Asked on Jun 25, 2017

Hinges on shed doors

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Hi. My husband and I built a shed but there are no instructions on how to hang the doors. The kit came with piano hinges. Do they go on the inside or outside of the doors?

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C. D. Scallan
on Jun 25, 2017

I'm thinking that they should probably go on the outside so that the doors swing out and not in.

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- Donna
  on Jun 25, 2017
  
  Thanks
  
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Linda Hunt
on Jun 25, 2017

Putting the hinge on the outside allows miscreants the ability to break in very easy by unscrewing the hinge. Just a thought.

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- Donna
  on Jun 25, 2017
  
  Thanks that's a good thought
  
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Harris S.
on Jun 25, 2017

They go on the outside. The door will open toward you.

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- Donna
  on Jun 25, 2017
  
  thanks for your response!
  
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Jun 25, 2017

Googled and found this . . .

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/use-piano-hinges-to-hang-a-door

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William
on Jun 25, 2017

They go on the inside. One side of the hinge attaches to the door frame and the other to the side of the door. When the doors are closed all you see is the barrel of the hinge. Mounting on the outside just won't look right and anyone can just unscrew the hinges to gain access to the shed.

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- Donna
  on Jun 25, 2017
  
  Thanks so much William!
  
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Donna
on Jun 25, 2017

Thanks Naomi!

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