You can hang a basic interior door with a weekend’s worth of patience and a decent chisel. A code-rated fire door is a different story. In Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs, the line between “possible DIY” and “call a pro” runs straight through building codes, labeling rules, and inspection...
Fire-rated doors are a code requirement wherever a wall is rated to resist fire, and in Buffalo, that often means stairwells in mixed-use buildings, doors to boiler rooms in older doubles, and tenant separations in small commercial spaces from Elmwood Village to South Buffalo. The price to install...