Article: When you go in to select a replacement door, you should bring along a diagram with all relevant characteristics and measurements. One easy way to do this is to photograph your door and print out the image. You can also simply draw a diagram with paper and pen. Open your door. Position your body so that your back is against the hinges. If the door is on your right, it is a right-handed door. If the door is on your left, it is left-handed. Your door will also either be in-swing or out-swing. Determine both of these characteristics and record them on the diagram you made. An in-swing door opens into your house (or into a room), and an out-swing door opens outward. Write the height, width, and thickness of your door down on your diagram. Write down the the height, width, and thickness of the door frame, as well. This diagram should make the process of replacing your door a lot simpler. Bring it with you any time you look at doors, and use it to guide your purchase.

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Take a picture of your door and print it out. Label the swing direction of your door. Record all of the measurements on your diagram. Bring this diagram with you when you shop for doors.