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No, the rating is based on the assembly
No, a 1-hour fire-resistant door is designed to withstand fire for up to 1 hour before failing. The rating indicates the door's ability to resist fire penetration for a specific length of time, not that it will fail after 20 minutes.
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No, you can not alter the door in any way and maintain it's fire rating.
The deadbolt should not affect your fire rating.
Absolutely, there is no limitation as to the width of a door as it relates to fire rating.
Steel door would have a higher fire rating.
Yes. The plastic laminate itself is combustible and flammable and if it is adhering to the steel door it cannot help but affect the doors temperature rating.
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A hollow metal exterior door should give you a one hour fire rating.
yes and no. anything made of cold rolled steel will resist fire.. the question is what kind of steel door and whether you are asking if it has an authorized fire label or not. residential steel - clad doors usually can get a 20minute UL fire rating, but it has to be labeled by the manufacturer ahead of time.. you need a commercial level hollow metal door to get a fire rating up to 3 hours. you can not have polyurethane core. it has to be foam or honeycomb.
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