No Steel Doors or Frame?
I have been looking at apartments for a June 1st move in. One building I was looking at did not have a steel door on the 4th floor. It’s a flimsy wood door. Are steel doors not required on smaller buildings? This building is only 4 stories tall.
I have been looking at apartments for a June 1st move in. One building I was looking at did not have a steel door on the 4th floor. It’s a flimsy wood door. Are steel doors not required on smaller buildings? This building is only 4 stories tall.
It is an older building. I don’t remember seeing a sprinkler system. The guy could get more money for the place if he renovated it.
Thanks.
An older, existing wooden door that is not fire-rated is grandfathered.
You could not get it approved in a new construction/alteration plan, but the existence of an existing, non-conforming condition does not trigger a landlord to correct to present day code. As long as it met some older code, or was constructed before there was any code, you are all right.
Is the building sprinklered?