Emtek Decorative Hinge Tips for Solid Brass Hinges - Button Tip Set (4 Tips Per Set)

Yes. Emtek's button tip set covers 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 and 4 x 4 hinges in both residential duty and heavy duty plain or ball bearing versions, and there is also an option covering 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 or 5 x 5 heavy duty plain or ball bearing hinges. You pick the hinge size and duty when you order, so measure an existing hinge leaf before choosing.

Ten finishes: Flat Black (US19), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Pewter (US15A), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). Match the US number on your existing knobs or levers and the tips will read as the same family. Note that Unlacquered Brass will patina over time while the Lifetime polished brass is finished to hold its color.

They are made for Emtek solid brass hinges. Hinge pin and barrel diameters are not standardized across manufacturers, so a tip that seats correctly on an Emtek barrel may not seat on a hinge from another maker. If your existing hinges are not Emtek, plan on changing the hinges rather than just the tips.

They are the finials that cap the ends of a hinge pin barrel. They swap the plain flat ends of a solid brass butt hinge for a decorative profile, purely cosmetic. Load rating, hinge size, and swing are unaffected, which is why the same set works on plain bearing and ball bearing hinges alike.

Yes, in most cases. The tips replace the caps at the ends of the hinge barrel, so you work one hinge at a time with the door still hung and the pin still in place on the other hinges. It is a screwdriver-and-hammer job, not a door removal job. Brass construction throughout, so use a soft face or a block to avoid marring the finish.

These are specified as residential hardware. For apartment interiors and unit entry doors in a residential setting they are fine, but for a labeled fire door or a rated corridor opening, do not add aftermarket tips to the hinges. Anything that changes a fire assembly needs listed components.

If your hinges are solid brass, sound, and already in the finish you want, tips are the cheaper and faster change: no mortise work, no door off the frame. Replace the whole hinge instead when you are changing finish (tips alone will leave mismatched leaves showing on the door edge), when the hinges are worn or squeaking, or when you are moving from residential duty to heavy duty ball bearing for a heavy slab. Emtek's button tips are offered against both duty levels in 3-1/2 and 4 inch sizes, so the upgrade path exists either way.

Button is the rounded, low-profile cap. Emtek also builds a steeple tip, a pointed pyramid-style finial that reads more traditional. Same hinge sizes and same finish range apply; the choice is purely how you want the barrel to terminate. Button suits contemporary and transitional trim, steeple suits period and American classic interiors.