# Hang that door to swing out

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 29, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471 "2013-08-29T03:56:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![georgewk10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@georgewk10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgewk10)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471/1 "2013-08-29T03:56:55Z")

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It’s a great idea to hand outside doors to swing out. It virtually makes them impossible to kick in. Hint; protect the hinges .::

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471/2 "2013-08-29T15:31:46Z")

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on a residence you likely would have a storm door to help save energy that would also swing out.

lots of other issues with the choice.

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**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471/3 "2013-08-29T15:59:44Z")

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Makes it hard to push in with a load of groceries.

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**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471/4 "2013-08-29T18:32:33Z")

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A steel vault door is virtually impossible to kick in, it’s just a matter of applied force of everything else.

Protecting the outside hinges or hiding the hinges in the doorframe would make a door more difficult to break open.

On the other hand, commercial building codes require that outside doors open outward in case of fire. Trying to pull a door inward while you’re being pushed forward by a scared mob is nearly impossible. Just a thought.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471/5 "2013-08-29T21:04:09Z")

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You can put any door you want but it won’t make the glass in your windows stronger.😃

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**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-that-door-to-swing-out/667471/6 "2013-09-03T22:07:35Z")

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My house has 8 windows at ground level. I’m not all that worried that someone is going to kick my front door in. They are much more likely to use a brick on a window, if they want in that bad.