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YK Fire Door – Your Trusted Partner for Fire Rated Door& Commercial Doors in Kentucky
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Why Contractors & Businesses Choose YK Fire Door? ✅ Kentucky-Proven Compliance – Certified Solutions That Pass Inspections ✅ End-to-End Support – From Selection to Installation ✅ Trusted Since 1995 – Local Expertise, National Standards
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YK Fire Door – Kentucky’s Premier Fire-Rated Building Solutions Comprehensive Fire Protection for Every Construction Need
From solid-core fire-rated wood doors to durable steel fire doors, expansive fire-rated glass systems, and specialized fireproof building materials – YK Fire Door delivers code-compliant solutions for commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, schools, and multi-family housing across Kentucky.
Key Differentiators: • Kentucky-specific fire code expertise • UL-certified & ASTM-tested products • Custom configurations for unique architectural needs
Local Commercial Door Specialists – Your Project Partners
With the largest team of certified fire door professionals in the region, we provide: ✓ Complete commercial door system audits ✓ Fire code compliance consulting ✓ Precision installation by licensed technicians ✓ Ongoing maintenance programs
Fire Rated Door Requirements in Kentucky: A Guide from YK Door Industry
When you’re specifying fire rated doors for commercial or institutional buildings in Kentucky, it’s not enough to know the national codes—you need a partner who understands how those standards come to life under the Bluegrass State’s local amendments. As Kentucky’s trusted fire door supplier, YK Door Industry combines decades of UL‑tested expertise with on‑the‑ground know‑how to help architects, contractors, and facility managers get it right the first time.
1. Kentucky’s Adopted Codes & Local Amendments
International Building Code (IBC 2021): Kentucky has adopted IBC 2021 with minimal state amendments. Chapters 7 (Fire Protection Systems) and 10 (Fire‑Resistance Ratings) lay out where fire doors are mandatory and what hourly ratings apply.
NFPA 80: The IBC references NFPA 80 for installation, inspection, and maintenance procedures. Kentucky’s State Fire Marshal enforces these rules, requiring all fire doors to be labeled, tested, and maintained per NFPA 80 Chapter 11.
ADA Accessibility: Doors must also comply with the 2010 ADA Standards, meaning maximum opening force (≤ 5 lbf) and appropriate handle heights—even for fire‑rated assemblies.
2. Performance Levels & Typical Applications
Fire Rating
Typical Use Case
Test Standard
20 min
Electrical/IT closets, small utility rooms
UL 10B
45 min
Corridor doors, stairwell entries
UL 10B/C
60 min
Egress routes, elevator lobbies
UL 10B/C
90 min
Data centers, asset storage rooms
UL 10C
120 min
High‑risk mechanical rooms, boiler areas
UL 10C
At YK Door Industry, our Kentucky warehouse stocks all these fire door classes, fabricated with steel or wood composite cores and intumescent seals to deliver precise hourly ratings.
3. Certification Pathways & Labeling
UL Testing: Every YK fire door model is tested to UL 10B/C for integrity and insulation. For smoke‑control, we use UL 1784.
Factory Production Control (FPC): We maintain ongoing UL audits to keep our FPC system in lockstep with Kentucky’s requirements—ensuring consistent quality from the first batch to the thousandth.
Labeling: A permanently affixed UL label details door model, fire rating, and test standard. Kentucky inspectors will look for this during permitting and final inspections.
4. Installation & Maintenance Best Practices
Certified Installers: YK’s local partners follow NFPA 80 Appendix A procedures—setting frames plumb, verifying door clearances (≤ 3 mm), and calibrating self‑closing devices.
Annual Inspections: Required by Kentucky Fire Code, these include testing closing speed, checking gaskets, and verifying hardware operation. YK provides digital checklists to streamline compliance.
Five‑Year Cycle Tests: Similar to NFPA 80 recommendations, YK offers on‑site testing to confirm closer force and smoke‑seal integrity every five years.
5. Why Partner with YK Door Industry in Kentucky?
Local Stock & Rapid Response: With a distribution hub near Louisville, we deliver standard fire rated doors statewide within 48 hours—and emergency parts in as little as 24 hours.
Tailored Solutions: From historic downtown Lexington to new medical research facilities in Bowling Green, we customize door specs—combining corrosion‑resistant hardware, impact‑rated glazing, or acoustic seals.
Hands‑On Training: We don’t just ship doors; we train your installation crews on gap tolerances, ADA compliance, and maintenance best practices—cutting inspection punch‑lists to zero.
YK Door Industry’s Fire‑Rated Door Deployment at Amazon Lexington Fulfillment Center
When Amazon broke ground on its 800,000 ft² Lexington Fulfillment Center in late 2023, they challenged YK Door Industry to deliver a fire‑door solution capable of keeping pace with robotic pickers, high‑bay storage, and round‑the‑clock packing. We treated this not as a cookie‑cutter warehouse job, but as an opportunity to blend precision engineering with real‑world practicality—because in logistics, a single misaligned fire door can bring the line to a halt.
Walking the towering aisles with the Amazon safety team, we noted two non‑negotiables: any door had to snap shut in under a second to prevent flame or smoke breach in adjacent zones, and it had to do so thousands of times without falter. Our answer was a suite of EI 60 steel‑core fire doors, each factory‑fitted with rapid‑close C5‑rated closers and Class Sa smoke seals. We ran extra cycle tests—far beyond the standard 200,000 operations—to ensure these doors would shrug off the impacts from tote carts and forklift tines.
In the packing area, where teams move bulk cartons and drivers flow in and out, we specified glazed inserts for daylight and visibility, then welded self‑supporting frames to the rack uprights. The result: fire doors that protect critical egress pathways without disrupting the flow of inventory, even during peak holiday surges.
During commissioning, I remember our project lead’s nod when the final smoke‑leakage test registered less than 1.5 m³/m²·h at 50 Pa—a full 50 % better than the Sa class requirement. That moment of quiet on the test floor, surrounded by humming conveyors, underscored why YK doesn’t just meet specs—we exceed them.
Project Product Schedule: Amazon Lexington Fulfillment Center
Product Category
YK Model
Quantity
Specification & Feature
EI 60 Steel‑Core Aisle Doors
YK‑LEX‑EI60‑AISLE
120 sets
60 min fire rating; 2 mm max gap; rapid‑close C5‑rated closers
Glazed Packing Zone Doors
YK‑LEX‑Glass60
40 panels
Ceramic fire glass; full EI 60 integrity; clear vision for safety
