Deltana CHB6 Cabin Hook, British Style, 6"

A cabin hook is a two-piece hook-and-eye holder: the hook mounts on one surface, the eye on the other, and dropping the hook into the eye either holds a door open against a wall or holds a door or cabinet shut. The CHB6 is the 6 inch British style version, so it spans a 6 inch gap between the hook mount and the eye. Common uses are holding a swinging door back so it does not slam, and adding a simple secondary catch on a cabinet or closet door.

Everything for one installation is in the bag. Each CHB6 ships individually poly bagged with one hook, one eye, and the mounting hardware, sold per unit. Order one per opening you are holding; nothing else is required to mount it.

The 6 inch designation is the hook length, so plan on roughly that much distance between the hook base and the eye once it is latched. Measure the gap from your door face to the wall or jamb where the eye will land before you pick the size. If your gap is much shorter than 6 inches, step down to a shorter cabin hook in the same Deltana range; if the door swings further back than that, you need a longer one.

It is a residential grade item. For a multi-family common area, a school corridor, or any opening with real traffic and a door closer, a cabin hook is the wrong device, use a proper wall stop or a hold-open arm on the closer instead. Where the CHB6 fits well in a managed property is apartment interiors, unit closets, screened or storm doors, gates, and cabinetry.

Solid brass throughout, both hook and eye, with the finish applied over the brass. That is why it holds up on an exterior gate or a screened porch door where a plated steel hook would rust at the screw heads.

Nine finishes: polished brass, PVD polished brass, antique brass, oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, antique nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, and paint black. If you are matching a fleet of doors, PVD polished brass is the version that will not tarnish or need polishing the way standard lacquered polished brass does, which matters on exterior or high-touch openings.

Treat it as a catch, not a lock. The CHB6 adds a secondary hold, it keeps a cabinet or a light interior door from drifting open and gives a bit of added holding, but it is a surface mounted brass hook into screw holes and offers no key control and no bolt into a strike. If the door needs actual security, use a deadbolt or a surface bolt and add the cabin hook only as a hold-open.

Solid brass hook and eye means no rusting fastener heads or bleed streaks down the door, which is the usual failure of a plated steel hook outdoors. Choose the finish with the exposure in mind: PVD polished brass is the tarnish resistant option, while a lacquered polished brass or oil rubbed bronze will weather and patina outside. Mount into solid wood, not just a screen frame.

One. The unit of measure is each, and each one is a complete set, hook, eye, and screws. For a building where you are hooking back twenty unit doors, order twenty.