Deltana DHS3035 Half Surface Hinge, 3" x 3-1/2", Solid Brass (Pair)

A half surface hinge mounts one leaf into the frame and the other on the face of the door, so you don't have to mortise the door itself. The Deltana DHS3035 is the common way to hang a screen door or storm door onto an existing frame that's already prepped, since only the frame leaf sits in a mortise. If both the door and frame are getting cut fresh, a full mortise hinge like the Orca Hardware 4040 Series 4" x 4" square corner plain bearing is the normal choice instead.

The DHS3035 measures 3" x 3-1/2", with square corners. That matters two ways: the frame leaf has to drop into a square-corner mortise, not a radius-corner one, and the existing cutout needs to match 3" x 3-1/2". If your frame is prepped with rounded corners, you'll be chiseling the corners square or looking at a radius-corner hinge instead.

The DHS3035 is a plain bearing hinge, which suits the light, frequently opened doors it's built for, screen and storm doors that weigh very little. On a heavy or high-cycle opening, bearings are what keep the hinge from wearing at the knuckle, and a ball bearing hinge is the right call. The Orca Hardware 3535 Series 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" square corner ball bearing commercial hinge or the Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight full mortise ball bearing at the same 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" are the direction to go for that duty.

No, the DHS3035 is not an NRP hinge. On an out-swinging exterior door the hinge barrel is on the outside, so a removable pin means the door can be lifted off. If that's the opening, specify a non-removable pin hinge instead, the Hager BB1168 NRP full mortise ball bearing is the security option we carry for that condition.

The DHS3035 is a half surface hinge in a 3 inch by 3-1/2 inch size, meaning one leaf mortises into the frame and the other surface-mounts to the door face. If the opening is prepped for a conventional full mortise pair, the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinge covers the same plain bearing action in a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner pair, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010 gives the same 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise pattern in a pack of three. Both mortise into door and frame, so they suit a door edge that has been routed for hinges rather than a screen or storm door going onto an existing frame face.

The Deltana DHS3035 half surface hinge mortises to the door and surface-applies to the frame side of the assembly. When the reverse is true and the frame must carry the mortise while the door face stays intact, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge in a 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel body. It shares the plain bearing action of the DHS3035 and applies to a metal frame condition, which is the usual reason a hinge is half mortised rather than fully mortised.

The DHS3035 is not supplied with a non-removable pin. For an outswing opening where the pin has to be secured, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge. It is a full mortise unit, so the door edge and frame both need hinge prep, unlike the half surface mounting of the DHS3035.

Sold as a pair. Deltana's unit of measure on the DHS3035 is a pair, so one order gets you two hinges. A light screen door usually takes two or three hinges, so count your openings before ordering, a three-hinge door needs two packs.

The DHS3035 takes #10 x 1" wood screws. That length is sized for wood frames and wood or wood-core screen doors. Going into metal or a hollow substrate, you'll need to supply your own fasteners, and on the surface-mounted door leaf make sure the screw doesn't blow through a thin stile.

Solid brass, both the material and the substrate. That's why it holds up on a screen or storm door that lives outdoors, where a plated steel hinge will eventually rust at the knuckle. Leaf thickness is 0.135.

Nine finishes on the DHS3035: polished brass, PVD polished brass, antique brass, oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, antique nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, and paint black. PVD polished brass is the one to specify for exterior use if you want the brass tone to hold, since standard polished brass is a lacquered finish that will weather. The hinge also accepts matching finial tips if you're dressing up the openings to suit the rest of the trim.

They're mirror images of each other. A half surface hinge like the Deltana DHS3035 mortises into the frame and surface-mounts on the door. A half mortise hinge does the opposite, mortising into the door and surface-mounting on the frame, which is the arrangement you want on a hollow metal frame that can't be cut. If your job is the second case, the Hager 1129 half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge is the one to look at.

Not directly. The DHS3035 is a plain bearing half surface hinge, and the ball bearing commercial hinges in the same class are full mortise units with different door prep. The Orca Hardware 3535 Series is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge at medium duty, the Emtek 94013 is a heavy duty ball bearing pair at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners, and the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners. Ball bearing knuckles carry higher cycle and weight service; the tradeoff is that all three require both door and frame to be mortised, whereas the DHS3035 surface-applies one leaf.

The DHS3035 is a plain bearing hinge in solid brass at 0.135 inch leaf thickness, sold as a pair with #10 x 1 inch wood screws. For a heavier leaf where plain bearing is still acceptable, the Emtek 92013 is a heavy duty plain bearing pair at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners in plated steel, matching the square corner prep of the DHS3035. The Hager 1129 is another plain bearing option at 4-1/2 inch in a heavy duty steel body. The Emtek 92013 keeps the pair count and the size band; the Hager steps up to a larger leaf that needs a wider mortise.

The DHS3035 is a commercial-rated solid brass half surface hinge in nine finishes including Polished Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel and Polished Chrome, which suits screen and storm door work on existing frames where the finish is visible. For plain interior passage doors bought in quantity, the Delaney RH35xx is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch bulk steel residential interior hinge pair with a 5/8 inch radius, and the Delaney RH45xx is a 4 inch by 4 inch bulk residential exterior pair, also 5/8 inch radius. The Delaney pairs use a radius corner and mortise into both door and frame; the DHS3035 uses square corners and surface-applies one leaf.

No. The DHS3035 is a plain bearing half surface hinge with no spring or wiring function. For a self-closing opening, the Stanley Security 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge in a 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch square corner, heavy duty, on a ferrous steel base. To run power through the hinge to an electrified lock, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a 3 knuckle standard weight energy transfer hinge on a steel base, and the Command Access ETM-CB70 adds door position sensing on the same 3 knuckle steel base. All three are full mortise units in steel rather than a brass half surface hinge.

No. The DHS3035 is a solid brass plain bearing hinge without a non-removable pin. Detention and high-security openings use a different class of hinge: the BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, the Stanley BB855 is a double weight prison hinge at 5 inch by 6 inch furnished with no holes and not swaged, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a 3 inch by 4 inch full surface prison hinge with a welded tip. The welded tip and full surface mounting on the Hager 990 address pin and leaf attack in a way brass residential-scale hardware does not.

The DHS3035 covers the half surface condition, typically a screen or storm door going into an existing frame. For the standard mortised doors in the same facility, the McKinney MP79 MacPro is a full mortise 5 knuckle standard weight hinge and the McKinney MPB79 MacPro is the 5 knuckle standard weight hinge in the same MacPro family, while the Stanley FBB191 is a 5 knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch. Any of the three keeps a consistent 5 knuckle barrel appearance through the building while the DHS3035 handles the openings that cannot take a door edge mortise.

The DHS3035 is a plain bearing hinge, where the knuckles bear directly without a separate bearing race, in solid brass at 3 inch by 3-1/2 inch. The Ives 3CB1 is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise steel hinge at a medium duty rating, and the Ives 3CB1HW is the heavy weight concealed bearing version of that 3 knuckle full mortise pattern. Concealed bearing hides the bearing inside the knuckle for a smoother barrel line on a mortised commercial opening; the DHS3035 shows a plain barrel and applies one leaf to the surface, which is what makes it usable on an existing frame.

The DHS3035 is a 3 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner solid brass hinge available in decorative finishes such as Antique Brass, Antique Nickel and PVD Polished Brass, and it can be fitted with matching finial tips. The McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2 knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, standard duty, and the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge in a 2 knuckle steel construction at medium duty. The 2 knuckle barrel gives a cleaner uninterrupted line at the jamb, while the DHS3035 carries its decorative interest in the finish and tip options and in a half surface mounting that leaves it visible on the door face.