In construction you have fire paths. About 3rd page on a commercial set of blueprints will show the fire route. This is a fire rated route meant for evac. All doors kick out towards the exit. This is so in an emergency you can run full speed towards the exit without slowing and even just shoulder the door, you can run into the door to open it or "kick route."
Our doors open in. Go look at it. Now reverse the actual door on the frame. See that small strip of wood? It would totally prevent it from getting kicked in. Since its tight to the door theres no leverage or buildable momentum, its extremely strong under that circumstance. So if your door were flipped on the frame it couldnt get kicked in. Maybe with a battering ram but 3-4 cops with sledgehammers? 20 minutes to beat it down if installed correctly. Theyd have to break the actual door.
Thats true fascism, and your house might be 40 years old
In Florida our doors open out, as a kid we learned it’s so hurricanes don’t blow them in and you guys have em open in to retain heat better or something. Not saying your premise doesn’t have validity, but adding some color
In construction you have fire paths. About 3rd page on a commercial set of blueprints will show the fire route. This is a fire rated route meant for evac. All doors kick out towards the exit. This is so in an emergency you can run full speed towards the exit without slowing and even just shoulder the door, you can run into the door to open it or "kick route."
Our doors open in. Go look at it. Now reverse the actual door on the frame. See that small strip of wood? It would totally prevent it from getting kicked in. Since its tight to the door theres no leverage or buildable momentum, its extremely strong under that circumstance. So if your door were flipped on the frame it couldnt get kicked in. Maybe with a battering ram but 3-4 cops with sledgehammers? 20 minutes to beat it down if installed correctly. Theyd have to break the actual door.
Thats true fascism, and your house might be 40 years old
In Florida our doors open out, as a kid we learned it’s so hurricanes don’t blow them in and you guys have em open in to retain heat better or something. Not saying your premise doesn’t have validity, but adding some color
I dont buy that although theres obviously valid justification. A doors main objective is protection, its 3 times as strong opening out