Emtek 94034 Heavy Duty Ball Bearing Hinges (Pair), 4" x 4" with 5/8" Radius Corners, Plated Steel

Yes. The 94034 ball bearing hinge is rated for door thicknesses up to 1-3/4 inches, which covers both the 1-3/8 inch interior doors common in older homes and the 1-3/4 inch doors used on entries and heavier slabs. Anything thicker than 1-3/4 is outside what this hinge is specified for.

The 94034 is a 4 x 4 inch hinge with 5/8 inch radius corners. That matters because the mortise already cut in your door and frame has to match: a radius corner hinge drops straight into a router-cut pocket, but it will leave gaps at the corners of a chisel-cut square mortise. If your existing pockets are square, you want a square corner hinge instead, such as the Delaney CH401X 4 x 4 commercial ball bearing hinge or the Orca Hardware 4040 Series 4 x 4 square corner hinge.

The 94034 is a residential hinge. It suits houses, condo units and apartment interiors. For commercial openings, and for anything on a fire rated or high traffic door in a building common area, use a commercial hinge instead, such as the Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge or the Hager BB1168 heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinge with a non removable pin.

The 94034 is the 4 x 4 inch size. For 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 openings with the same 5/8 inch radius corner, the Delaney RH35xx bulk steel residential interior hinge is a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 pair with a 5/8 inch radius. Deltana also offers the DSB35 at 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 and the DSB3 at 3 x 3, both square corner. Measure the existing leaf height before ordering, since the new hinge has to match the mortise you already have.

For an outswing exterior door where the hinge knuckles are on the outside, you want a security feature that stops the pin being driven out. Two options for that: the Deltana CSB45N 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square hinge pair with a non removable pin, or the Deltana DE44R5TA, a 4 x 4 security hinge with a 5/8 inch radius in steel, which matches the 94034's size and corner profile so it drops into the same mortise.

Not directly. The 94034 is a 4 x 4 inch hinge, so it will not fill the mortise cut for a 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 hinge. If you are standardizing a building on 4-1/2 inch pockets, look at 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 options like the Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight ball bearing hinge or the Orca 3535 Series square corner ball bearing hinge, and check corner style as well as size, since a square corner hinge and a radius corner hinge will not share the same pocket.

The Emtek 94034 is a non-electronic hinge and carries no conductor. To power a lock through the hinge, the Command Access ETH-BB68 is a heavy duty 5 knuckle energy transfer hinge on a steel base, and the ETH-CB70 is the standard weight 3 knuckle version. If you also need the door position reported back to the panel, the Command Access ETM-BB68 is an energy transfer monitor hinge with an integrated door position switch, and the ETM-CB70 is its 3 knuckle standard weight counterpart. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect for higher wire counts.

The Emtek 94034 is a 4 inch by 4 inch ball bearing hinge cut with 5/8 inch radius corners, so it drops into a mortise that was routed round. If the door and jamb are prepped with square corners, the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners and matches the same leaf size. Corner style is not adjustable in the field on either one - a radius hinge will leave a gap in a square mortise and a square hinge will not seat in a radius mortise, so confirm the existing cutout before ordering.

The Emtek 94034 is the 4 inch by 4 inch size. For a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch opening, the Delaney RH35xx is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch interior residential hinge with 5/8 inch radius corners sold in pairs, which keeps the same radius prep in the smaller leaf. If the smaller mortise is square rather than radius, the Deltana DSB35 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square residential hinge sold in pairs, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinge sold three to a pack.

No. The Emtek 94034 carries a ball bearing knuckle, which is what lets it run a heavier door leaf without the knuckle wearing. The Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner hinge but is a plain bearing commercial hinge, and the Orca 4014 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch plain bearing hinge cut with 1/4 inch radius corners rather than 5/8 inch. Both share the 4 inch leaf but neither is a bearing-for-bearing swap, and the 1/4 inch radius will not seat cleanly in a 5/8 inch radius mortise.

The Emtek 94034 is designated residential. For commercial traffic, the Don-Jo HWBB74545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, and the Don-Jo HWBB75045 is the same heavy weight ball bearing construction in 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch for wider or heavier leaves. The Ives 3CB1HW is a heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge if you want the bearings hidden in the knuckle. All three step up in leaf size or width from the 4 inch by 4 inch Emtek, so the frame and door will need re-prep rather than a straight swap.

