A door that swings out can be blocked by obstructions on the otherside that can't be cleared, as they're behind the now-blocked door. Our doors swing in so in an emergency we can clear any obstructions inside and open the door, so even if there IS an obstruction outside we can then clear that when the door is open.
Fire Doors in public spaces open outward because in a Mass-Panic event, a crowd could push someone against a door that swings inward, too stupid to give them room to pull it open, and everyone then dies in the fire. If anything, the orientation of home doors and public fire doors puts faith in the individual, but puts scorn on the reactionary mob.
And of COURSE 70% of Burglars enter through doors, doors are made to open somehow. What's he going to do, tunnel through a wall??? WALLS WORK, remember???
Pretty easy to think of reasons to kick in someones door too. Had a partner at work for years, he worked for me for a long time too. He was a thief 100%. I had to let him steal something every once in a while because he wanted to steal everything he saw. Hed tell you the same thing. And hes one of the reasons the door facing the other way is better
A door that swings out can be blocked by obstructions on the otherside that can't be cleared, as they're behind the now-blocked door. Our doors swing in so in an emergency we can clear any obstructions inside and open the door, so even if there IS an obstruction outside we can then clear that when the door is open.
Fire Doors in public spaces open outward because in a Mass-Panic event, a crowd could push someone against a door that swings inward, too stupid to give them room to pull it open, and everyone then dies in the fire. If anything, the orientation of home doors and public fire doors puts faith in the individual, but puts scorn on the reactionary mob.
And of COURSE 70% of Burglars enter through doors, doors are made to open somehow. What's he going to do, tunnel through a wall??? WALLS WORK, remember???
Is that what they told you? Why would there be obstructions outside your door?
Pretty easy to think of reasons to kick in someones door too. Had a partner at work for years, he worked for me for a long time too. He was a thief 100%. I had to let him steal something every once in a while because he wanted to steal everything he saw. Hed tell you the same thing. And hes one of the reasons the door facing the other way is better