Tool
Door handing finder. Stand outside, look at the hinges, watch which way it swings.
ANSI/BHMA stands you outside, on the side you would use a key from, names the hinge side and adds reverse when the leaf swings toward you. DIN stands you on the side the door opens toward and names the hinge side. The same door can be right hand in one and DIN left in the other, and nobody has made a mistake.
So the safest field on an order is the description underneath the letters. It reads the same in every language and every convention.
ANSI/BHMA A156.115: LH. DIN: DIN right.
ANSI/BHMA hand
LH
ANSI/BHMA A156.115: LH
DIN: DIN right
Write it on the order like this
Hinges on the left side as seen from outside; the door opens away from the outside.
Ask for a quoteOurs for this door: reversible locks and levers
129 in our catalog
Backset 60mm
Night Latch And Rim Lock
Model 1073D · Video
Iron case, steel base internal components with zinc plated, 3 pcs brass keys , brass latch and cylinder
Backset 60/70mm
Lever Handle
Model 3431 SSET · Video
Zinc Alloy
Backset 60mm / 70mm adjustable
Tubular Lock
Model 575 ABET
Stainless Steel
Light Duty Cylindrical Lock
Model 578 ACET · Video
Stainless Steel
Backset 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mm (Adjustable)
Heavy Duty Cylindrical Lock
Model 5831 SSET
Stainless Steel
Backset 60mm / 70mm adjustable, latch and deadbolt both
Grip Handle Set
Model 70610 AB
Zinc Alloy
Where the hand still matters
Almost everything we sell is reversible or non-handed, so the lock rarely changes with the hand. The opening still decides which side the strike is cut, where the closer arm goes, and which leaf of a pair is active. Record the hand, name the convention beside it.