Emtek 2231 Baseboard Door Stop, 4"

The Emtek 2231 is a 4 inch baseboard door stop in solid brass. It mounts to the baseboard rather than the floor, so the knob or lever strikes the stop at wall height instead of a bumper coming up out of the floor. It ships as a complete set with its mounting hardware, and it is intended for residential openings.

Baseboard stops like the Emtek 2231 keep the floor clear, which matters over tile, hardwood, or carpet where you do not want to drill the finish floor or create a toe-catcher. The tradeoff is reach: a baseboard stop only works if the door swings close enough to the wall for a 4 inch stop to catch it. If the door swings out into the room and stops well short of the wall, a floor bumper such as the Delaney 2 inch round solid brass floor bumper is the fitting to use instead.

Only if the gap between the baseboard and the door face at full swing is under about 4 inches, since the 2231 is a fixed 4 inch length with no adjustment. For a wider gap, an adjustable baseboard stop such as the Delaney solid brass model that extends from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches covers more range. Measure from the baseboard face to the point on the door the stop will hit before you order.

Emtek lists the 2231 as residential, so it belongs on homes, condo interiors, and light-duty unit doors rather than on commercial traffic. For a commercial opening, a heavier stop or holder is the right call, such as the Hager 212 adjustable rigid stop with an 80 to 120 degree range or the Orca TH-30HD heavy duty rigid stop, which also functions as a door holder.

They solve different problems. The Emtek 2231 is a 4 inch brass baseboard stop that catches the door at the wall. The Hager 212 is an adjustable rigid door stop with an 80 to 120 degree range, meaning it is set to arrest the door at a chosen swing angle rather than wherever the wall happens to be. On an opening where the door must be held short of full swing - a corridor, a door that would otherwise strike adjacent casework - the Hager 212 controls that angle and the baseboard stop does not.

The Delaney 40201X is a solid brass baseboard door stop that adjusts from 3-1/2 inch to 4-1/2 inch, so it brackets the fixed 4 inch size of the Emtek 2231. If the door swings past the wall contact point or stops short of it, the adjustable Delaney lets the stop be dialed in at the opening instead of committed at order time. Both mount to the baseboard and both are solid brass, so the substrate and the fastening approach are the same.

A floor-mounted bumper takes the wall out of the equation entirely. The Delaney 4029XX is a 2 inch height round solid brass floor bumper that anchors to the finished floor rather than the baseboard, so it works where the wall behind the door is obstructed or where the baseboard cannot be drilled. The tradeoff is a fixture standing in the walking path instead of sitting flat against the wall; the Emtek 2231 baseboard stop keeps the floor clear.

The Orca Hardware TH-30HD is a heavy duty rigid door stop whose product function is listed as door holder, so it retains the door in the open position rather than only limiting its travel. The Emtek 2231 is a residential brass baseboard stop and stops the door without holding it. On a facility opening where the door needs to stand open for carts, deliveries, or ventilation, the holder function is the deciding difference.

Stops it, nothing more. The 2231 is a bumper, not a holder, so it protects the wall and the door but releases as soon as you let go. If you need the door to stay open, look at a holder like the Orca TH-30HD, which is listed with a door holder function.

No. The 4 inch baseboard stop ships as a complete set, so the fasteners come with it. What is on you is the substrate: baseboard over a stud takes a screw straight; baseboard over hollow wall needs an anchor suited to that wall, which is not part of the set.

It is built to. The 2231 belongs to Emtek's Brass collection in the American Classic style, and it is offered in the same finish codes Emtek uses across its knobs, levers, and trim, so ordering US10B or US15 here gets you the same finish family as the rest of the set. Buying one model in a single finish across every door is also the simplest way to keep replacements consistent later.

A spring door stop is the plainer option. The Orca Hardware TH-3118 is a 3-1/8 inch spring door stop and the TH-3134 is a 3-3/4 inch spring door stop, both carrying a product function of door stop. Both flex on contact rather than presenting the rigid brass body of the Emtek 2231, and the two lengths cover shallower and deeper baseboard-to-door reaches. Where the Emtek 2231 differs is finish range - it is offered in eleven finishes across brass, bronze, nickel, chrome, and flat black, which matters when the stop has to match the rest of the trim.

The Orca Hardware TH-3134 at 3-3/4 inch is the nearer of the two spring stops to the Emtek 2231 4 inch length; the Orca TH-3118 at 3-1/8 inch sits noticeably shorter. On a door hung with standard hinges and a thin baseboard, that quarter inch difference is usually absorbed by the spring; on a thicker base or a door with more standoff, the 4 inch Emtek 2231 or the adjustable Delaney 40201X, which runs 3-1/2 inch to 4-1/2 inch, gives more room to work with.

Three brass options approach it differently. The Emtek 2231 is a fixed 4 inch brass baseboard stop in the American Classic style, offered in eleven finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Satin Brass, and Flat Black - which is what lets one stop match varied trim packages across units. The Delaney 40201X is solid brass and adjustable 3-1/2 inch to 4-1/2 inch, useful when door and baseboard conditions vary unit to unit. The Delaney 4029XX is a 2 inch round solid brass floor bumper for units where the wall behind the door cannot be used.

Brass through and through. Both the material and the substrate on the 2231 are listed as brass, so the finish sits on a brass body rather than on plated steel or zinc. That matters on a part that takes repeated impact and, in the unlacquered and living finishes, on how it ages.