Deltana BDS30 3-1/4" Baseboard Door Bumper, Solid Brass

The BDS30 has a 3/8 inch tip projection, so the door face stops 3/8 inch clear of the baseboard once the knob or lever clears. That is the number to check against your trim: if the lever or a big backplate sticks out further than 3/8 inch past the door face, it will contact the wall before the bumper does, and you want a floor stop or a longer-projection wall bumper instead.

Deltana lists the BDS30 as residential. For apartment interiors, condo units and single-family work it is the right part. For a corridor door in an office, school or hospital where the door gets thrown open hard all day, step up to a heavy-duty rigid stop such as the Orca Hardware TH-30HD, which doubles as a door holder, or the Hager 212 adjustable rigid stop with an 80 to 120 degree range.

The Emtek 2231 baseboard door stop is the nearest match in form and mounting. Both are baseboard-mounted bumpers that catch the door against the base trim rather than the floor. The difference is length: the BDS30 is a 3-1/4 inch bumper, while the Emtek 2231 is 4 inches. If the door swings far enough that a 3-1/4 inch projection stops it short of the wall, the extra length on the 2231 covers the gap. For a matching look across a set of doors, keep to one model, since the two are not the same length.

The Delaney solid brass baseboard door stop adjusts from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches, so one part covers a range of wall-to-door distances. The Deltana BDS30 is a fixed 3-1/4 inch bumper, which is the simpler choice when the openings are consistent and you want every door to look identical. On a job where baseboard depth or door swing differs unit to unit, the adjustable Delaney stop lets you set each one on site; both are solid brass.

A floor-mounted bumper is the alternative when there is no baseboard in the swing path. The Delaney 2 inch round solid brass floor bumper mounts to the floor and takes the door edge there, which works where the door clears the base trim entirely or where the wall behind it is glass or millwork you do not want to drill. The Deltana BDS30 needs baseboard to fasten to, since it is a baseboard-mounted bumper. Choose by where the door edge actually lands, not by the finish you prefer.

No, and they are not interchangeable. The Hager 212 is an adjustable rigid door stop with an 80 to 120 degree range, meaning it is set to arrest the door at a chosen opening angle. The Orca Hardware TH-30HD is a heavy duty rigid stop that also functions as a door holder, so it can keep the door standing open. The Deltana BDS30 is a baseboard bumper, which cushions the door against the base trim and does not hold it open or limit the swing to a set degree. If a property manager wants the door to park open, a bumper will not do it.

Solid brass, both the material and the substrate. That matters for the unlacquered and living finishes, which patina rather than flaking the way plated pot metal does, and it means the screw holes will not tear out the first time a door gets slammed into it.

Twelve finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Paint Black, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass, Brushed Brass, Antique Brass, and PVD Polished Brass. That spread covers the standard Deltana finish range, so if the knobs, hinges and rosettes on the opening are Deltana you can order the bumper in the same finish code and it will match. PVD Polished Brass is the one to pick where the bumper takes sun or humidity, since PVD does not tarnish like the lacquered version.

Tips are included. Each BDS30 ships in an individual poly bag with both a gray and a white tip, so you pick the one that disappears against the baseboard color on site rather than ordering a second part. Pricing and packing are per each, not per pair, so a unit is one bumper for one door.

A baseboard bumper like the BDS30 screws to the baseboard face and takes the door on a rigid tip with 3/8 inch of projection. It is the cleanest look and there is nothing sticking up off the floor to trip over or to catch a vacuum. A spring stop, such as the Orca Hardware 3-1/8 inch or 3-3/4 inch spring door stop, mounts to the base or the door and flexes on impact, which absorbs a harder swing and forgives a door that overtravels. Spring stops are the usual pick for rentals and high-traffic units; the solid brass baseboard bumper is the pick where the finish is being matched to the rest of the trim hardware.

A spring door stop mounts to the base of the door or the wall and flexes on impact; the Orca Hardware 3-1/8 inch and 3-3/4 inch spring door stops are both built for that function. The Deltana BDS30 is a rigid baseboard bumper in solid brass with a 3/8 inch tip projection, fastened to the base trim. On a turnover where the existing hardware is a spring stop, swapping to a baseboard bumper changes the mounting point and leaves the old holes, so match what is already in the trim if you are only replacing a few doors.

The Deltana BDS30 is a solid brass baseboard bumper specified for residential use, which fits apartments, condos, and single family interiors where appearance and finish matching drive the choice; it comes in twelve finishes including oil rubbed bronze, polished nickel, and unlacquered brass. For a heavier traffic opening, the Orca Hardware TH-30HD is a heavy duty rigid stop that doubles as a door holder. Match the part to the traffic the opening actually sees rather than standardizing one bumper across every door type in a mixed-use building.

Only where the baseboard is consistent. Because the BDS30 is a fixed 3-1/4 inch plate rather than an adjustable one, it standardizes well in a building with one trim profile, and you can hold a single finish across every unit out of the twelve offered. Where trim heights vary floor to floor, the Delaney adjustable brass baseboard stop at 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches absorbs the variation on one part number.

Orca Hardware makes spring door stops in 3-1/8 inch and 3-3/4 inch lengths, so you can step up the length while staying in the same spring style. The Deltana BDS30 sits between those two at 3-1/4 inches but is a rigid solid brass baseboard bumper, so the length is not adjustable and the part does not flex. Pick the spring stop when the door needs give on impact, and the BDS30 when you want a fixed brass bumper matched to the door hardware finish.

Deltana publishes a spec sheet for the BDS30 at https://zensupply.com/content/pdf/deltana/BDS30.pdf. Model designation to quote on a submittal is BDS30, plus the finish code you need.