FL members..why do FL homes have doors that open outward
05-31-2011, 04:32 AM
#21
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ok here is question..my son and daughter live in texas..why don't that have screens doors on the front? it drives me crazy,when i can't open the door, and let a breeze run through the house.!
(ok, so you don't have alot of months that have actul breezes!) :roll:
(ok, so you don't have alot of months that have actul breezes!) :roll:
05-31-2011, 04:40 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by ontheriver
I'd lived in Florida most of my life until moving to Alabama last year, and all my front doors that I remember opened in and the screen doors opened out. Yes, hurricane season starts Wed, June 1. Won't miss being in Pensacola for that.
We might be related. LOL
05-31-2011, 04:52 AM
#24
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Location: Miami, FL
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Ok I'm from Miami, the reason older houses open in were screen doors not gators, after years of hurricane research and building code updates...all doors should open out. Matter of fact if you try to replace your doors you can not find ones "prehung" that open in!
05-31-2011, 05:31 AM
#25
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I live in central Florida. My front door opens in. The door on the driveway side of the house opens outward (this is off the laundryroom). We replaced sliding doors to the lanai with double french doors and I purposely have them open outward for a more open effect in the kitchen. Every one of these doors has hidden hinges when they are closed. Aligators are certainly capable of pushing a door but they prefer pet doors. I prefer to be doormom for Bryn and Maui than have a pet door :)
Hmm....now that I think about it, our home in NH had an inward opening front door but the back door opened outward from the kitchen to a mudroom.
Hmm....now that I think about it, our home in NH had an inward opening front door but the back door opened outward from the kitchen to a mudroom.
05-31-2011, 05:33 AM
#26
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Location: Destin, Fl
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I live in Florida and my doors open inward. I don't like doors that open outward, but it does make sense for them to be that way here with the hurricanes. A policeman once told me that doors that open outward cannot be kicked in by thieves or police and were therefore safer.
05-31-2011, 06:14 AM
#27
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Location: Tallahassee, Fl
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I had an inward opening door at my house. When I replaced the door after a couple of hurricanes I had to install an outward opening door. The building codes had changed. The code enforcement department said they were safer during hurricanes.
05-31-2011, 07:32 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
if it opens outward that means the hinges are on the outside. maybe they have no crime there....
Surely you jest. :) One of the reasons we moved from Fl after 50 yrs. was the crime. All the doors opened inward where we lived. Never saw one that opened out.
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