Emtek 95014 Spring Hinges (Pair), 4" x 4" with Square Corners, UL Listed, Plated Steel

Doors up to 1-3/4 inches thick are covered, so a 1-3/8 inch interior door is within range, as is a 1-3/4 inch door. Those are the two thicknesses you run into on most openings, 1-3/8 on older interior doors and 1-3/4 as the standard heavier door. What decides the fit alongside thickness is the mortise: it has to be a 4 x 4 square corner cutout.

The 95014 will not work there, it is a 4" x 4" hinge and needs the larger mortise. For a 3-1/2 inch prep with 1/4 inch radius corners, Deltana DSH35R4 is a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 1/4" radius single action spring hinge in steel. Opening up a 3-1/2 inch mortise to take a 4 inch hinge means re-routing both the door edge and the jamb and repainting, which is rarely worth doing on an existing opening when a matching size exists.

Square corner and radius corner hinges are not interchangeable in an existing mortise, so match the corner radius already routed into the door and frame. The Emtek 95014 is a 4" x 4" square corner spring hinge. For a 1/4" radius prep, the Orca Hardware SPR4014 is a 4" x 4" x 1/4" radius corner spring hinge and the Hager 1251 is a full mortise spring hinge with 1/4" round corners in standard weight steel. For a 5/8" radius prep, the Orca Hardware SPR4058 is a 4" x 4" x 5/8" radius corner spring hinge and the Hager 1252 is a full mortise spring hinge with 5/8" round corners in standard weight steel. Pull one existing hinge and measure the corner before deciding - the two radii look similar in the door but seat differently.

That is exactly the job the 95014 does. The spring lives inside the hinge barrel, so the door pulls itself shut with nothing mounted on the door face or the frame, and installation is a straight swap for the existing 4 x 4 square corner hinges. If you want nothing visible even with the door standing open, the SOSS invisible spring closer hinges are the concealed alternative, but they are heavy duty and want thicker doors: the 218IC calls for a 1-3/4 inch minimum door thickness and the 220IC a 2 inch minimum, and the 216IC and 220IC carry a 20 minute fire rating.

One order is a pair, with screws, which covers a two hinge opening outright. Most 1-3/4 inch doors hang on three hinge locations, and the usual approach there is to put the spring pair at the top and bottom and leave a matching plain butt in the middle, or run a second spring hinge if the door is heavy and does not pull all the way shut. More spring hinges in the opening means more closing force, so buying two pairs for a stubborn door is the normal fix rather than over-tensioning one hinge.

Flat Black (US19) is one of eleven finishes the 95014 comes in. The full run is Flat Black (US19), Medium Bronze (MB), Tumbled White Bronze (TWB), 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, Polished Nickel (US14), 619 Satin Nickel, Pewter (US15A), 625 Bright Chrome, Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), 606 Satin Brass, and French Antique (US7). That spread lets you carry one finish across the visible hinges and the rest of the door hardware on a building, which is the point if the hinges sit in view on a corridor or unit door.

Both are 4 x 4 square corner spring hinges, so they take the same mortise and you can swap one for the other on the same opening without touching the woodwork. They are not the same hinge otherwise: Orca SPR4040 is a medium duty hinge, while the 95014 is a residential, plain bearing, plated steel hinge sold in pairs. Finish naming does not carry across brands either, so if the hinges are visible on a run of doors that people see together, keep one brand across that run.

Partition doors are their own hardware category and are usually hung on spring loaded continuous hinges, not on a pair of butt-style spring hinges. The Emtek 95014 is a 4" x 4" residential spring hinge for doors up to 1-3/4" thick. For toilet partitions, the Pemko Markar FM400 Series and FM900 Series are full mortise and mortise-style spring loaded continuous hinges with 80 lb load capacity built for toilet partitions, and the Pemko FS402 Series and FS902 Series are spring loaded continuous hinges for toilet partitions with the same 80 lb capacity, the FS902 in 304 stainless steel. A continuous hinge runs the height of the partition door and spreads the load, which is what the thin panel construction and the traffic in a public restroom call for.

The Emtek 95014 is built at 4" x 4", so it will not fill a 4-1/2" mortise. The McKinney 1502 is a square corner full mortise spring hinge in standard weight at 4-1/2" by 4-1/2", rated medium duty, which keeps the square corner prep while covering the larger cutout. This is the usual step-up when a wider door stile or a heavier slab was prepped for the larger hinge, and it is the size to specify when a facility standardizes on 4-1/2" across its openings.

