Why Is a Fire Door Rubbing on the Stop?

Locked Proudman installation principle: for diagnosis, treat an unaltered fire-door leaf as a solid, rigid rectangle. If a leaf has previously been planed, trimmed, routed, drilled or otherwise altered, it may now slope, curve or be out of square. Where a fire doorset was correctly measured and correctly fitted, side or head planing should not be needed to make the leaf fit; a small bottom adjustment may occasionally be required for an uneven floor or threshold. Always diagnose the complete doorset before altering one component. The symptom The door makes contact with the stop during closing or opening, leaves a rubbed strip, or feels tight at one section of the frame. Find the first point of contact Operate the door slowly and identify whether the contact is continuous or only at one location. Check both the face of the stop…