Emtek 2251 Half Dome Door Stop

The 2251 is a residential-duty stop. For an apartment turn, a single-family home, or a light-traffic office door it is the right kind of part. For a school corridor, a hospital wing, or any opening that gets kicked open all day, step up to a heavy-duty stop: the Ives FS13 and FS17 brass floor dome stops are both heavy duty, and the FS13 has a replaceable rubber bumper so the wear part can be swapped instead of replacing the whole stop.

The 2251 is a half dome floor stop - it stops the swing and protects the wall, but it does not latch the door open. When the door has to stay open, the peers that hold are the Ives FS40 / FS41 / FS42 / FS43 automatic floor stop and holder with adjustable door-to-floor clearance, the SOSS MDH magnetic door holder and stop at 3-5/16 inch by 1-3/4 inch, and the Orca Hardware 22HD Series goose neck, which is a door holder. The Ives FS40 series adjusts to the clearance under the slab, and the SOSS MDH catches magnetically rather than mechanically, which is the difference to weigh on a door that gets released one-handed.

The Emtek 2251 is a brass, floor-mounted half dome stop sold as a complete set. The nearest same-shape peers are the Delaney Dome Door Stop (DLY-40260X) in the Dome Stop series and the Orca Hardware 23LP Series dome floor stop, a low rise dome with a gray tip. All three are dome-profile floor stops that mount to the floor behind the door swing. The Emtek is brass in twelve finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19) and Polished Chrome (US26), so it is the one to match when the rest of the door hardware on the opening is a decorative Emtek finish; the Orca 23LP is the one to look at when the door-to-floor clearance is tight and a low rise profile is needed.

A dome stop only works when the door contacts it near the bottom rail, clear of thick base trim. When the base is tall or the lever hits the wall above the dome, a gooseneck stop is the right shape: the Delaney Gooseneck Floor Door Stop (DLY-40118X) in the Gooseneck Door Stop series and the Orca Hardware 22HD Series goose neck floor stop with black tip both rise off the floor on a stem to meet the door face higher up. The Orca 22HD is a door holder as well as a stop and lists a door thickness range of 1-3/8 inch or 1-3/4 inch, so confirm the slab thickness before ordering it.

The Emtek 2251 is a residential brass half dome stop, chosen for finish match on a decorative opening. For traffic that will kick a stop daily - a corridor, a stairwell, a multi-family common door - the heavy duty peers are the Ives FS13 heavy-duty brass floor dome stop with replaceable rubber bumper, the Ives FS17 heavy-duty brass floor dome stop with rubber bumper, and the Ives FS18S/FS18L security floor stop. The FS13 is the one to specify where the bumper needs to be replaced in service rather than the whole stop swapped, and the FS18S/FS18L is the security-style version for openings where the stop itself is a target.

Twelve finishes: Medium Bronze (MB), Tumbled White Bronze (TWB), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4), and French Antique (US7). Since the US finish codes are the standard hardware designations, you can match the stop to the knobs, levers, and hinges already on the opening by code rather than by eye. Unlacquered brass is the one to pick if you want it to patina with the rest of a living-finish set.

The 2251 ships as a complete set, so the stop comes with what it needs to go in. What is not in the box is the anchor suited to your particular floor. Into wood subfloor or a wood-framed threshold you are fine as supplied; into concrete or tile you will want to add a masonry anchor sized to the screw.

Height and what they do. The half dome sits low on the floor and takes the door on its face. A gooseneck rises on a post to meet the door higher up and is used where the door-to-floor clearance is too great for a low stop to make contact, or where the door bottom would ride over a dome. The Delaney Gooseneck floor door stop and the Orca Hardware 22HD gooseneck (with black tip, and functioning as a holder) are the gooseneck options here. If your door has a tall undercut over carpet, measure that gap before committing to a low dome.

Several. The Deltana UFB4505 is a round universal floor bumper at 1-1/2 inches in solid brass, and the UFBS138 is the square version at 1-3/8 inches. The UFBP4505 adds a pattern cap at 1-5/8 inches, and the UFBD3505 is a decorative 3-1/2 inch round. Delaney's Dome Stop and the Orca 23LP low-rise dome floor stop with gray tip are also in the same low-profile family. The reason to stay with the Emtek 2251 is the finish range, twelve codes deep, if you are matching Emtek trim already on the door.

Not the strongest choice for that. The 2251 is a residential-duty decorative brass stop. Where tenants or public traffic are the concern, the Ives FS18S and FS18L are security floor stops in heavy duty, built for exactly that abuse. Use the Emtek where the look matters and the traffic is normal.

They are the same job in different profiles and diameters. The Emtek 2251 is a brass half dome. Deltana's solid brass universal floor bumpers cover the sizes around it: the UFB4505 round bumper at 1-1/2 inch, the UFBP4505 round bumper with a pattern cap at 1-5/8 inch, the UFBS138 square bumper at 1-3/8 inch, and the UFBD3505 round decorative bumper at 3-1/2 inch. Pick by footprint and shape - the UFBS138 is the square-profile option where a round dome would look out of place against the trim, and the UFBD3505 is the wide decorative one for a door that needs a broader contact face.

Two of them. The Ives FS40 / FS41 / FS42 / FS43 is an automatic floor stop and holder with adjustable door-to-floor clearance - it mounts on the door rather than sitting as a simple floor dome, so it is not a like-for-like swap for a floor-mounted half dome. The SOSS MDH is a magnetic door holder and stop at 3-5/16 inch by 1-3/4 inch and needs a strike plate on the door to catch, which the 2251 does not use. If the goal is simply to replace a dome that has worn out, stay with a dome: the Delaney Dome Door Stop or the Orca 23LP low rise dome are the shape-for-shape swaps.

Split by opening. The Emtek 2251 is a residential brass half dome in twelve finishes including Medium Bronze (MB), Tumbled White Bronze (TWB), Polished Nickel (US14), Pewter (US15A), Polished Brass - Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4) and French Antique (US7), which makes it the right pick for unit interiors and any door where the stop has to match decorative trim. On heavy-traffic doors, the Ives FS13 with its replaceable rubber bumper and the Ives FS17 are the heavy duty dome stops; for doors that must stay open, the Ives FS40 / FS41 / FS42 / FS43 stop and holder or the SOSS MDH magnetic holder. A common approach is the 2251 inside units and the Ives heavy duty stops on corridor and common doors.

No wiring at all. The 2251 is a purely mechanical brass floor stop that fastens down and does its job with no power, no magnets to align, and nothing to fail electrically.