The BEST 2060R is a plain bearing spring hinge with a removable pin in square corners, standard weight, rated medium duty, and the BEST RD2060R is the same removable pin plain bearing hinge in a radius corner, standard weight. Both share the plain bearing construction of the Emtek 95014, which is also a plain bearing spring hinge. A removable pin matters on turnover and punch-list work where doors come off repeatedly for painting, flooring, or move-ins - a property manager rehanging the same doors every tenant cycle usually wants the pin. Pick the 2060R for a square corner prep and the RD2060R for a radius corner prep.

No. The Emtek 95014 is a full mortise spring hinge that swings the door one direction. For a door that swings both ways and self-centers, the Deltana DASH95 is a double action spring hinge with solid brass cover plates, and the Deltana DASHS is a double action saloon hinge offered in 4", 5" and 6" heights and sold each rather than in pairs. Double action is what a kitchen pass-door, a stockroom door, or a cafe-style opening needs. Note the sold-by difference when quantifying: the Emtek 95014 is sold in pairs with screws included, while the DASHS is sold each.

They solve the same problem - self-closing a door - with completely different preps, so one is not a drop-in for the other. The Emtek 95014 is a full mortise 4" x 4" square corner spring hinge that mounts on the face of the door edge and frame in a standard hinge mortise, and it suits doors up to 1-3/4" thick. The SOSS 216IC and 220IC are invisible spring closer hinges with a 20 minute fire rating, rated heavy duty, and the SOSS 218IC is a 7" heavy duty invisible spring closer calling for a 1-3/4" minimum door thickness while the 220IC is a 7" unit calling for a 2" minimum door thickness. The SOSS units are routed into a pocket in the door edge and frame and disappear when the door is closed; the 95014 is visible and carries a decorative finish. If the job has a fire rating on the drawing or wants no visible hardware, the SOSS series is the direction. If the door is already prepped for butt hinges, the 95014 is.

The Emtek 95014 is built at 4" x 4", which will not seat in a 3-1/2" mortise without re-routing the door and frame. The Deltana DSH35R4 is a single action spring hinge at 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" with a 1/4" radius in steel, and the DSH35R4-A is the same 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 1/4" radius single action steel spring hinge. Both are the smaller leaf size common on interior residential doors and lighter apartment doors. Measure leaf height and corner radius off an existing hinge before ordering - a 3-1/2" square corner prep and a 3-1/2" 1/4" radius prep are different cutouts.

The Design Hardware UL Spring Hinge is a UL spring hinge rated medium duty, and it is the plainer option when the opening needs a self-closing hinge that carries the UL listing and nothing more. The Emtek 95014 is a UL listed spring hinge in the UL Listed Spring Hinges series, and it is the one to specify when the hinge has to match a decorative finish schedule - it comes in eleven finishes including Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, Pewter (US15A) and French Antique (US7). On a back-of-house or utility opening where nobody is matching the hinge to the lever, the Design Hardware unit covers the same self-closing function.

95014MB is the medium bronze pair and 95014TWB is Tumbled White Bronze. The finish code hangs off the 95014 base number, and every one of those numbers buys a pair of hinges with screws, not a single leaf, so a three hinge door needs two orders plus a matching butt hinge.

For a square corner, 4" leaf prep the candidates are the Emtek 95014, a 4" x 4" square corner plated steel spring hinge sold in pairs with screws for doors up to 1-3/4" thick; the Orca Hardware SPR4040, a 4" x 4" square corner spring hinge in the 4040 Series rated medium duty; and the BEST 2060R, a plain bearing square corner spring hinge with a removable pin in standard weight, also medium duty. If the doors are 4-1/2" prepped instead, the McKinney 1502 is the square corner full mortise standard weight hinge at 4-1/2" by 4-1/2". Standardizing means fixing three things across the fleet: leaf size, corner style, and finish. The 95014 is the one that carries a decorative finish range across those doors; the Orca and BEST units are specified by duty level and pin type.

Hole pattern decides whether the screws land in existing holes or in fresh wood. The Orca Hardware SPR4058Z is a 4" x 4" x 5/8" radius corner spring hinge with a Z hole pattern, in the SPR4058 Series and rated medium duty; the standard-pattern version of that size is the Orca Hardware SPR4058, a 4" x 4" x 5/8" radius corner spring hinge in the 4058 Series. The Emtek 95014 is a 4" x 4" square corner hinge, so it addresses a square corner prep rather than the 5/8" radius the Orca units are cut for. Match corner radius first, then hole pattern.