In the picture below you can see rh lh doors swinging into and out of the room.
Garage door right door or left door.
However the clerk taking the order may still get confused especially if you re ordering over the phone.
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If it s on your left side the door is left handed.
If the door is on your right you then have a right hand door.
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.
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Measure the wire size.
If the open doorknob is on your right side it s a right hand door.
If your garage door cable is at an angle or l.
If the door is on your right it s right handed.
Usually most garage doors will feature two springs which are separated by a divider situated at the door s midpoint mainly.
The barrel or cylinders of the hinges should be on the opposite side of the door.
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The left and right springs.
They call it a right spring but when you are looking at the door from the inside it goes on the left side and vice versa.
The spring whose endpoints in a clockwise direction is a left wound spring while that whose endpoint in anticlockwise direction is a right wound.
This can be done with interior doors because there is no threshold attached to the bottom of the door frame so the door frame can be reversed.
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.
Another way to determine the door hinge direction is to open the door and stand with your back against the hinge jamb or area.
If the doorknob is on your left it s a left hand swing door.
It s best to order your doors in person.
Standing with your back against the swinging door hinges open your door.
Well as we discussed before ordering door hardware like mortise locks or a lever styled door set are going to depend on the swing of the door.
If the doorknob is on your right it s a right hand swing door.
If the door is on your left it s left handed.
If the door swing is on your left and also inward then you ve got a left hand door.
The standard procedure is to stand with your back to the push side or exterior of the door.
What can we say it can appear a bit complicated.
Why is this important you may wonder.
Then you can draw a picture as if looking from above and sketch in the door hinge and swing direction.
Here s how to tell if your garage door torsion spring is a left wound spring or a right wound spring as seen from the back of the door.
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If your right hand is nearer the doorknob then it is a right handed hinge and door.