If the exterior door swings outward it could catch the wind on a windy day and basically get pulled away from your hand and possibly bang into something.
Should premimter house doors have hinges on outside.
Most exterior doors open toward the inside of the house.
Open the door and make a mark on the inside of the standard hinge parts that hold the hinge pins and cannot be seen from the outside when the door is in the closed position.
These doors are more expensive to install and repair making them impractical for residential use.
This is a example on a security hinge.
Most exterior type hinges have a tab or bolt built into the hinge that prevents the door from being removed even if the pin is removed.
Positioning them on the inside makes them secure and keeps burglars from unhinging them.
Now the hinge always points to the side that it s opening.
Doors around the outside of your house swing in or out depending what type of door it is.
That means the hinges which hold the door in place are located inside the house.
If apartment hinges are on the outside of your doors talk to your landlord about improving the security of the door.
Setscrew in the hinge to prevent access.
Check it likely there.
High winds could blow in the door.
Even if your hinge pins are on the inside face of the door it s still a good idea to use these hinges for added security.
We usually install the hinges on the inside of the jam.
You can make your own setscrew hinge.
For best results all the exterior door hinges on a specific door should have setscrews.
To maintain perimeter security public exits are typically built with concealed or protected hinges which are much harder to detach than simple pin hinges.
But in areas prone to hurricanes such as louisiana some exterior doors intentionally swing out for safety reasons.
You want to keep the door hinge pins secure inside the building room.
On commercial applications there s usually an out swing door that s.
For example when we install entry doors in your home we almost always hang them to swing inward.