Introducing DOORwAY 44™. High performance door designs for fire, smoke & sound reduction.
In a stunning new development, Doorway Technical Centre is able to offer heritage style panelled door assemblies not only with mandatory fire and smoke performance but also coupled with outstanding sound reduction capability. This can be up to 44 dB Rw when evaluated in accordance with internationally recognized standards.
While unquestionably attractive, aesthetically, panelled doors are notoriously poor in their qualities of fire resistance and performance as barriers to sound transmission – both being vitally important for apartment entrance doors for example. Essentially the poor performance in both cases is due to the extremely thin sections that are associated with these designs, particularly round the edges of the panels, but often inherent over the whole area of the panels themselves.
Now, modern technology has enabled these weaknesses to be overcome without affecting the aesthetics, resulting in a highly attractive yet fully functional door assembly offering exceptional performance on all counts.
In the DTC panelled door assemblies, fire resistance is imparted through the invisible incorporation of the unique Palusol® SW Board¹ centrally in the construction – comprehensively tested in accordance with the relevant British, European and American standards, in a wide range of designs and configurations.
Smoke resistance comes from the highly respected Millmerran, Kilargo®² or Athmer®³ sealing systems – inconspicuous, low friction and exceptionally durable, while again delivering performance well within the mandatory requirements of Approved Document B and BS 9999.
“The exceptional sound reduction capability is achieved through DTC’s own development of a unique three-layer laminate that maximizes sound reduction within a minimal thickness of only 3.5mm”.
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1. Palusol® SW Board is made by Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH
2. Kilargo® is the registered trademark of Dormakaba
3. Athmer® is the registered trademark of Julius Cronenberg