How hard it is to change the direction that an interior door opens?
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I live in an apartment, with a door to my stacked washer and dryer in a hallway. The hinges are on the right, and it makes more sense, due to the location of the door, to have them on the left. How involved would that be?
It is a matter of reversing the hinges and the door latch to the other side. You will have some spaces to fill in but this can be accomplished. It looks like yoru door handle is in the middle so you could just turn your door upside down. Remove the door and take a close look as to what you have to do and you will know whether or not you will be able to do it yourself.
Unscrew the doorknob if it is a locking door knob.
It depends on your sill level, but since it's a rental I would ask the landlord before doing anything. The spaces where the hinges are now will have to be filled in. Here's instructions on how it's done:
https://www.wikihow.com/Switch-a-Door-From-Right-Opening-to-Left-Opening
Not that involved, but First ask the Landlord if you can do it or are allowed to do it. You have to remove the hinges and install them on the left side of the frame and reverse the door knob (easy) and stiker and reverse the hinges on the door. you'll need a wood chisel and hammer, fill gaps with spackle, I think it's better than cau;k. Use the hinges as a template.
Also don't forget that hinges are set into the door, so you would have to fill in those spaces on the right and create them on the left, otherwise the door will not fit nor hang right.
You should be able to buy a primed, prehung door for under $100. You could take it down when you move and put the original one back up. Just depends on how important it is to you
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Masonite-Classics-Primed-Hollow-Core-Molded-Composite-Single-Prehung-Interior-Door-Common-30-in-x-80-in-Actual-31-5-in-x-81-5-in/1000054725
The hinges are set into the doorway, so you may nee permission from your landlord first. :\
Definitely get permission from the landlord in writing. You could lose your security deposit. He may arrange to have someone do it.
Take it down and add a curtain on a tension rod, then put the door back up when you move.