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Plain-language guides to fire door requirements, inspection criteria, and commercial door repair—written for the people who actually have to manage buildings.
Start here if your building has fire doors
Annual NFPA 80 compliance is legally enforced across North Carolina. Doors in fire separations require annual testing and photo-verified records, and many facilities have not caught up.
Three places to start
Fire Code compliance
What NFPA 80 requires, who is responsible, what records you need to keep, and what happens during fire marshal audits.
Compliance guide →Fire door inspection
What gets checked across the 13 criteria, why doors fail, how to read a UL label, and what a proper inspection report contains.
Inspection guide →Door repair
Why closers stop closing, why doors stop latching, and when mechanical repair beats replacement.
Repair guide →Recent posts
Practical guidance for property managers, facility managers, and building owners across the Charlotte metro area.
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