Emtek 95013 Spring Hinges (Pair), 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" with Square Corners, UL Listed, Plated Steel

That's what a spring hinge is for. The 95013 is a self-closing hinge with the spring built into the barrel, so the door returns to the frame on its own with no overhead closer and nothing visible above the door. Emtek sells them in pairs with screws included. On a normal residential opening a pair handles it; on a heavier or wider slab, hang the door on three hinges and use the spring pair plus a matching plain hinge, or a second spring pair. Emtek rates the 95013 for doors up to 1-3/4 inches thick, which covers standard 1-3/8 inch interior and 1-3/4 inch entry slabs.

The 95013 is UL Listed, which is what a self-closing device on a fire door assembly has to be. Emtek classifies it as a residential product, so it suits apartment unit entries, corridor doors in multi-family, and similar openings rather than heavy commercial traffic. For a high-cycle commercial opening, a standard-weight full mortise spring hinge such as the Hager 1250 in steel or the Hager 1150 in stainless is the medium duty equivalent. Always confirm the hinge against the door manufacturer's listing for your specific assembly.

Leaf gauge is 0.110 inches. Combined with the 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch square corner leaf, that's the standard residential hinge footprint, so it drops into most existing 3-1/2 inch square pockets without recutting. Check two things on your door: that your pocket is square rather than radiused, and that its depth suits a 0.110 inch leaf. Screws come in the box.

The Emtek 95013 has square corners, so it will not drop into a mortise routed with a radius. For a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch opening with a 1/4 inch radius, the Deltana DSH35R4 is a single action steel spring hinge in exactly that size and corner. In 4 inch by 4 inch, the Orca Hardware SPR4014 is a 1/4 inch radius corner spring hinge and the SPR4058 is a 5/8 inch radius corner spring hinge. On the Hager side, the 1251 is a full mortise spring hinge with 1/4 inch round corners and the 1252 is the same hinge with 5/8 inch round corners, both standard weight steel. Match the radius to what is already routed - a 1/4 inch hinge in a 5/8 inch mortise leaves a visible gap at each corner.

No. The Emtek 95013 is a single-swing mortise spring hinge in a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner leaf. For a door that swings in and out, the Deltana DASH95 is a double action spring hinge with solid brass cover plates, and the Deltana DASHS is a double action saloon hinge sold each in 4 inch, 5 inch and 6 inch heights. Those are the hinges for cafe doors, pantry passes and kitchen service openings; the 95013 will not do that job no matter how it is mounted.

The Emtek 95013 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square-corner spring hinge sold as a pair with screws, plated steel, and rated by Emtek for residential use. When the opening calls for a commercial-duty square-corner spring hinge, the Orca Hardware SPR4040 is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner spring hinge in the 4040 Series carrying a medium duty rating, and the McKinney 1502 is a square corner full mortise standard weight spring hinge in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, also medium duty. Both step up in leaf size from the 95013, so confirm the existing hinge mortise in the door and frame before switching.

The Emtek 95013 is a plain bearing spring hinge pair in plated steel and does not advertise a removable pin. If pulling the door without unscrewing the leaves matters - common on apartment turns and punch lists - the BEST 2060R is a plain bearing spring hinge with a removable pin in square corners, standard weight, medium duty, which matches the 95013 square corner geometry. The BEST RD2060R is the same removable pin plain bearing spring hinge in a radius corner for mortises that are routed round.

The Emtek 95013 covers doors up to 1-3/4 inch thick and is a plain bearing hinge rated residential. For heavier leaves, the SOSS 216IC and 220IC are heavy duty invisible spring closer hinges carrying a 20 minute fire rating, and the SOSS 218IC is a 7 inch heavy duty invisible spring closer with a 1-3/4 inch minimum door thickness; the 220IC is a 7 inch model with a 2 inch minimum door thickness. Note the difference in kind: the SOSS units mortise into the door edge and frame and are hidden when the door is closed, so the prep is not the same butt hinge mortise the 95013 uses.

The 95013 is the 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch square corner size. Emtek's spring hinge line runs to 4 by 4 inches as well, so if your door is a heavier 1-3/4 inch slab already mortised for 4 inch hinges, order the 4 inch size rather than trying to make 3-1/2 inch leaves span the pocket. Square corner 4 by 4 inch options from other brands include the Orca Hardware 4040 Series.

Full mortise butt hinges of this pattern are non-handed, so a pair works on a left or right hand door. What you do set at install is the spring tension: these are plain bearing, single action hinges, which means the door swings one way and returns. Tension is adjusted with the pin and the adjustment hole in the barrel after the hinges are hung, so you tune the closing force to the weight of the slab rather than picking a hand at the order stage.

