The hand of a commercial door is always determined from the outside.
Door hand swing.
Open the door and stand with your back to the swinging door hinges.
Interior handles are handed opposite of the unit.
Always double check before buying elsewhere if you want to double check the handedness of a door stand with your back against the hinge jamb with the door open.
If the door swings to the viewer pull the door open then it is considered a reverse swing door.
The following components are not handed.
So be sure to add inswinging or outswinging to your notes before ordering.
And for those of you who like pictures a graphical view of interior door handing.
Handed from the exterior outside of the home using the location of the hinges on the patio door panel.
If the door swings away from the viewer push the door open it is considered a straight hand door.
When the door opens toward you and the knob is on the left hand side it is a left hand door.
Simply stand outside your door find the hinges and note their location make note of whether you pull the door out or push the door in when opening and then use this reference to match your setup to the terminology used by door hardware manufacturers.
Door swing direction is an important piece of information when you re buying a new interior or exterior door for your home.
Door handing and door swing is easy to determine.
While handing can depend according to manufacturer this is how we determine handing here at betterdoor.
If the door swing is on your left it is a left hand door.
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Determine what hand your door is.
Replacing an existing door.
Though exterior doors typically swing inward outswinging exterior doors are available.
Frenchwood hinged outswing patio door.
Know where to stand to figure out if you have a left hand or right hand swing door.
Without that information you may end up with a door that has the hinges on the wrong side.
Left hand lh or right hand rh which ever side the hinges are on.
Lock mechanisms are universally handed and have an adjustment to switch the handing.
If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door.
To determine the door swing while replacing an existing door step into the doorway with your back to the hinges standing sideways in the opening facing the jamb where the door latches.
If the door is on your right it is a right hand door.
Learn door swing direction for properly choosing the correct door for your room.
View the diagram to learn what hand your door is.
Exterior handles are handed the same as the unit.
In order to determine your door swing direction by using the diagram shown above imagine the square box is the room.