A rhr right hand reverse door uses a lh left hand door closer.
Door swing rhr lhr.
Door leafs with exit panic.
In the same way a door that swings lh with the key on the pull side is a rhr swing.
The handing will be lhr lhr or rhr rhr.
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This can get confusing at times because a door that swings rh with the key on the pull side is a lhr swing.
Hinges on the left it is a left hand reverse lhr hinges on the right it is a right hand reverse rhr.
1 standing viewing position.
There are four types of door handings.
A door can be handed in several ways.
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A lhr left hand reverse door uses a rh right hand door closer.
If the door on the right side is to be active and the door is pulling towards you it is a rhr active opening.
The door swings out and to your left facing the outside of the door it is a lhr.
If the door on the right side is to be active and the door is pulling towards you it is a rhr active opening rhra.
Left hand reverse door swing lhr hinges on the left stile of the door panel and as we pull the door open it swings out.
If the door swings to the viewer pull the door open then it is considered a reverse swing door.
Typically both door leaves are active.
Using the butt to butt method you determined a door was a rh.
You are probably wondering if any of this really matters.
Lhr left hand reverse hinges on left door swings out lh left hand hinges on left door swings in rh right hand hinges on right door swings in rhr right hand reverse hinges on right door swings out double doors.
Double doors will sometimes have both door leaves active.
Right hand rh left hand lh right hand reverse rhr left hand reverse lhr the easiest way to identify which handing your door has it to do the following.
The easiest way is to stand on the push side of the door.
Push the door away from you as if you are going to walk thru the opening.
This is called a double egress opening.
A stand in front of the door building or room as you are going to enter or go inside the space.
If the door on the left side is to be active and the door is pulling towards you it is a lhr active opening.
Lhra left hand reverse active hinges on left doors.
Some a pair of double doors have leafs which swing in opposite directions.
The door swings out and to your right facing the outside of the door it is a rhr.
Next we will look at handing for openings with double doors.
With some hardware especially exit devices the door prep can be very different on either side of the door.
Here is a chart to help determine the swing.
Right hand reverse door swing rhr hinges on the right stile of the door panel and as we pull the door open it swings out.