Will this interfere with using the door if you put it on the side that faces a wall when the door is open (instead of how it is shown on the photo)?
1399943
Not much. The shelves will keep the door from opening completely because they will bump against the wall, but it still opens most of the way. Here are some shots of my cats enjoying it:http://professional-geek.net/personal/files/html/doorshelves.htm
1399944
It's not designed to fit on the 'back' of the door, although you *can* mount it there. The downside is that instead of the top of the doorjam pressing the top over-the-door-hanging-part against the door, it the top part hangs loosely on the door, making the climber extra wobbly. I 'fixed' this by shoving pieces of cardboard behind the black hangers until they were tight against the door. It's not ideal, because the cardboard does show from some angles. But that is a work-around if you want to mount it on the 'back' of a door.
1399945
Yes, I had to turn sideways irregardless of witch side it's on. I threw it away!
1399946
I put it outside the door( on walking closet's door) in the room and it is fine.
1399947
Yes, you will only be able to open the door partway. I have it on a closet door that I don't use often and opening the door only about 1/3 of the way is not a problem for me.
1707973
No. The metal brackets allow you to adjust to the door. Mine stick out an additional half inch or so per side.
1723810
When you put it together you can choose which side to put the entrance. I hope this helps. ~Tina~
1980922
If you didn't want the door, it could be removed and put back on later. I do that when I clean it. Hope this helps!
1249782
You can leave the door off but the way it hangs on the wall it won't allow you to put it horizontally. It has a wood piece that you have to screw in the wall and the cabinet has a build in piece that connects to the wall piece. So No
1087755
Yes. I use double-sided tape to secure the body to the wall or door jamb. Works great!
683590
It will depend on your door and how tight the frame is but it has not caused any problems with mine. When closing the door I don't even notice it's there
392124
If you are asking if it will prevent the door from slamming, no it won't if it is mounted in such a way as to close the door. The way it works is that there is a spring inside the vertical part of it that presses the lateral arm against the door, which closes the door. The lateral arm just slides in a track (provided) that prevents damage to the door. If you want to use it to prevent the door from slamming, you could mount it on the other side of the door with the lateral arm pushing the door open rather than closed. The pressure is adjustable and might be able to slow or soften the closing of the door. If you are asking if it will prevent the door from slamming, no it won't if it is mounted in such a way as to close the door. The way it works is that there is a spring inside the vertical part of it that presses the lateral arm against the door, which closes the door. The lateral arm just slides in a track (provided) that prevents damage to the door. If you want to use it to prevent the door from slamming, you could mount it on the other side of the door with the lateral arm pushing the door open rather than closed. The pressure is adjustable and might be able to slow or soften the closing... » Read More If you are asking if it will prevent the door from slamming, no it won't if it is mounted in such a way as to close the door. The way it works is that there is a spring inside the vertical part of it that presses the lateral arm against the door, which closes the door. The lateral arm just slides in a track (provided) that prevents damage to the door. If you want to use it to prevent the door from slamming, you could mount it on the other side of the door with the lateral arm pushing the door open rather than closed. The pressure is adjustable and might be able to slow or soften the closing of the door. « Show Less
1546053
The side with the screws would be placed on the interior side. That way a person would need access to the other side of the door in order to remove the screws. This works if fine in most applications since persons want to prevent access from one side. If you need to prevent access from both sides of the door then this may not be the best solution.
2060978
it might interfere. I have a dog grooming shop that I installed this on and a wall in between the sender and receiver prevented it from chiming.
1949159
If you're referring to closing it to stop the air flow, the answer is no. It is open all across one side, all it will do is redirect the air flow so that it flows across the room rather than up the wall.
331755
Not really. But you can turn it on its side and place up against the wall. I do this when we have guests and my workout room become a spare bedroom.
218149
The lock itself is recessed in the door so it does not extend past the wall at all. It only sticks out the thickness of the metal. We have ours installed behind a door. The door can fully open back all the way to the wall without even touching it.
1863765
You can put it next to the wall, but not against it. I wouldn't recommend it b/c the hinge or lid may hit the wall. I put ours as close to the wall as we can get it and it is still a space saver.
787323
It doesn't limit the door from opening all the way UNLESS you don't leave enough space for it. In the directions they recommend you leave at least 3.5 inches between the HINGES you are going to mount the item on and the wall behind it. If you leave less space than this, the door will not be able to open all the way. Also check the wall behind the door for molding (ex: chair rail) that may leave less than 3.5 inches, because these also will get in the way.
787324
If the door opens into a corner it will open all the way if the required distance between the door and the return wall is there. If the door opens on a flat wall, it will probably not open all the way.
2227231
well, it just depends on how your wall is positioned. The way I have mine it face west, so I have the back end (tail & tree limb) coming from the corner of my wall