Deltana DSB55 5" x 5" Square Hinges (Pair)

The DSB55 is a 5 x 5 inch full mortise hinge, so it drops into an existing 5 inch square-corner mortise on both the door edge and the frame. Corners are square, not radiused, so if your current hinges have rounded corners the pocket will need to be squared off or you will see a gap at each corner. Leaf thickness is .145.

No, the pins are removable. On an out-swing door where the barrels are on the outside, that leaves the pin reachable, so use an NRP hinge or add a security stud instead. The Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge if that is the situation you are solving.

Not without recutting. At 5 x 5 inches the DSB55 needs a taller and deeper mortise than a 3-1/2 or 4 inch hinge, and the screw pattern will not line up. If you are matching existing openings, stay at the size already cut: the Emtek 92013 is a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square corner plain bearing pair, and the Orca 4040 Series is a 4 x 4 square corner plain bearing hinge.

The DSB55 is a residential duty hinge with plain bearings, which suits interior and light traffic doors. For an opening that sees commercial traffic, a bearing hinge rated for that duty is the swap. The Orca Hardware 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge is medium duty and keeps the square corner prep. Where the door is heavy or high cycle, the Ives 3CB1HW steel concealed bearing full mortise hinge is heavy duty, and the Don-Jo HWBB84545 heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch is another heavy duty option. All three are steel-bodied rather than solid brass.

The DSB55 is a full mortise, square corner, plain bearing hinge sold as a pair in solid brass, 5 inch by 5 inch. The nearest match in function is the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinge, also sold as a pair with square corners, but it is plated steel at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch. If you want the same plain bearing square corner geometry in a larger commercial hinge, the Orca Hardware 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing hinge is the closer size step up from the Emtek. Neither carries the solid brass body of the DSB55, so if the brass is what you are matching on the doors, stay with the Deltana.

The DSB55 is built at 5 inch by 5 inch, so a smaller mortise will not take it. In the same square corner plain bearing style at smaller sizes: the Orca Hardware 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge, the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinges at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinges sold in packs of three. All keep the square corner prep the DSB55 uses, so the mortise shape is the same and only the size changes.

No. The DSB55 has square corners, and a square corner hinge will not seat in a mortise cut with a radius. For a radius prep, the Orca Hardware 4 inch by 4 inch by 1/4 inch radius corner plain bearing commercial hinge and the Orca Hardware 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch by 1/4 inch radius corner plain bearing hinge both keep the plain bearing action in a radius corner. The Delaney 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch bulk steel residential hinges are cut to a 5/8 inch radius, and the Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch bulk exterior residential hinges are also 5/8 inch radius, so match the radius your existing prep was routed to before ordering.

The DSB55 is not built with a non-removable pin. On an outswing door where the barrel is exposed to the outside and the security of the opening depends on the pin staying put, the Hager BB1168 non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge is the direct answer in that set, and it is a heavy duty hinge.

No. The DSB55 is a plain bearing solid brass hinge with no conductor path through it. To carry power to an electrified lock or exit device through the hinge, use an energy transfer hinge: the Command Access ETH-BB68 is a 5 knuckle heavy duty steel base transfer hinge, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a 3 knuckle standard weight version, and the BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect. If you also need to monitor door position, the Command Access ETM-BB68 adds an integrated door position switch.

Each pair ships with #12 x 1-1/4 wood screws for the wood jamb or door, and #12 x 1/2 machine screws for a metal frame. Nothing else is needed to hang them in a prepped opening.

The DSB55 is sold as a pair, which is two hinges. Most doors taking a 5 inch hinge are heavy enough to want three hinges, so plan on two packs per door and keep the spare, or order in multiples that cover three per leaf across the job.

Yes. The DSB5 Series solid brass hinges accept decorative finials, so you can swap the standard tips for a ball, urn, or steeple tip to match the rest of the trim. The finials are ordered separately from the hinge pair, and finish should be specified to match the hinge.

Solid brass, both material and substrate, not a plated steel base. That matters in two places: a coastal or humid opening where a plated steel hinge will rust through at the knuckle, and an unlacquered brass job where you want the patina to come from the metal itself. Steel-base alternatives like the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinge are plated steel.

