Emtek 96113 Residential Duty Hinges (Pair), 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" with Square Corners

Yes. The Emtek 96113 hinge is rated for door thickness up to 1-3/4 inches, which covers standard 1-3/4 inch exterior and entry doors as well as the thinner 1-3/8 inch interior doors common in older homes. The leaf size is 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, so the door needs a stile wide enough to mortise a 3-1/2 inch leaf.

Square corners. That matters because the mortise in the door and jamb has to match: a square corner hinge drops into a square routed pocket, and it will not sit flush in a pocket cut for a 5/8 inch radius corner without rework. If your existing pockets are radiused, the Delaney 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 bulk residential hinge is a 5/8 inch radius pair in the same leaf size.

The 96113 ships as a pair with mounting screws included. Most residential doors hang on three hinges, so plan on a pair plus one more hinge per opening, or two pairs if you want a spare. Every hinge in the order needs to be the same finish to match.

No. The 96113 is a residential duty hinge with a plain bearing, built for house doors. Commercial openings and anything with a closer want a bearing hinge in a commercial line, such as the Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge or the Hager BB1168 full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge.

If what is on the door now is a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square corner full mortise hinge, yes, the mortise and the screw pattern are the same class of prep and the 96113 goes back in the same pocket. Check two things first: the corner style, since a radius corner pocket will show gaps around a square leaf, and the door thickness, which has to be 1-3/4 inches or less.

The Emtek 96113 is a residential-duty hinge with a plain bearing. For a door under a closer or in constant traffic, a medium-duty commercial hinge in the same square-corner profile is the closer fit: the Orca Hardware 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge is medium duty, and the Orca 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge is medium duty with a ball bearing. Where the door is heavy, the Ives 3CB1HW is a heavy-duty concealed bearing full mortise hinge. Bearing type is the deciding detail: plain bearing suits interior residential swings, bearing hinges carry the cycle count a closer imposes.

For an out-swinging exterior or secure opening, a non-removable pin or security hinge is the substitution. The Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square hinge pair with a non-removable pin, and the Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4 inch by 4 inch security hinge with a 5/8 inch radius corner in steel, also a pair. In heavy duty, the Hager BB1168 NRP is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge. The Emtek 96113 is a residential plain bearing hinge; where the door swings out and the barrel is reachable, the NRP versions remove that exposure.

The Deltana DSB35 is the nearest match: a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square hinge sold as a residential pair, the same size and corner style as the Emtek 96113, which is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square-corner residential hinge in brass. The Emtek is brass; where a decorative brass finish across a set of interior doors is the point, the 96113 carries the finish range. Where a plain square-corner pair in the same size will do, the DSB35 drops into the identical 3-1/2 inch mortise without re-routing the jamb.

The Emtek 96113 is a square-corner hinge and will not sit in a radius-corner mortise without chisel work. For a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch pocket already routed to a 5/8 inch radius, the Delaney bulk steel residential interior hinge in 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with a 5/8 inch radius matches the prep and is sold in pairs. In 4 inch by 4 inch, the Delaney exterior residential hinge carries the same 5/8 inch radius. Corner style is the first thing to confirm off the door, since size alone does not tell you the mortise will accept the leaf.

They share the important prep details and differ in two ways that matter at the counter. The Ives 1010RP is a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners, medium duty, and the Emtek 96113 is a brass plain bearing residential hinge with square corners. So the bearing and the corner style line up, but the 96113 is brass and the 1010RP is steel, and the 1010RP is sold as a set of three while the 96113 is sold in pairs. On a three-hinge door, one 1010RP set hangs the leaf; the 96113 takes a pair plus a second pair or a third leaf. Count the hinges on the door before ordering either.

Ten finishes: Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), 606 Satin Brass, Polished Nickel (US14), 619 Satin Nickel, Pewter (US15A), French Antique (US7), 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, 625 Bright Chrome, and Flat Black (US19). The hinges are solid brass, so the finish sits on brass rather than plated steel, which is what lets them match Emtek's brass knob and lever finishes across the same opening.

Solid brass, both the base material and the substrate. For a landlord or property manager that is the practical difference in a damp or coastal opening, where a steel-base residential hinge will rust at the pin before a brass one does. Steel-base alternatives if brass is not needed include the Delaney 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 bulk steel residential hinges or the Ives 1010RP steel plain bearing residential hinges with square corners, sold in sets of three.

No handing to specify. The 96113 is a full mortise butt hinge with a symmetrical 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch leaf, so the same pair hangs a left or right swinging door; you just orient the barrel to the swing side. Handing only becomes an ordering question on hinges with a directional feature, such as the Stanley Security concealed conductor electrified hinge, which is ordered left-handed.

No. The 96113 has no electrical provision. For access control power transfer through the hinge, use an electrified hinge such as the Command Access ETH-CB70 energy transfer hinge, the BEST CECB179-12C with a 12-wire quick connect, or the Command Access ETM-CB70 if you also need door position sensing.

Both are 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinges. The Emtek 96113 is solid brass and ships as a pair in ten decorative finishes; the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a pack of three, rated medium duty. If you are hanging one three-hinge door, the Schlage pack covers the opening in a single item; if you are matching decorative brass hardware across a house, the Emtek finish range is the reason to go that way.

The Emtek 96113 covers 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch and 4 inch by 4 inch in brass, residential duty with a plain bearing. Where a 4 inch leaf is wanted in a commercial-duty version, the Orca Hardware 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge is medium duty with the same square corner and plain bearing, and the Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with a square corner substitutes a ball bearing at the same size. All three take a 4 inch square mortise, so the swap is a leaf change rather than a re-prep.

The electrified and monitoring hinges are the ones most often pulled by mistake. The Command Access ETH-CB70 is an energy transfer hinge that runs power through the leaf, the ETM-CB70 adds door position sensing, and the BEST CECB179-12C is an electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect. Those go in openings with an electric lock or access control and require a wire path through the frame. The Emtek 96113 is non-electronic. Also outside the set: the BEST BB855 and Stanley double weight prison hinges, which are detention hardware, and the Stanley 2060R spring hinge, which self-closes the door rather than just carrying it.

The Deltana DSB3 is a 3 inch by 3 inch square hinge sold in pairs, a half inch shorter each way than the Emtek 96113 at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch. On a light closet or a narrow stile where a 3-1/2 inch leaf crowds the edge, the 3 inch leaf gives back the margin. Verify the existing mortise first, since a 3 inch hinge in a 3-1/2 inch pocket leaves a gap that has to be filled.

The Emtek 96113 is residential duty with a plain bearing, which suits interior passage doors up to 1-3/4 inch thick. Unit entry doors that see closers and daily corridor traffic are usually specified on a bearing hinge: the Ives 3CB1 is a medium-duty 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge, and the Ives 3CB1HW is the heavy-duty concealed bearing version. A common split on a property is bearing hinges at the entries and the 96113 on the interior doors, with the finish selected to match across both.