Mounting A Spring Door Stop To A Wall

Fixed post doorstops mount in baseboards and work best for heavier doors.

Mounting a spring door stop to a wall.

A hinge door stop works best on lighter weight doors because there s less mass to rack the hinges and loosen them. 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. 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.

4 fit the hinge pin through the ring on the doorstop. A fixed post doorstop will greatly outlast a spring type one. Hinge pin stops are installed by sliding the pin from your hinge through the hole in the stop and most hinge pin stops feature a threaded post that allows you to adjust how far the door will open. Points suggesting door mount.

A hinge door stop is up and out of the way and allows the door to swing open about 100 degrees. Stops that mount on the hinge pin aptly called hinge pin stops and stops that mount in the baseboard along the wall. 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.