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05-31-2011, 08:21 AM

#31

sewmuchlove

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Location: Pikeville, TN

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I lived in South Florida for many years and it is required by the building code that all exit doors open outwards. Hurricane winds create a vacuum in the house and an inward door will not open during hurricane strong winds. Of course, you should not be in the house when the hurricane arrives but a lot of folks do stay particularly if the evacuation shelters do not allow pets.

05-31-2011, 08:41 AM

#32

Mornigstar

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Location: Bobcaygeon,On./ Bonita Springs, Fl

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When I first lived winters in Fl --was told the doors up north opened out " so you could push the snow away " when you opened it to let your friends come in .
Seemed true to me who lives in the north. HA HA!!!

Our mobile home doors open out and yes I hope there is NO hurricanes.

05-31-2011, 08:47 AM

#33

noveltyjunkie

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Location: 53 degrees North

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MamaHen

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbud2

But why don't ALL the doors on the stalls in all the ladies room open OUT? The handicap ones open out - why not all of them?

Now that is a good question! Some are so small you have to stand on the comode to close the door!!!!

Oh, this bugs me so much that I asked an architect, who told me it was to prevent people from being barricaded in to a stall.

05-31-2011, 08:50 AM

#34

dhanke

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Yep, that's the reason. When you go to visit in Florida make sure to stand back from the door or you'll get whacked!

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Originally Posted by MTS

Hurricanes. It's harder to blow "in" if it opens out (so it's stronger).

And I believe Wednesday is the beginning of the 2011 hurricane season. With the way the weather has been in the rest of the country so far this year.......YIKES!!!!

05-31-2011, 09:15 AM

#35

quilterguy27

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OK, so what about the hinge situation? If the door opens OUT then the hinges are on the outside and can therefore be removed. I'm curious about this now.

05-31-2011, 09:30 AM

#36

RitaFaye

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Join Date: Feb 2011

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I have a florida home. my door opens inward......I think you can tell from the photo that is so from the door frame........ I live in a big subdivsion and they all open that way......Rita

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05-31-2011, 10:07 AM

#37

KarenBarnes

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Location: Oregon

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Quote:

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.

I really didn't need to hear that Pensacola is a bad spot! My Navy son and his family live there! He has school for another year! I so am loving Oregon more and more! It's much safer here!

05-31-2011, 11:11 AM

#38

flawhoopi

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Ft. Myers, FL

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I live in Florida, all my doors open out, but they are double bolted, so even if you remove the hinges you can't remove the door.
And if the hurricane is a big one, even the double bolts won't make any difference. And I don't have any insurance.
so that make hurricane season really scarrrrry