Owain wrote:
Brian G wrote:
Martin Carroll wrote:
Is there such a beast as a ledged and braced fire door?
No - their construction is such that they are not 'strong enough' to
hold a fire back for at least half an hour.

But fire doors could be made to *look like* ledge and brace.

These people do ledge and brace doors, and fire doors. I don't know if
they can do L&B fire doors

http://www.wessexrestoration.co.uk/p...re-doors_4.htm

And these people say that they can make almost any style

http://www.fireandsecuritydoor.co.uk...FQZOMAodZz5IQQ

Price might be an objection to something custom made though.

Owain

Owain,

Yes, I agree that "fire doors could be made to *look like* ledge and brace"
but that was not the question.

You can take a standard, half-hour fire resistant door and 'face' it with
T&G boards suitably treated with a fire resistant coating such as Albi (a
rather naughty coating containing arsenic and a multitude of other
chemicals) and fit this into a rather hefty door frame (not lining) with
25x25mm planted and screwed door stops - just don't drop it on your toes
when fitting the beast! :-)

Brian G

I await the long monologues and 'shouting' from Chris telling me all about
Albi!