Deltana DSB35-R 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" Square Hinge, Residential (Pair)

The DSB35-R measures 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches with square corners, so it drops into an existing square-cut 3-1/2 inch mortise without recutting. If the door you are replacing has radius corner pockets, the square corner leaf will leave the corners of the mortise showing, and you would want a radius corner hinge instead. Leaf thickness is .085 and the hinges ship as a pair with #10 x 1 inch wood screws.

The pin is removable; the DSB35-R is not a non-removable-pin hinge. On an interior door that is fine. On an outswing exterior or unit entry door where the barrel sits on the outside, a removable pin means the door can be lifted off, so specify an NRP hinge there. The Hager BB1168 NRP is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge for that situation.

Depends on the door. A plain bearing hinge like the DSB35-R suits normal residential interior doors, hollow core or light solid core, on a 3-1/2 inch leaf. Heavy solid core doors, doors with a closer, or any leaf that is already sagging want a bearing hinge and often a larger leaf. Options in the same square corner style include the Emtek 94013 heavy duty ball bearing hinge at 3-1/2 x 3-1/2, the Orca 4040 Series 4 x 4 commercial plain bearing hinge if you can enlarge the mortise, or the Delaney CH401X 4 x 4 commercial ball bearing square corner hinge.

Both are 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 residential interior hinges sold in pairs, but the corner cut and the material differ. The DSB35-R is solid brass with square corners. The Delaney RH35 is steel with a 5/8 inch radius corner, which is the cut most builder-grade prehung doors are routed for. Match the corner to the mortise already in your jambs, or you will be recutting pockets on every opening.

The DSB35-R is a residential hinge with a plain bearing, which is the right choice for interior residential doors and light traffic. For a commercial opening in the same 3-1/2 inch size, the Emtek 94013 is a heavy duty ball bearing hinge, 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners in plated steel, and the Emtek 92013 is a heavy duty plain bearing hinge in the same size and corner style. Where the frame prep allows a larger leaf, the Orca Hardware COM3535 is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge rated medium duty.

Two steel options cover the same 3-1/2 inch square corner opening. The Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinge supplied in packs of three, which suits a door that needs all three leaves replaced at once. The Ives 1010RP is a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners sold in sets of three. The Deltana DSB35-R covers the same 3-1/2 inch square corner geometry in solid brass and ships as a pair, so a three-hinge door takes two orders.

Corner style has to match the existing mortise or the door has to be re-routed. The Deltana DSB35-R is a square corner hinge. For a 3-1/2 inch radius corner mortise, the Delaney RH35xx is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch steel residential interior hinge with a 5/8 inch radius, sold as a pair, and the Orca Hardware COM3514 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch plain bearing hinge with a 1/4 inch radius corner. Check which radius the existing cutout uses before ordering, since 5/8 inch and 1/4 inch are not interchangeable.

Solid brass, not plated steel. That matters two ways: it will not rust on a humid or coastal opening, and an unlacquered brass leaf will patina over time rather than wear through a plating layer. If you want plated steel instead, the Emtek 91013 is a residential plain bearing hinge in the same 3-1/2 inch square corner size with a plated steel base.

Ten finishes on the DSB35-R: polished brass, PVD polished brass, unlacquered brass, antique brass, polished chrome, brushed chrome, brushed nickel, antique nickel, oil rubbed bronze, and paint black. PVD polished brass is the option to specify if the door sees sun or moisture and you want the bright brass to stay bright; plain polished brass and unlacquered brass will both change over time, unlacquered fastest.

Handing is not a factor. The DSB35-R is a full mortise butt hinge with symmetrical leaves, so the same pair hangs a left hand or right hand door; you just flip it. Handed hinges show up in electrified and specialty product, for example the Stanley CECB1900R54L concealed conductor hinge, which is ordered left-handed.

Not necessarily. The DSB35-R uses an arc hole pattern, so the screw holes sit on a curve rather than in a straight line down the leaf. On a 3-1/2 inch square corner mortise the leaf will seat, but expect to drill fresh pilot holes rather than reuse the old ones. The included #10 x 1 inch wood screws are what you fasten with.

They solve different problems. The DSB35-R is a plain bearing full mortise hinge for a residential door with a #10 x 1 inch wood screw pattern and no electrical function. The Command Access ETH-CB70 is an energy transfer hinge, 3 knuckle standard weight with a steel base, used to run power through the door to an electrified lock. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect. If the opening needs power transfer, the DSB35-R will not do it regardless of size.

Model number and material are the two discriminators. The DSB35-R is Deltana model DSB35-R in the DSB35 Series, 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch, square corners, plain bearing, solid brass, sold by the pair with #10 x 1 inch wood screws. In the same 3-1/2 inch square corner size, the Emtek 91013 is residential duty plain bearing in plated steel, the Emtek 92013 is heavy duty plain bearing, the Emtek 94013 is heavy duty ball bearing, and the Emtek 96213 is a heavy duty hinge, all sold as pairs. Quote the Deltana model number rather than the size to avoid a cross-ship.

The DSB35-R is a plain bearing hinge with no closing spring, so a door hung on it stays where it is put. For a door that has to return closed on its own, the Stanley Security 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge with square corners in 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch on a ferrous steel base. It is a larger leaf than the 3-1/2 inch DSB35-R, so confirm the frame prep will take it.

They are not like-for-like. The DSB35-R is a plain bearing residential hinge in solid brass with square corners. The Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge with 2 knuckle steel construction rated medium duty, and the Ives 3CB1 is a steel 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge, also medium duty. Both are concealed bearing commercial hinges in steel, so the knuckle appearance and the material differ from the exposed brass barrel of the DSB35-R even where the mortise size matches.

The DSB35-R is a residential hinge and is not built for that service. For detention openings, the BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, the Stanley Security 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 full surface prison hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip.

Yes. The DSB35-R is a full mortise hinge, meaning both leaves mortise into the door and the frame. If the frame cannot be mortised, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge in 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge in 3 inch by 4 inch. Both mount differently from a full mortise leaf, so the door prep is not shared.

Yes, the solid brass DSB35 hinges accept decorative finials, so you can dress up a visible barrel on a formal interior opening and still match the leaf finish. The hinge itself ships with standard tips; finials are ordered separately.

Pairs. Some residential lines are packaged three to a box to hang one door in a single purchase, for example the Schlage Residential S3P1010 3.5 x 3.5 square corner plain bearing hinge, which comes in a pack of three, and the Ives 1010RP residential square corner set of three. If you are standardizing across a lot of doors, count in pairs on the Deltana and adjust your order quantity accordingly.

The DSB35-R is solid brass and can be fitted with decorative finials, which is what makes it a finish-forward hinge on an exposed opening. Where a larger leaf is needed, the McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2-knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, and the McKinney T2314 is a non-ferrous standard weight 5-knuckle hinge. Both step up from the 3-1/2 inch leaf of the DSB35-R.