If the door is on your right it s right handed.
How to determine right or left hand door handle.
Stand with your back to the jamb that has the hinges.
To determine the hand of a door view the door from the outside security side or key side of door.
If the hinges are on the left you have a left handed door.
You will need a right handed rh lock.
To do this you ll need to stand on the outside of your door.
If the doorknob is on your right it s a right hand swing door.
It s best to order your doors in person.
For example your bedroom door swings into the bedroom to the left and you would then need a left handed privacy lever.
Once there identify which side are the hinges located on the right or left side of the opening.
However that rule applies when the door opens into the room.
The standard procedure is to stand with your back to the push side or exterior of the door.
If the door is on your left it s left handed.
In the vast majority of cases a right hand door will require a right hand lever and vice versa.
However the clerk taking the order may still get confused especially if you re ordering over the phone.
How to determine right or left handed lever.
The barrel or cylinders of the hinges should be on the opposite side of the door.
You can determine the door lever that you need by identifying which side right or left of you do the hinges go when you open the door away from you when you re standing outside your house with the key side in front of you.
If the door swings away from the viewer push the door open it is considered a straight hand door.
You will need a left handed lh lock.
If the hinges are on the right you have a right handed door.