Why Fire Door Gaps Change

A fire door can be installed with a good even gap and, somewhere down the line, that gap starts changing. Sometimes the door has moved. Sometimes the frame has moved. Sometimes the hinges or their fixings have allowed the door to move. And sometimes the answer isn't to alter the door at all. The frame needs adjusting. This is where you need to stop looking at the gap as simply something that is either "right" or "wrong". The gap is telling you that the relationship between the door and frame has changed. Your job is to work out what has moved and why. An Uneven Gap Doesn't Mean You Need to Trim the Door This is probably the first thing I'd look at. You find a door that's tight at the top and has opened up towards the bottom. The…