One of the most common deficiencies found during a fire door assembly inspection is a fire door that won’t close properly – either because the closing device is not working, has been disabled or removed, or because a non-compliant hold-open device has been added. Nathan Burkhardt of Opening Technologies sent me this Wordless Wednesday photo of the kick-down stops (holders) they removed from doors on an existing college. Some were removed from fire doors, and others were removed because they conflicted with the accessibility requirement for a 10-inch-high smooth surface at the bottom of the door. Wow.
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Was the project a school?
It is a college.
– Lori
Should they be melted down or given to an organization like a Habitat Home Store (ReStore) where the profits are used to build homes for low income families?
I see a future lot showing up on ebay in 3…2…1…
The accessibility requirement. That never entered my mind in terms of kick-down holders. I always learn something new here. 🙂
For the ADA requirement, isn’t it only on the push side of the door? Kick-down stops are usually mounted on the pull side so I didn’t think those were an issue for ADA.
Hi Ryan –
Kick-down stops go on the push side of the door, so they’re in the 10″ flush zone.
– Lori
Kick down stops are mounted on the push side or else they would just slide with the door as the door closes. Think of them as a wedge.
I guess there’s no doubt that the university filled the screw holes with an approved caulk…Right?
Good question.
Terry Crump beat me to it
Our local school district has these throughout the district, nearly every door, 50 plus buildings.