Door opening direction.

[jannetin82]

I have been thinking, apart from sliding doors, and one exterior door, all doors open away from you.
yet in real life doors tend to open only one way.
I tend to leave room for said opening door on both sides now, which forces me to make some rooms much larger than i would like just so the door wouldn't clip in to shelf or some other thing that's just behind said door.

If I were to have small space for no real use in the kitchen, Say 4x5 squares (100cm X 125cm) I would like to close it off, and make it a 3x5 (75cm x 125cm) pantry.
But if I put a door on it, and open it from the outside, The door would clip shelves, and back wall.
And if I would like to take a screenshot with said panty door open, just to show what's in there, Well, it would look ugly.

Therefore, Could we have a tool which we could use to limit how the door opens.

Same tool could be used to connect light fixtures to certain light switches.
Say, have a large room that also continues as corridor, I would like the lights being separate with the corridor, and the livingroom, without using lintels.
Or I would like to have few yellow lights as main lighting, but couple bright lights on different switch to give the room also bright lighting.

[icke]

Yes to that. And it would be nice to choose if the door opens to the left or right side as it is with those kitchen cabinets.

[Squeaker5353]

Ditto Same Agree ... you are not alone Jannetin82

[Mika Desiluit]

I totally agree, it would be great if all of this was possible.

[CrazyCatLady]

Not the perfect solution, but in small places where I need a door that opens only outwards, I use the louvre door(s).

[jannetin82]

Originally posted by CrazyCatLady:

Not the perfect solution, but in small places where I need a door that opens only outwards, I use the louvre door(s).

I guess you mean the "wardrobe doors" as that and "bolsue door" are only ones I know of that can open only one way.
Bolsue door is glass, Which I wouldn't use as bathroom door for obvious reason.
And the wardrobe door... Well would look a bit silly as bathroom door.

My point is that where I live, we are quite used to have some quite crampt apartments or very tiny bathrooms.
And quite often if the door would open inside to the bathroom, The door would be able to open only 1/3rd of the way leaving you a 30-40cm (11-15 inch) gap to squeeze trough said door.
Yet, I want to keep my doors inside the house rather uniform, especially when I make a corridor

Also, I don't want to "waste too much space" when i make a sauna.
Essentially I make Saunas in game as close as I have used to seeing saunas where i live (And there is more Saunas than cars over here)
Which is the sauna heater beside the door on one side, and back wall is 3 "Sauna benches high, (Seats) then there is 2nd 2 high layer, (Where your feet end up) And then 2x4 as a step to get up, and in front of that 2x4 "free space" so you wouldn't hit your head to the top of the door.

Sauna door opens either 3 or 4 deep in to the Sauna... So I have to make the Sauna at least 8x2 (10x2 counting the outside wall on both sides) larger than what i would want to, just to give enough room for the door.

In "first office" and "Camping bungalow", it's almost impossible to accomplish, and difficult on some of the other smaller houses.

but that's just me and my preferences. but house without a sauna, is just as good idea as house without bathroom / shower.

[Squeaker5353]

Jannetin82, thanks for sharing how you solve problems and what homes are like in your area. I never gave it much thought until I started playing this game a few years ago. I watch House Hunters International TV show and find many of the items in those properties in HF inventory. A few times I did not understand names of items or their use/size/function. But the show is a visual help. I enjoy seeing how the world lives and how HF friends use the creativity and inventory to make beautiful, functional homes and retail spaces. And @CrazyCatLady thanks for starting the conversation. Keep playing and sharing!

[katstar1377]

I hate the fact that you can't take your doors out and put them back in anymore. You used to be able to place the door, then if the doorframe was sticking too far out, you could hammer the door and take it out, in order to put it back in and have it look better. Since the new doors update, you can't do that anymore. Means I have to sell and re buy the door several times to get it to fit nicely.