If the hinges are on the left it s a left hand door.
How to install right hand door handles.
When shopping for schlage door hardware we note a product s handing by including lh left hand or rh right hand in the model number.
If your right hand is nearer the doorknob then the door is right handed.
It is also a door that is grabbed with your right hand to open it.
If the door swings away from the viewer push the door open it is considered a straight hand door.
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If the door swings to the viewer pull the door open then it is considered a reverse swing door.
Decide which side of the frame will have the door hinges.
The terms that describe the hinge position on a door are confusing.
Tools needed for this job.
Stand with your back against the hinge side of the frame and extend an arm in.
If your left hand is nearer the doorknob then the door is left handed.
If you are installing a new door and jamb in a rough opening.
For interior doors you would stand on the side of the door you enter from i e.
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In the hall if a hall closet in the bedrooom if a door opens to a bath in the kitchen if a door opens to the pantry.
If the room is small changing the door from a right opening to a left opening may give the room the appearance of having more space.
It is frustrating to order a door and find that the swinging door hinges are on the wrong side when it arrives.
Left hand lh or right hand rh which ever side the hinges are on.
If you ve installed a schlage hall closet passage or bed bath privacy lever and the curve of the handle does not look right the following videos will show you step by step how to remove and swap.
Ordering the wrong door is an expensive mistake.
Doors open into the room in which you are entering.
A right opening door is one that when opened swings to the right.
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.