Door Swing Diagram
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Door swing diagram. The hand of a commercial door is always determined from the outside. The hinges are on the left and the door opens into the room. Determining the hand or handing of a door i ve been asked so many times how to determine the swing of a door or its handing that i have finally broken down and posted this explanation. Lhr left hand reverse hinges on left door swings out lh.
If it s on your left side the door is left handed. Door swing direction is an important piece of information when you re buying a new interior or exterior door for your home. If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door. Door handing is easily determined while standing on the secure side key side or outside of the 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. Learn door swing direction for properly choosing the correct door for your room. Determining handing of door for hinges door trim and locks. Without that information you may end up with a door that has the hinges on the wrong side.
I ve always be taught to open the door stand with your back to the hinges and whichever arm will hit the door when you swing them out determines the swing. How to determine door handing or swing of door. View the diagram to learn what hand your door is. It is important to specify the proper hand or swing of a door for door replacement and proper choice of door hardware.
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. Left hand reverse door. The hinges are on the right and the door opens into the room. The hinges are on the left and the door opens toward the outside of the room.
Know where to stand to figure out if you have a left hand or right hand swing door. With no invariant sections no front cover texts and no back cover texts a copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. I will be purchasing a new entry door but need to know how home depot determines door swing. Door handing and door swing is easy to determine.
The handing of the door is determined from the outside otherwise know as the cylinder side or secure side. In order to determine your door swing direction by using the diagram shown above imagine the square box is the room. My appreciation to the brockway smith company a k a. Replacing an existing door.