Communicating Doors Between Sleeping Rooms

[LGreene]

If you are an AHJ, do you have any concerns about the omission of door closers on fire doors that are part of a fire resistance rated partition between two sleeping rooms in a hotel?

http://idighardware.com/2015/12/decoded-communicating-doors-between-sleeping-rooms/

 

[cda]

No

Building is sprinkled

If the door is open, there is still a one hour envelope around the two rooms

 

[JBI]

I would not, but more because the combined area of two hotel rooms (or suites for that matter) are still well below any threshold for area limitations in the Code.

Unlike my esteemed colleague above, I recognize that the bounding walls are likely fire partitions, not barriers, so the 'envelope' is not sealed very well.

And hotels 4 stories or less above grade probably have a 13R system, so concealed spaces may not be well protected.

 

[cda]

Some type of rated assembly that is rated for a portion of time