is it EVER couth to have a bathroom door swing outward into the living area? in this case i believe the bathroom is situated in such a way that the outswinging door would not pose an issue concerning safety and would allow for much needed extra room in this small bathroom. thoughts?
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Yes, but only if required due to the size of the bathroom. But probably not practical swinging into a hall. Our powder room door swings out.
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How about a pocket door, or a bi-fold, or one that swings up, or a miniature roll-up garage door, or....... sorry, I got carried away.
Bart,
Usually it is best to swing the door inside the bathroom, but not always.
I think it important to think about where the door is going to be "parked" when it is left open.
Sometimes I open bathroom doors into the bedrooms to avoid clashing doors or to avoid parking a door against a tub. You need to think about light switches and towel bars.
I think Pocket doors can cause problems..people find them tricky to lock and they are awkward to get out of the pocket.
I saw a Leave it to Beaver Reunion Movie and I remember Mrs. Cleaver correcting Eddie Haskell the grown up builder for opening his bathroom door to the outside.
I thought Eddie had it right!
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Why not use a pocket door? Or if that's not possible, a bi-fold door?
Edit: Oops, I see Sapwood beat me to my response. Anyway, still a valid response!
Edited 9/27/2007 8:18 pm ET by Danno
Is this a spec house, or yuour own?
Some people have serious objections to a bathroom door openning to lvving space no matter which way it swings. I try to avoid layouts that do that, and to make a bathroom layout such that when entering or if the door is left open, the first hting visible is the far window, or a nice sink and mirrow, not the crapper.
But for a smalish house where the bathroom MUST open to the living space, it can open out when necessary.
I do NOT like the use of a pocket door for a location like this, because there is far less auditory privacy.
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I think Homedesign has it right...where will it sit 99% of the time...in the hallway? Bathroom doors seem to be almost always open except when in use which is how you know if you'll have to "hold it". I'd look at the site lines to that door and make a decision based on that.