We install doors that open from the garage into the house on either side of the frame.
Garage door swing in or out.
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.
Safety is the critical issue when deciding the swing direction.
There are those who recommend that an outswing door is more secure from breakins and is safer during hurricane season.
This is highly effective in reducing.
Often a door opening into a garage would interfere with a car entering or a car door opening if left open.
Not only does it secure the hinge pins indoors but allows installation of a screen or storm door on the garage side.
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.
You can have the convenience of remote operation and the beauty of authentic wood carriage doors.
An example of this would be a closet space storage space to a half bath.
Doors attached to tight spaces will often swing out to keep someone from getting trapped inside.
In south florida it is the norm for all exterior doors to swing outward.
It is also code that these doors.
Some builders have them swing inward to the garage instead of the home for safety reasons.
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.
Garage to home entry doors may be an exception to the inward swinging rule.