How To Install A Two Way Swinging Door
How to install a dual swinging gate.
How to install a two way swinging door. You typically have to make a few changes to the door frame first. The spring action in the barrel hinge brings the door back to the center and closed position. If the door swings too easily insert a hex wrench into the holes on the bottom of both hinges. Double action hinges allow a door to swing in both directions.
The double action spring hinge allows your door to operate as a two way swinging auto closing door. Swinging doors look great are easily accessible from both directions and installing one is typically easy the difficulty of putting in a swinging door varies depending on how well the new door was made to how much experience you have in installing them. A door with these hinges properly installed will swing 180 degrees in either direction. Before installing these hinges be sure the door can swing without obstruction in both directions.
This can be adjusted to return the door back to frame center. If you do not want your door to operate as a 2 way door you may want to look into an adjustable spring hinge like part 16125. On this project i was tasked with installing a swinging butler door. Remove the blocks and allow the door to swing in the opposite direction.
The tension in these hinges can also be adjusted. We had to change out a 6 panel solid wood swinging butlers door with a 15 lite 15 panes of glass door. Whether you are installing dual gates to your backyard through its privacy fence or dual gates across your driveway the gate installation process is similar.