Outswing French Door Handing

Outswing French door panels and side jambs are considered left-hand or right-hand, depending on the position of the handle, as viewed from the exterior. (An exception is inswing French doors, which are handed from the interior.)

In some cases, the parts applied to a door are specific to its handing. The following charts demonstrate how handing is determined in all common outswing door configurations:

Single Outswing (viewed from exterior)

Right-Hand	Left-Hand

Double Outswing (viewed from exterior)

Active/Inactive	Inactive/Active

Outswing Mulled to a Stationary Sidelite Panel (viewed from exterior)

Right-Hand/Sidelite	Sidelite/Left-Hand
Sidelite/Right-Hand	Left-Hand/Sidelite