Australian Standards For Doors
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Australian standards for doors. As outlined in as1905 1 any hardware fitted to your fire door must be fire rated. It must be fire rated and able to self latch. Fire doors require specialised hardware. If you have high ceilings you could consider marginally taller doors which reach 2340mm.
A barrier door or safety door may look like a security door but it has not been tested to meet the australian standards and therefore unknown as to whether it would withstand a break in. The includes the lock of a fire door. While the height of a standard door in australia is 2040mm some newer homes are being built with taller ceilings to create that feeling of space. A lot of diamond grille and mass produced doors from hardware stores fall into the latter category.
In australia the standard door size is 2040 x 820 mm x 35 mm. If the standard you require is not listed below then you may find more at the bsi shop. For products to conform to this standard they must be tested by an accredited laboratory in accordance with the following australian standards as 5041 and as 5040. Standard door handle height.
A lot of new homes are built with higher ceilings and some of the doors are higher than the standard 2340 mm. If there is a particular standard or specification for which you require a testing service not listed here please complete a general enquiry form as we may be. Methods of test security screen doors and window grilles. There are set guidelines or australian standards for the height of the door hardware.
Nssa security door and window screen compliance labels. General requirements for access recommends that the height of the handle should fall within 900mm and 1100mm above the floor. Incubator the standards australia incubator is a sandpit for playing with new ideas and testing concepts. The standard door width is 820 mm but there are other popular sizes used.
There are many standards for windows and doors covering material and performance requirements. These are the doors in escape walkways that lead to or are between an exit or fire doors.