between the garage and the living area of the home is generally required to be a proper fire rated door.
If you d like to have a pet door installed between your house and your attached garage there s only one that is certified by ul underwriters laboratories and meets building fire department codes for both us and canada.
Since many fires start in the garage area having a pet door in the door to the house may allow a fire in the garage to spread more rapidly.
Making sure your pet door is sound and secure is important like everything in your home it requires maintenance.
We can also build a custom pet door to fit existing cut outs let us up grade your pet door for years of performance.
In most homes this is the only door of its kind.
If the doggie door is from the garage to the outside then it should be no problem.
Of course this door can never lead to a bedroom.
Installing a pet door in a fire door is a no no.
But if the doggie door is installed from the house into the garage then you have defeated the fire barrier from that garage door into the home.
Fire door missing damaged or has pet door in it.
Inspectors will often refer to one hour fire rated doors.
Most inspectors will call that out and you will end up replacing the door or repairing it if when its sold.
We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc.
California pet doors come in 13 standard sizes and replacement parts available.
It is specially made to take longer to burn than a regular interior door.
There is nothing that says it has to be a fire rated door as frequently reported by home inspectors.
While it may seem convenient to install a doggie door into your garage door to give your pet the independence to come and go as he or she needs while protecting entry from unwanted pests to the rest of your house you may want to reconsider.
The door between the garage and the rest of the house is required to be a one hour fire door.
A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
For the door between the house and the garage all that is necessary is to install a door that meets the fire separation requirements of the code.