The Deltana DE44R5TA shares the 4 inch by 4 inch leaf and the 5/8 inch radius corner cut with the Emtek 94034, so it fits the same mortise, and it is a steel security hinge with a tamper-resistant pin sold in pairs. For an outswing exterior door where the barrel is exposed on the outside, that pin treatment is the difference. The Emtek 94034 is a plated steel ball bearing hinge in the same size and corner style.

The 94034 is sold as a pair and the mounting screws are included. A typical interior door hangs on two or three hinges, so for a three-hinge door you order two pairs and have one hinge left over, or plan the count across several doors. No separate screw pack is needed.

Ball bearings sit between the knuckles so the door swings on a rolling surface instead of metal rubbing on metal. That is what keeps a heavier slab, a solid core door or a door on a closer from squeaking and sagging over time. The Emtek 94034 is a ball bearing hinge. On a light hollow core interior door a plain bearing hinge is enough, and options like the Ives 1010RP residential hinge or the Schlage Residential S3P1010 do that job. Step up to ball bearing when the door is heavy or gets constant traffic.

Leaf thickness on the 94034 runs 0.118 to 0.126 inches. That is the number to check against the depth of the mortise already cut in your jamb: if the existing hinge leaf is close to that thickness, the new one sits flush and the door hangs at the same reveal without reshimming or deepening the pocket.

Eleven finishes are offered on the 94034: Medium Bronze, Tumbled White Bronze, 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, Polished Nickel (US14), 619 Satin Nickel, Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), 625 Bright Chrome, Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), 606 Satin Brass, and French Antique (US7). Those are Emtek's own finish codes, so they line up with Emtek knobsets and leversets on the same opening.

Full mortise butt hinges like the 94034 are not handed. The same pair works on a left hand or right hand door; you simply flip it. Handing only becomes a factor with hinges that carry a directional feature, the way the Stanley CECB1900R54L electrified hinge is specified left handed.

No, the 94034 is a plain butt hinge and holds the door wherever you leave it. If you need the door to close itself, for a garage to house opening or anywhere a self closing door is called for, use a spring hinge such as the Stanley Security 2060R full mortise spring hinge in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2, square corner.

The Emtek 94034 is a plated steel hinge on a steel substrate. Where a ferrous base is a problem, the McKinney T2314 is a non-ferrous hinge in standard weight with 5 knuckles. That is a base material change, not a finish change - the eleven Emtek finishes, including Medium Bronze MB and Tumbled White Bronze TWB, are applied over the plated steel body.

Not in the same size. The Hager BB1168 NRP is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge in a heavy duty rating, and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner hinge sold in pairs with a non-removable pin. The Emtek 94034 is 4 inch by 4 inch with 5/8 inch radius corners, so the Deltana moves you to a larger square-corner prep. If the goal is a pin an intruder cannot drive out while keeping the 4 inch radius mortise, the Deltana DE44R5TA is the size-for-size match at 4 inch by 4 inch with 5/8 inch radius and a tamper-resistant pin.

On the Emtek 94034 the bearings sit between the knuckles where you can see them; on a concealed bearing hinge they are hidden inside the barrel for a cleaner knuckle line. The Ives 3CB1 is a steel 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge at a medium duty rating, and the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed bearing hinge with 2 knuckle steel construction, also medium duty. Both are full mortise like the Emtek, so the mounting approach is the same, but the knuckle count and appearance differ from the Emtek's exposed ball bearing barrel.

They are a different class of hardware, not a heavier version of the same part. The BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge in the detention hardware line, the Stanley BB855 is a double weight prison hinge furnished with no holes and not swaged at 5 inch by 6 inch, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip. The Stanley arrives undrilled and unswaged, meaning holes and offset are done at install, and the Hager mounts to the face of the door and frame rather than into a mortise - neither behaves like the Emtek 94034, which is a full mortise hinge that ships with screws.

The Emtek 94034 is a full mortise hinge, meaning both leaves recess into the door edge and the frame. The Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge in 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, which mortises into the door but attaches to the face of the frame - used on hollow metal frames that are not prepped for a mortise. The BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, which lets the door swing both directions and carries the weight at the top and bottom of the door instead of on the edge. Neither shares the Emtek's mortise prep.