Which way should doors swing?

MiamiCuse · 2008-02-11T00:33:53+00:00

I need some advise about door swing in/out/left/right...Here is the floor plan of my family room. the lower left it opens to a hallway that turns south to the west side of the house, and on the lower right it opens to a hallway that will go pass one suite then turns south to the east side of the house.I am trying to decide which ways the east and west doors should swing into / out of the hallway and whether it's left or right. It seems if I make the best decision at each location individually, then those two doors will not swing in a consistent manner as you walk past one to the other.One restriction, the lower right door cannot swing right to the glass door entrance. It also cannot swing left into the hallway because there is a major electrical box there for many light switches. The lower left door cannot swing left into the hallway obviously because it will end up blocking the hallway. Also, both doors probably will be left opened 80% of the time.Is there a "right" way to do this?Thanks,MC

Feb 11, 2008 20 Replies

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Kris Krieger 18 years ago

"MiamiCuse" wrote in news:bOmdnd1o7-FD8CXanZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@dsli.com:

Hey, I take people at their word ;) esp when there isn't a "grin- dicator" ;) OTOH, the desire for privacy is IMO legit, regardless of why one desires the privacy :)

Actually, with current sensor technology and whatnot, also MP3's and sound generation tech, I bet it's do-able

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