Mounting A Spring Door Stop To A Wall

Close the door on which you are installing the stop and use a flat head screwdriver to pry the hinge pin out of the top hinge.

Mounting a spring door stop to a wall.

When it comes to residential door stops there are two common types. It s hard to vacuum or mop under a fixed baseboard mounted stop but you can open a door to clean the spot under a door mounted stop. The second type a wall door stop is usually attached to the baseboard of a wall to maintain a safe distance between the door and the wall. A hinge door stop is up and out of the way and allows the door to swing open about 100 degrees.

Because baseboards stick out from the wall while doors are recessed within their casing a door mounted stop protrudes slightly less into the room reducing trip hazards. 4 fit the hinge pin through the ring on the doorstop. Stops that mount on the hinge pin aptly called hinge pin stops and stops that mount in the baseboard along the wall. Hinge pin door stops usually come equipped with rubber bumpers to protect the door and molding around the door jamb.

A fixed post doorstop will greatly outlast a spring type one. A hinge door stop works best on lighter weight doors because there s less mass to rack the hinges and loosen them. Fixed post doorstops mount in baseboards and work best for heavier doors.