If the door opens to your right this is a right handed door.
Left handed door vs right handed door.
It s best to order your doors in person.
You will need a right handed rh lock.
If they re on the left side it is a left handed door.
When the door opens away from you towards the outside and the knob is on the right hand side it is a left hand outswing door.
Notice where the hinges are.
If the door is on your right it s right handed.
B if the hinges are on your left side it is a left handed door.
3 standard or reverse handed push in or pull out following 1.
Stand with your back to the jamb that has the hinges.
Then hold up your hands pretending your wrists are hinges and your hands are doors.
If it opens to your left it s a left handed door.
If you do the same and the door swing is on your right and outward then it s a right hand door.
If you are replacing an existing interior door open that door place your back against the hinges and if the door is on your left you then have a left hand door.
If the hinges are on the right you have a right handed door.
If the door is on your left it s left handed.
Why is this important you may wonder.
When the door opens toward you and the knob is on the left hand side it is a left hand inswing door.
A if you push in the door as you enter it is a standard swinging door.
To do this you ll need to stand on the outside of your door.
If they re on the right it s a right handed door.
If the door is on your right you then have a right hand door.
If the door swing is on your left and also inward then you ve got a left hand door.
As seen in the graphic below if it s an outswing door with the hinges on the left hand side your door is left hand reverse.
If your right hand swings with the hinges on the same side as the door in front of you it s a right handed door.
Standing with your back against the swinging door hinges open your door.
Are they are on your left side or right side.
However the clerk taking the order may still get confused especially if you re ordering over the phone.
B if you have to pull the door towards you to enter it is a reverse swinging door.
You will need a left handed lh lock.
Make sure you are entering not exiting.
C if the hinges are on your right side it is a right handed door.