Right Hand Hinge Door

If your left hand is nearer the doorknob then it is a left handed hinge and door.

Right hand hinge door.

If your right hand is nearer the doorknob then it is a right handed hinge and door. Door swing direction is an important piece of information when you re buying a new interior or exterior door for your home. Without that information you may end up with a door that has the hinges on the wrong side. Ordering the wrong door is an expensive mistake.

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. This is a perfectly fine method if it helps you remember. Know where to stand to figure out if you have a left hand or right hand swing door.

2 if the hinges are on the right side when you walk through it it is a right hand door. The terms that describe the hinge position on a door are confusing. However they make sense if you follow the guidelines shown in the photos. Voilà easy as pie.

Stand with your back to the jamb that has the hinges. 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. Left hand lh or right hand rh which ever side the hinges are on.