How can I make a door that opens in open out?

Jen
by Jen

My tiny bathroom is hindered because door opens in. I would like to make it open out without ripping everything out & buying a new door & jam

  3 answers
  • Laura Cooper Laura Cooper on Sep 29, 2019

    Jen, usually changing the door swing is simply rehanging the hinges and door itself plus a little paint to fix the previous side of the jam. However, if the door would swing out into a hallway, this is a fire hazard.

  • Lifestyles Homes Lifestyles Homes on Sep 29, 2019

    Yes, re-cutting the hinge butts is a matter of chiseling out the jamb set & the door edge.

    Barn door hardware would allow you to hang the door on either side of the wall. It’s not going to make the door lock-able, IMO.

  • Jen Jen on Sep 29, 2019

    Thanks I appreciate the help, oh & swinging out no way a hazard due to location.