I’ll be installing an outswing exterior door. I’ve done a few doors, but not an outswing. Is there anything different I should be aware of?
One “concern” I have is the hinges. Are they typically interlocking so the door can not be removed by simply removing the hinge pins or are there some after market interlocking plates than I can install?
-Don
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All outswing I have installed come either with a set screw at the middle barrel that you can only access with the door open, a clip and hole on opposing hinge leaves that prevent the door from being pryed out if the pin is removed or the dreaded non removable at all hinge pin, so you have to remove the screws to pull the door.
All other except maybe how you hand it ordering, is pretty much the same. No adjustible threshold and I don't think magnetic weatherstrip on some if not all brands.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
One thing that is different with an outswing door is that the wind can grab and hurl the door much harder than it can an inswing. Also, the door needs to be under a roof or eave to protect it from weather. Being outswing means that the door itself will be in the exterior wall plane, so any rain that hits the top can reach over and through the opening. With an inswing door, there are at least 3" of head jamb before the door, and the stop acts like a drip edge to divert rain from the joint between the door and jamb.
Having said all that, there are times when it is the right thing to do, sort of like pocket doors.
Bill