Deltana SDS3 3" Baseboard Door Bumper, Steel

The SDS3 mounts to the baseboard, not the floor, so it stops the door at the base of the wall. The tip projects 7/16 inch and the body is 3 inches long, so the door is held roughly that far off the trim. If your lever or knob reaches the wall before the door edge reaches the baseboard, a baseboard stop won't save the drywall, use a floor-mounted bumper such as the Delaney 2 inch round solid brass floor bumper instead.

The SDS3 is catalogued for residential use. For heavier commercial traffic the set includes the Orca Hardware TH-30HD heavy duty rigid door stop, which functions as a door holder, and the Hager 212 adjustable rigid door stop with an 80 to 120 degree range. Those two both hold or limit the door at a set opening angle, whereas the SDS3 only cushions the door against the baseboard.

The Deltana SDS3 has a fixed 3 inch body, so if the gap between the door face and the baseboard is larger, step up in length rather than in finish. The Emtek 2231 baseboard door stop measures 4 inches, and the Delaney 40201X solid brass baseboard stop adjusts from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches, which lets you dial in the exact standoff on site.

The Deltana SDS3 is a 3 inch baseboard-mounted door bumper in steel. The nearest equivalents are the Emtek 2231 baseboard door stop at 4 inches, and the Delaney 40201X solid brass baseboard door stop, which is adjustable from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches. All three mount to the baseboard rather than the floor; the SDS3 is the shortest of the three and is the steel option, while the Delaney is solid brass and the only one with an adjustable projection.

Steel, both the body and substrate, with the finish applied over it. A buyer who wants solid brass on a baseboard stop should look at the Delaney solid brass adjustable baseboard door stop instead.

They solve the same problem differently. The SDS3 is a rigid steel baseboard bumper with a 7/16 inch tip projection that takes the door on a fixed post. Spring stops such as the Orca Hardware 3-1/8 inch and 3-3/4 inch spring door stops, and the Sure-Loc DS3 at 3-1/8 inch and DS4 at 3-3/4 inch, use a coiled spring body that flexes when struck. The Sure-Loc spring stops are described for residential doors. If you want no give at the stopping point, stay with the rigid SDS3; if you want the door to bounce rather than stop dead, the spring stops are the alternative.

The SDS3 is a baseboard-mounted bumper, so it needs a wall base to screw into. Where there is none, or where the door would miss the baseboard entirely, a floor-mounted unit is the alternative - the Delaney 4029XX is a 2 inch height round solid brass floor bumper that anchors into the floor instead of the wall. The Sure-Loc DS7 4 inch solid door stop is another rigid option in the set.

Three: polished chrome, polished brass and antique brass. Polished brass or antique brass is the usual match for brass knobs and hinges already in the room, chrome for satin or bright chrome trim. Each bumper ships individually poly bagged and is sold one at a time.

Sold one at a time, each bumper bagged separately, so order one per door leaf you want stopped. For a mixed-finish job you can split the order across polished chrome, polished brass and antique brass.

The SDS3 is steel throughout and comes in Polished Chrome, Polished Brass and Antique Brass. The Delaney 40201X baseboard door stop is solid brass and adjustable from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches. If you are matching brass trim already on the door, the SDS3 gives you plated brass tones over a steel body; the Delaney is brass material itself.