Eleven finishes, covering the usual Emtek palette: Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), 606 Satin Brass, French Antique (US7), Polished Nickel (US14), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, 619 Satin Nickel, 625 Bright Chrome, Medium Bronze (MB), and Tumbled White Bronze (TWB). Because it's plated steel rather than solid brass, order the hinge finish and the knob or lever finish under the same Emtek finish name so the plating matches across the opening.

A spring hinge like the Emtek 95013 mortises into the same square pocket a butt hinge uses, so it's the straightforward swap on an existing opening and the hinge stays visible on the edge of the door. An invisible spring closer, such as the SOSS 216IC or 220IC, disappears entirely when the door is shut, which suits a flush panel or a concealed-hardware look, but it needs a routed pocket in both the door and the frame and a minimum door thickness (the 220IC calls for 2 inches, the 218IC for 1-3/4 inches). For a retrofit on a hinged door already mortised for 3-1/2 inch square hinges, the 95013 is the direct fit.

For a fleet of unit entries and interior doors in a residential or multi-family building where the hardware is Emtek and the finishes need to match, the 95013 makes sense: eleven finishes, UL Listed, sold in pairs with screws. For back-of-house, stairwells, and other higher-traffic openings, a medium duty architectural spring hinge is the better standard, and options include the BEST 2060R square corner with removable pin, the McKinney 1502 square corner in 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch, or the Hager 1250 in steel. Toilet partition doors are a separate case again, handled by continuous spring hinges like the Pemko Markar FM400 or FS902 with an 80 lb load capacity.

The Emtek 95013 is a plated steel hinge over a steel substrate. Where a facility wants stainless on the door, the Hager 1150 is a full mortise spring hinge in standard weight stainless steel, medium duty. Its steel counterpart is the Hager 1250, a full mortise spring hinge in standard weight steel construction, also medium duty, and the 1250 family carries the 1251 and 1252 for radius corner mortises. Standardizing on one Hager number across a building keeps a single hinge on the shelf for every opening rather than one per door type.

It is not the right part for that. The Emtek 95013 is a pair of 3-1/2 inch mortise butt spring hinges for a residential door. Toilet partition doors take a spring loaded continuous hinge running the height of the door: the Pemko Markar FM400 and FM900 Series are full mortise style spring loaded continuous hinges rated for an 80 lb load for toilet partitions, and the Pemko FS402 and FS902 Series do the same job, with the FS902 in 304 stainless steel. Those mount to the partition stile rather than into a butt hinge mortise.

The Emtek 95013 comes in eleven decorative finishes including Polished Nickel US14, Flat Black US19, Polished Brass Lifetime US3 and Medium Bronze, which is what buyers pay for on an exposed hinge. Behind a closet door, inside a mechanical room, or anywhere the hinge is hidden, the Design Hardware UL Spring Hinge is a medium duty UL spring hinge, and the Orca Hardware SPR4040 is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner medium duty spring hinge in the 4040 Series. Both do the closing job without the finish range.

It does for a straight swap. The Emtek 95013 ships as a pair with screws in a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner leaf on a standard hole layout. Where the frame and door are drilled on a staggered pattern, the Orca Hardware SPR4058Z is a 4 inch by 4 inch 5/8 inch radius corner spring hinge with a Z hole pattern, medium duty, in the SPR4058 Series. Its straight-pattern sibling is the SPR4058 in the same 4 inch by 4 inch 5/8 inch radius corner.

Plated steel. The base metal and substrate are steel, with the Emtek finish plated over it, and the hinge is grouped in Emtek's Brass collection for finish matching rather than because the hinge body is brass. Steel is what carries the spring load in a self-closing hinge. If the job specifies solid brass hinge leaves, this is not the part; if it specifies a finish that has to match Emtek brass trim across the opening, the plating is made to do that.

One order is a pair, two hinges, with mounting screws in the box. Doors hung on three hinges need either a second pair or one spring pair plus a matching standard hinge in the third position, which is the common approach: spring hinges top and bottom, plain hinge in the middle. Order the same finish across all three so the edge of the door reads consistently.

For a residential-scale door it can be. The Emtek 95013 is a UL listed plated steel spring hinge pair for doors up to 1-3/4 inch thick, and the closing force lives inside the hinge barrel rather than on a closer body above the door. If the door must close but nothing can show, the SOSS 216IC and 220IC Series are invisible spring closer hinges with a 20 minute fire rating, heavy duty, and the SOSS 218IC is a 7 inch heavy duty invisible spring closer for doors 1-3/4 inch and thicker. Those disappear entirely when the door is shut.

Both Deltana numbers are single action spring hinges at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with a 1/4 inch radius in steel - the DSH35R4 and the DSH35R4-A share that size and corner, so the -A suffix separates two otherwise matched hinges within the same Deltana line rather than changing the opening they fit. Against the Emtek 95013, the size matches at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch but the corner does not: the 95013 is square, the Deltana pair is a 1/4 inch radius.