Okay a left hand door or a right hand door.
Left or right hand door lock.
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If the door is on your left it s left handed.
3 standard or reverse handed push in or pull out following 1.
Notice where the hinges are.
Then you can draw a picture as if looking from above and sketch in the door hinge and swing direction.
If the door is on your right you then have a right hand door.
In the picture below you can see rh lh doors swinging into and out of the room.
To do this you ll need to stand on the outside of your door.
In this video our fastener specialist covers how to identify whether.
In other words you shouldn t be able to see them when you re determining the door swing direction.
C if the hinges are on your right side it is a right handed door.
As far as the butt hinges go there is really no difference between a left hand door and a right hand reverse.
If the hinges are on the right you have a right handed door.
The reason you need to know the difference between a left hand door and a right hand reverse is the application of handles and locksets and keying.
So lets deal with the basic kind first and that is simple locks on doors.
2 identification right or left hinges a look at the location of the hinges.
If the doorknob is on your right it s a right hand swing door.
If the doorknob is on your left it s a left hand swing door.
You will need a right handed rh lock.
Removing the door lever itself rotating it 180 degrees and installing it on the other side of the door will cause the lever to be inverted yet it will still operate the latch mechanism in exactly the same manner.
Make sure you are entering not exiting.
You will need a left handed lh lock.
If the door is on your right it s right handed.
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.
The barrel or cylinders of the hinges should be on the opposite side of the door.
Rule 1 stand on the outside of a door room if the hinges are on your right and the lock is on your left then the lock is left hand rule 2 stand on the outside of a door room if the hinges are on your left and the lock is on your right then the lock is right hand.
If the hinges are on the left you have a left handed door.
Changing a door s handle from left handed operation to right handed is simply a matter of orientation.
B if the hinges are on your left side it is a left handed door.
However the clerk taking the order may still get confused especially if you re ordering over the phone.
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