Comments on: How does your door open?

By: Vidaus durys

Vidaus durys — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:01:40 +0000

Both door open inwards – Lithuania

By: rocker2344

rocker2344 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:13:45 +0000

i live in the us. but in the state of florida. we are attacked by hurricanes. in earlier years the doors opened inwards. but now they open outwards with a chain at the top jic the hurricane rips the door off it’s hinges. so the way the doors open are suited to the environment you live in. also my door is FUCKING HEAVY. around 60+lbs. and that is on the light end of regulations.

By: Interior doors

Interior doors — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:44:58 +0000

Ther are two doors in ther world which is exterior and interior door.which have access to the hinges and the lighter exterior screen doors open inward and outward.one thing is to say that Custom Doors,Solid Wood, Wrought Iron,Interior & Exterior Custom Doors made to Your Specifications Forever Warranty.

By: arizona locksmith

arizona locksmith — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:05:00 +0000

I’m a woman and if there is a man anywhere around, I never open a door (car, house, business, etc.). When alone I always open the door for myself because I never would get in if I didn’t.

By: Mischa

Mischa — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:55 +0000

I was looking for how to build a screendoor and stumbled upon this quite interesting question. I live in Sweden and our doors mainly open outwards, as you alredy know from reading this thread

. To tell you about the hinges they are perfectly safe and cannot be the reason for intrusion, they are made to be secure and Swdes take security seriously. We also have pins that go into the interior of the hingeside of the door so you cannot prie it open.
A inwards going door can be hit down?
The most likely way for intrusion is not the door anyway it is windows. in sweden 70% of all intrusions to one family homes the windows were the way in.

I do not know why the door open this way in Sweden but I tink it does not get in the way for furniture, If one thinks about it an inwardsgoing door need a lot of space ;0) By the way you can hit the doorsalesman in the head with the door more easily? No just kidding.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:21:02 +0000

Hah, intriguing. My backdoor opens outwards while the front door opens inwards as well, so I guess that really is a Dutch thingy

By: Dr Yimbo

Dr Yimbo — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:54:40 +0000

While teaching a class recently in the Czech Republic, I noticed that all the hotel doors open out, towards the hallway. Maybe it is a Soviet carryover?

By: Q5 Webdesign

Q5 Webdesign — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:45:00 +0000

Haha that’s somebody noticed that Cool! Am from the netherlands too.

Groeten,
Mark

By: WC

WC — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:50:52 +0000

I live in Florida, in the US. House and apartment doors typically open inwards, for 2 reasons:

The hinges (security) and the screen door. 1 door has to go each way, see? So the screen door goes outwards, while the wood door goes inwards.

On the other hand, trailer (mobile home) doors open outwards. This is for space reasons. There just isn’t enough space inside the things, so every bit of usable space helps. The issue with the hinges is resolved by not having removable pins in the hinges. You have to replace the whole hinge , and you can only get at the screws while the door is open.

By: Maurice Maas

Maurice Maas — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:28:51 +0000

One practical reason why a back door opens outward is that you can leave it open more easily. Especially on warm sunny days when you are walking in and out of the garden to your kitchen to get a cold drink. At least for me thats a good reason