Explore the crucial role of Gerda exterior doorsets in enhancing fire safety for high-rise buildings. Learn about our certified design, essential features like intumescent strips and self-closing mechanisms, and the importance of maintaining these life-saving installations.

Ensuring the safety of high-rise buildings against fire hazards is paramount for building managers and safety officers. One of the critical elements in safeguarding these structures is the installation of reliable fire doorsets. Gerda Security’s exterior doorsets are designed with precision and care, adhering to rigorous standards to provide not only safety, but also peace of mind for residents and property managers alike.

Understanding the Importance of Certified Fire Doorsets

Fire safety in high-rise buildings is a complex challenge that requires a holistic approach to address effectively. Gerda exterior doorsets are the result of extensive design, testing, and certification processes which ensure they perform optimally in an emergency and prevent the spread of fire and smoke. By choosing fire doorsets by Gerda Security, you are investing in a product that has been tested against the highest standards of fire safety, and which has been certified as having passed those tests.

The installation of Gerda exterior doorsets in your building therefore contributes significantly to the creation of a safer living environment. These doorsets are part of Gerda Security’s Safer Homes range, a beautiful timber doorset range offering all the benefits of low U value, natural materials, specifically designed to enhance the safety of communal and residential buildings.

Features That Set Gerda Exterior Doorsets Apart

Fire doorsets by Gerda Security stand out for several reasons. Firstly, each doorset is designed and engineered as part of a complete system, including door frames and locking mechanisms, the design of which is extensively primary tested and certified together. This holistic approach ensures that every component of the doorset works in harmony to provide maximum protection.

Furthermore, Gerda Security offers a Contemporary Range of exterior doorsets, which combines aesthetic appeal with safety. These doorsets are ideal for building managers who do not wish to compromise on style while ensuring the safety of the building’s occupants.

Why Choose Gerda Exterior Doorsets?

Choosing the right fire doorsets for a high-rise building is not just a matter of compliance but also of ensuring the highest safety standards. Gerda exterior doorsets are designed to offer superior protection against fire, providing not only a barrier against flames but also controlling smoke, which is often the primary hazard in fire incidents.

Compliance and Certification of Gerda Exterior Doorsets

Fire doors, including those installed externally, play a crucial role in the fire safety strategy of any building in the UK. Gerda exterior doorsets are meticulously designed to meet and exceed the stringent requirements set forth by UK safety regulations. For external use, it is vital that doorsets protect the envelope of the building for means of escape, but also ensure the integrity of the compartmentation is maintained to enable firefighting services.

Fire doorsets by Gerda Security meet (and often exceed) the legal and safety obligations required for fire doors in the UK. This includes extensive primary testing to European industry test standards BS EN 1634-1 and BS EN 1634-3 (which specify the necessary fire and smoke protection levels for doorsets); as well as the designated standard BS EN 14351-1:2006+A2:2016/ BS EN 16034:2014 which is required for external doorsets under the Construction Products Regulation 305/2011 and for UKCA marking.

Owners and managers of high-rise buildings can therefore be confident that installing Gerda exterior doorsets contributes significantly to the overall fire safety and compliance of their properties.

Enhancing Fire Safety in Your High-Rise Building

For residents in high-rise buildings, knowing that their home is equipped with Gerda exterior doorsets can provide a significant sense of security. These Secured By Design doorsets are part of Gerda Security’s commitment to delivering products that meet stringent safety standards. To explore more about Gerda’s offerings and how we can help secure high-rise buildings, visit our dedicated page on Gerda external fire doors.

Key Features of Fire-Rated Exterior Doorsets

The design of Gerda exterior doorsets is proven through extensive primary tests feeding into an overall extended field of application report. The rules governing the extended field of application report are strict and often limiting, which means that often a design is tested in several configurations to both sides to ensure that items such as hardware options or frame configurations are included within the range.

The design of the doorset will include various elements typically found in a fire doorset, including intumescents and self-closing mechanisms, but it is the choice of intumescent type, its placement within the doorset design and the choice of door closers for different applications, which will make a doorset successfully perform as a holistic product (all parts being interdependent).

This is why investment into primary testing is so important, and it is not only fire testing and smoke testing but all other aspects of performance which must be considered in a successful fire doorset’s design.

Long-Term Reliability and Maintenance

Installing Gerda doorsets is a step towards enhancing the overall fire safety of high-rise buildings. However, for continued protection it is crucial to consider not only the door itself but also the comprehensive maintenance practices that come with it. Gerda Security provides detailed guidelines on the maintenance of fire doorsets, which is essential for ensuring their long-term functionality and performance.

Maintaining fire doorsets is as crucial as their initial installation. Gerda exterior doorsets are designed for durability and long-term performance, but regular maintenance is key to ensuring they function correctly throughout their lifespan.

Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires that Responsible Persons and Principal Accountable Persons have maintenance checks carried out on their fire doors, ensuring that any faults or problems can be picked up. However, this does not address the need for a more in-depth maintenance programme which is preferable to ensure the doorset’s integrity is maintained and will perform in the event of a fire.

For further information on Gerda Security’s maintenance packages, please enquire.

The Trusted Choice for Fire Safety

Choosing Gerda exterior doorsets means selecting a product that is backed by comprehensive primary testing, certification, and a commitment to quality. These doorsets not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of high-rise buildings but more importantly, provide a reliable line of defence against the dangers of fire and smoke, as well as offering other essential performance requirements to meet building regulation compliance.

For further information on Gerda Security’s innovative solutions and to view our range of exterior fire doors, feel free to explore our Flat Entrance Doors and the links provided earlier in this blog. Gerda exterior doorsets are your best choice for ensuring fire safety in high-rise environments, combining functionality, compliance, and peace of mind.