However there s one more thing you may need to specify when ordering.
Right hand hinge door.
If you re hinge will be to the left your door is left hinged and if it will be to the right it s right hinged.
However they make sense if you follow the guidelines shown in the photos.
Another way to determine the door hinge direction is to open the door and stand with your back against the hinge jamb or area.
Hinges on the left it is a left hand reverse lhr hinges on the right it is a right hand reverse rhr.
VoilĂ easy as pie.
Ordering the wrong door is an expensive mistake.
If your right hand is nearer the doorknob then it is a right handed hinge and door.
If your left hand is nearer the doorknob then it is a left handed hinge and door.
If the door is on your right it s right handed.
2 if the hinges are on the right side when you walk through it it is a right hand door.
If the door swings to the viewer pull the door open then it is considered a reverse swing door.
However to be true to our handymen ancestors the terms handing and hand of a door refer to the hand you pull the door open with.
Without that information you may end up with a door that has the hinges on the wrong side.
Stand with your back to the jamb that has the hinges.
Left hand lh or right hand rh which ever side the hinges are on.
Door swing direction is an important piece of information when you re buying a new interior or exterior door for your home.