Customers often ask how can i tell if my door is a left hand or a right hand then i proceed to explain the door handing two step and it feels like your explaining how to square dance a right and left around the ring while the roosters crow and the birdies sing allemande left.
How to determine right or left hand door handle.
The easiest way to determine your door handing is by asking yourself this simple question.
However they make sense if you follow the guidelines shown in.
If it s on your left side the door is left handed.
Replacing an existing door.
Did you know that the handing of a door is the 1 mistake people make when purchasing a door.
If the hinges are on the left you have a left handed door.
If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door.
The terms that describe the hinge position on a door are confusing.
You can determine the door lever that you need by identifying which side right or left of you do the hinges go when you open the door away from you when you re standing outside your house with the key side in front of you.
In case of a fire if the door were to swing out into a hallway it could block you from quickly exiting the building.
When i open the door away from me which side are the hinges on.
If you ve installed a schlage hall closet passage or bed bath privacy lever and the curve of the handle does not look right the following videos will show you step by step how to remove and swap.
The door pulls toward you from the outside.
In swing doors are common for safety.
Once there identify which side are the hinges located on the right or left side of the opening.
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.
The push side also referred to as the outside or exterior side is the side of the door typically used to determine if the door is left or right swing.
I am confused by the term left hand door and right hand door even after your rather clear explanation.
If the hinges are on the right you have a right handed door.
See the picture for a visual reference.
Ordering the wrong door is an expensive mistake.
So that s it right.
It is frustrating to order a door and find that the swinging door hinges are on the wrong side when it arrives.
You have a right handed door if the hinges go to the right and you have a.
When shopping for schlage door hardware we note a product s handing by including lh left hand or rh right hand in the model number.
I want to place a lever handle on an interior door.
Now a good rule of thumb is that you want the handle of the screen door to be on the same side as the entry door.
If the door swings away from the viewer push the door open it is considered a straight hand door.