You may have to use your right hand to open the handle and your left hand to pry the door away from the body a bit.
How do you tell a right or left hand sliding patio door.
Most contractors use the x o to indicate x for exit and o for ouch it s a quick and easy way to remember similar to lefty loosey righty tighty.
If the door is on your left it s left handed.
If the door is on your right it s right handed.
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If the doorknob is on your left it s a left hand swing door.
In other words you shouldn t be able to see them when you re determining the door swing direction.
If the doorknob is on your right it s a right hand swing door.
If you are planning on doing your own sliding glass door installation it is important that you purchase a door that has the correct handing.
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When determining handing for sliding patio doors you always view the door from the exterior or outside facing the door.
Using the picture below you see a x on the moving or operating panel and a o on the non moving or stationary panel.
An i s door with hinges on the right or an o s door with hinges on the left.
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Interior handles are handed opposite of the patio door.
Additional components such as rollers insect screens and interlock weatherstrip located between the stationary and operating panels are not handed and will work for either a left hand or right hand patio door.
The terms that describe the hinge position on a door are confusing.
Take a look at the door you are replacing and you should see that one panel is stationary and the other slides open and closed.
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However they make sense if you follow the guidelines shown in the photos.
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A door that opens outward.
Stand with your back to the jamb that has the hinges.
A pane of glass in a door.
Common door size wxh in.
On some models there is a child proof lock so it can t be opened from the inside.
The barrel or cylinders of the hinges should be on the opposite side of the door.