Ask about our automatic door opener systems for side hinged carriage garage doors.
Garage door swing in or out.
99 9 of the time an entry door from a garage into the house swings in towards the house like any other entry door.
It is also code that these doors.
In south florida it is the norm for all exterior doors to swing outward.
We install doors that open from the garage into the house on either side of the frame.
If there s a fire or explosion in the garage the outward swinging door blocks damage to the interior of the home more effectively than an inward swinging door.
An alternative twist to the swing out garage doors fiberglass is the use of the bifold garage door which reduces the size of each swing out garage door panel to half its size with alternating hinge orientations creating a collapsible set of doors to either side of the garage door opening.
Automated swing out doors convenience.
Garage to home entry doors may be an exception to the inward swinging rule.
You can have the convenience of remote operation and the beauty of authentic wood carriage doors.
Often a door opening into a garage would interfere with a car entering or a car door opening if left open.
Doors attached to tight spaces will often swing out to keep someone from getting trapped inside.
This is highly effective in reducing.
Not only does it secure the hinge pins indoors but allows installation of a screen or storm door on the garage side.
An example of this would be a closet space storage space to a half bath.
If you wanted to add a screen door or storm door to the entry you will not be able to do so if the door swings outward.