While it s true that most doors especially front doors open inwards outward opening doors are not uncommon either.
Interior door opening outwards.
Wall right hand outswing and 4 in.
Reversing the hinges and turning the door around places its hardware on the opposite side of the doorjamb or inner sides of the door opening.
But for exterior doors it makes more sense to open outward especially the metal insulated doors that no longer need storm doors.
Usually an exterior door that opens outward is more vulnerable to force attacks than an inward opening one.
Most individuals are accustomed to opening doors inward.
If there is a fire or explosion that occurs an outward swinging door could become a barrier to escaping the house.
However if you know its weak points you can secure any outward swinging door pretty fast without much hassle.
However it may be a good idea to consider the following.
Right hand outswing and 4 in.
The rules of inward and outward swinging interior doors.
It makes sense that interior doors do not open into hallways.
An easy low to no cost fix to this problem is to reverse the way the door swings.
Steves sons 30 in.
Years of that action has.
Bathrooms lacking space are compromised by a door that swings inward.
Premium 6 panel primed white steel prehung front door with 30 in.
Currently there is no irc rule not codified regarding in swing or out swing doors on interior residential dwellings.