Put your butt against the butt ends of the hinges.
How to determine left or right hand sliding door.
If the operating patio door panel is on the left side your patio door is a left handed unit.
It is best to talk in terms of x o for gliding doors since the right panel will allways glide left and the left panel will glide right in a 2 panel system.
All gliding patio doors are handed based on the location of the operating or sliding patio door panel when viewing from the outside of your home.
If you are replacing an existing interior door open that door place your back against the hinges and if the door is on your left you then have a left hand door.
However the clerk taking the order may still get confused especially if you re ordering over the phone.
If your right hand is on the doorknob side it s a right hand swing.
If the door is on your left it s left handed.
Left hinged doors have the hinges on the left of the casing while right hinged have the hinges on the right.
O indicates the staionary panel.
In the picture below you can see rh lh doors swinging into and out of the room.
The safest plan is to draw it out let the customer sign off and hand it to your lumber yard guy.
Out swing doors may present a security issue when located on the exterior entryway because the cylinders of the hinges are on the exterior side.
It s best to order your doors in person.
Makes no difference if it glides or swings.
Stand with your back to the door.
The knob is typically placed on the side of the door opposite the hinge direction.
Stand with your back to the jamb that has the hinges.
If you want the sliding panel to be the one on your left choose xo and if the operable is to be on the right choose ox.
If your left hand is on the doorknob side it s a left hand swing.
If the door is on your right you then have a right hand door.
To determine whether you require an xo or ox window simply view the window from the exterior of your home.
Window and door handing is always determined looking at a window from the exterior of the home.
If the door swings to your left it s a left hand door use the butt to butt method.
If the door opens to your right this is a right handed door.
Step 6 look at the knob.
If the door swings to your right it s a right hand door.
If it opens to your left it s a left handed door.
If the door is on your right it s right handed.
Easy way to tell a right handed door from a left handed door stand with your back against the hinged side of the door jamb.