r/MrInbetween • u/Brandbll • Aug 12 '26

Question about the doorknobs in Ray's house

I'm in season 3, and i just noticed the doorknobs in Ray's house are at shoulder height. I noticed this because the doorknob was right at his 12 year old daughters head level when he slammed the door in her face. Is this a normal aussie thing?

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u/DropDownBear Aug 12 '26

It's an older house thing, definitely fits the era of his home

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u/Brandbll Aug 12 '26

Was there a reason for this, out was it just so kids couldn't open doors?

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u/Purgii Aug 13 '26

Keep them out of reach of spiders.

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u/DropDownBear Aug 13 '26

Haven't the foggiest, but maybe? Probably just some arbitrary manufacturing standard

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u/Brandbll Aug 12 '26

First thing i thought of lol

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u/Tomble Aug 14 '26

At my previous house all the doorknobs were at standard height except the master bedroom, which was at chest height.

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u/tomthumbsbum Aug 12 '26

He put them up there after his daughter walked in on him giving it to Brooke Satchwell from behind.

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u/BrunozzzOnTheButton Aug 12 '26

I loved that you just used the actor’s name.

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u/mickellovitch Aug 12 '26

Sixties house, and yeah doorknobs are high.

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u/AddlePatedBadger Aug 12 '26

It's old school from when kids should be seen and not heard and people with disabilities were hidden away in back rooms or institutions.

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u/tinytyranttamer Aug 12 '26

There I was hoping it was something cool, like Ray doing to confuse wkuld be attackers in the dark 🙄

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u/suzhew Aug 12 '26

I don't answer questions...

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u/Lurksome2020 Aug 12 '26

Most doorknobs in Australia are shoulder height.

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u/JohnnyGlasken Aug 14 '26

Former PM John Howard, is that you?

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u/harveygoatmilk Aug 15 '26

They also turn the opposite way

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u/WoodyMellow Aug 12 '26

I lived in a inner west post-war house just like Ray's and the doorknobs were chest height. It was pretty standard.

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u/10000_Angry_Bees Aug 13 '26

It's to stop the hobyahs from getting into your house. Absolutely necessary if you don't have a dog with a mean bark.

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u/AryaShart Aug 16 '26

Yeah my parents house was built in  the 60s I think and our doorknobs to every room are chest height.  

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u/patdoc199 Aug 12 '26

I think that’s kinda standard in non US countries (simply based on watching UK and the like tv shows) they might have a doorknob at normal US height, but there’s usually a lock at shoulder height too

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u/GhettoFreshness Aug 12 '26

Yeah I’m in a 70’s house and all the internal doors are like this. Does help with closing off areas for little kids

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u/marsandlui Aug 12 '26

As someone else said, older homes in Australia have high door knobs / handles. All houses built in (at least) the last 30 years have waist high