On Jun 18, 1:57*pm, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

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On Jun 17, 7:23 pm, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:





"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message

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We've got a left-hinge door, and my husband wants to install the storm
door
right-hinge. Here's a picture of our setup:

http://www.adi.com/~hamilton/house/o...ontOfHouse.jpg

(It shows the old door and storm both of which were installed left-
hinge.)

It seems really inconvenient to me, and I'm trying to talk him out of
it
(although I expect to lose, as I have lost every damned point on our
current project.)

Does anybody have anything that I could use to persuade him?

Thanks,

Cindy Hamilton

Several factors go into making a decision on which way to mount a storm
door.

Prevailing winds. If winter winds will blow across and grab the door out
of
your hand and smash it all to heck that is a really good reason to mount
the
door backward.

If the handle on the screen door would conflict with the door handle that
would be a good reason to mount it backward also.

If none of the above applies then my opinion is that is a real stupid way
to
hinge a storm door.

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Roger Shoaf

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You said that there are *several* factors (which means "more than 2")
then you listed 2 then you said if "none of the above" apply.

I agree that there are *several* factors but I don't agree that those
are the only 2 which make it "OK" to hinge the doors on different
sides.

Traffic patterns and convenience also enter into the decision, as I've
mentioned a couple of times regarding my shop doors. By hinging them
on opposite sides, they both open against a solid structure (wall and
shed) as opposed to opening into the traffic pattern and forcing users
to go around them.

OK I will give you credit for another factor that I didn't consider.

Mrs. Hamilton said in a different post something to the effect that in 25
years Mr. Hamilton is usually right. *Perhaps I was a bit hasty in calling
the left/right method stupid, but in my defense I would tend to agree with
Mrs. Hamilton's position that it is incontinent to have to open the door
wide to open the storm.


Also I thank you for pointing out that several is properly more than two. *I
had not been aware of that prior to your pointing it out.

I'm only here to help! ;-)


Roger Shoaf

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