No handing to specify. The DSB55 is a full mortise butt hinge with square corners and a removable pin, so the same pair works on a left or right hand door; you just orient the leaves and drop the pin in from the top. Handed ordering comes up on electrified and spring hinges, not on a plain bearing butt like this one.

Plain bearing means metal knuckle riding on metal knuckle with no bearing race between the leaves. At 5 x 5 inches with .145 leaf thickness it carries a full-size residential door fine, but a heavy solid core or oversized door cycled all day is what wears a plain bearing out. For that opening move to a bearing hinge such as the Emtek 94013 heavy duty ball bearing pair or the Ives 3CB1 concealed bearing full mortise hinge.

The DSB55 is solid brass, 5 inch by 5 inch, square corner, and comes in Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel and Unlacquered Brass. The McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2-knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, standard duty, so it is a smaller leaf with a squared barrel profile rather than the standard barrel of the DSB55. If the design intent is a visible square barrel, the SQ3331 gives you that; if the intent is a solid brass body in a warm unlacquered finish, that is the Deltana.

No. The DSB55 is a plain bearing hinge with no closing spring, so the door stays wherever it is left. For a door that has to self-close, the Stanley Security spring hinge is a full mortise square corner spring hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch on a ferrous steel base, heavy duty. It shares the square corner prep with the DSB55 but is a smaller leaf and a steel body, so plan the mortise and the finish match accordingly.

Both are plain bearing hinges with square corners for residential openings. The Ives 1010RP is steel, medium duty, and comes as a set of three, which covers one full door in a single order. The DSB55 is solid brass at 5 inch by 5 inch and ships as a pair, so a three-hinge door needs a second pair or a mix. The Ives is the choice when you are hanging standard interior doors in quantity; the Deltana is the choice when the hinge is meant to be seen and finish-matched to the rest of the trim.

The DSB55 is a full mortise hinge, meaning both leaves mortise into the door edge and the frame. If the frame cannot be routed, that prep does not work. A half mortise hinge such as the Hager 1129 plain bearing commercial hinge mortises into the door and surface-mounts to the frame at 4-1/2 inch standard weight. Where neither surface can be routed, the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip, heavy duty. Confirm which surfaces your opening can accept before choosing.

No. The DSB55 is a residential duty plain bearing hinge and is not built for abuse-resistant openings. Those call for a detention hinge: the BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, and the Stanley Security double weight prison hinge is a 5 inch by 6 inch heavy duty hinge furnished with no holes and not swaged, which means it is prepped to be welded rather than screwed.

The DSB55 is residential duty with plain bearings. On a heavy solid core or exterior leaf that swings often, a ball bearing hinge carries the load with less wear. The Emtek 94013 heavy duty ball bearing hinges come as a pair at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners in plated steel, and the Emtek 92013 is the heavy duty plain bearing version in the same size and corner style if you prefer to stay with plain bearings. For a larger leaf, the Don-Jo HWBB75045 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge at 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch.

No. The DSB55 is a full mortise hinge and swings one direction only. A door that has to swing both ways runs on a pivot instead: the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors. That is a different prep entirely, mounted top and bottom rather than in the door edge, so it is not a drop-in for a hinge mortise.

Four: oil rubbed bronze, polished nickel, brushed nickel, and unlacquered brass. Unlacquered brass has no clear coat, so it will patina and darken with handling over time, which is the point if you are matching aged brass elsewhere in the house. The other three are finished to hold their appearance.

The DSB55 uses plain bearings, where the knuckles bear directly on each other, which is the standard arrangement on residential doors. A concealed bearing hinge hides the bearing inside the knuckle so the barrel reads as a plain hinge while carrying more weight and cycles: the Ives 3CB1 is a 3-knuckle steel concealed bearing full mortise hinge at medium duty, and the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge with 2-knuckle steel construction, also medium duty. Both are steel commercial hinges rather than solid brass.

They serve different doors. The McKinney MP79 MacPro is a 5-knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge and the MPB79 MacPro is a 5-knuckle standard weight hinge, both standard duty commercial hinges. The DSB55 is a residential duty solid brass plain bearing hinge at 5 inch by 5 inch with square corners and finish options including Polished Nickel and Brushed Nickel. If the door is a commercial opening being specified to a standard weight hinge, the MacPro line is the fit; if it is a residential door where the hinge is a visible finish item, the DSB55 is.