Single acting does not stand for single doors. Single acting is a term used by the construction industry for double and single doors.
Single acting is a term used by all building industry professionals to describe how a door swings.
The definition of single acting is when a door, no matter if it is commercial or residential / exterior or interior, will only swing in one direction. Meaning, the single acting door can only swing in or swing out no matter if the door is a single or double door unit.
If you are calling in or submitting your blueprints to StorefrontDoors.NET for new doors make sure to clarify if need your new doors to be single or double acting.
Single acting doors is the most common type of swing doors in the construction industry, and the most common storefront door installed by glaziers and aluminum suppliers. All of the aluminum storefront doors provided by StorefrontDoors.NET are shipped as single acting doors unless noted otherwise.
Where Single Acting Doors Are Installed
- Office Doors
- Front Doors
- Emergency Exit Doors
- Entrance Doors
- Pantry Doors
- Closet Doors
- Shop Doors
- Garage Doors