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30/09/2016 at 12:34 pm
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I’m not sure – fire regulations are mysterious things, however it is not an issue of whether your doors are faulty, but whether they comply with the standards that currently apply. These standards include things such as door thickness and any glass used in a vision panel.
In relation to asbestos – doors manufactured up to the mid 1980s had an asbestos core, while a door may be wooden it is usually hollow and filled with asbestos. If people want to make alterations to an existing door you are not allowed to do that if there is asbestos in it, and apparently that includes changes to the locks!