Brass Butt Hinge

This is a solid brass hinge with a double steel washer.

These are normally available in three inch or 4 inch versions and can be self coloured, highly polished ( as in this picture ) or even chrome plated.

Three inch versions are normally used on internal doors and four inch versions are used on External doors or some fire doors.

These types of hinge are also available with Phosphor Bronze washers, which are more durable and more expensive than the steel washered version. Please see below:

Loose pin hinge

Loose pin hinges are made from steel and can be found in several finishes. There is electro brassed finish ( as in this picture ), Zinc plated or plain steel. These hinges are better if they either have the zinc plating or the electro brass plating to help resist corrosion.

Loose pin hinges are normally only used on light internal doors and offer the advantage that you do not need to remove the hinge to remove the door as the pin can be pushed out with a screwdriver. This is of great advantage when for example new carpets are fitted and the door requires planing.

Flush hinges

Flush hinges are easy to fit and are often only used for light use applications such as jewelry boxes or light furniture. They can be made of steel or brass and have the advantage that the hinge does not normally need rebating into the frame or the door.

Parliament Hinge

Parliament Hinges are similar to Brass butt hinges, but they have projecting knuckles and so they will make the door swing clear of the door frame.

These are available in three and four inch versions and can be made from either steel or brass.

Stainless steel butt hinges

Stainless steel butt hinges are often used on fire doors as some of them meet the requirements of BS EN 1935. They can be self coloured, polished or finished in satin and can be found with ball bearings for years of trouble free operation with even the heaviest of doors.

Rising butt hinge

Rising Butt hinges are often used so that the bottom of the door does not require trimming off where there is a carpet as the door rises when the door is being opened.

These are available in three inch or four inch versions and can be self coloured or electro brassed.

Care must be taken when purchasing them as they come in both left and right handed sets and so you must get the correct set for either a left hand or right hand hung door.

Decorative Hinges

Decorative Hinges come in several different shapes and sizes with all imaginable patterns on them. These are mainly used in furniture making. Brass is a popular material for decorative hinges as it is easy to work with and requires less finishing than other metals.

Tee Hinge

Tee hinges or T hinges come in many different sizes and often come in Light, Medium and heavy duty depending on how heavy the door is. These are often used outside and can be found on Gates and Shed doors.

Tee hinges can be made from either cast iron or steel, with the cast iron ones being much more expensive.

They can come in a few different finishes, mainly Galvanized, zinc plated, black japanned or self coloured.

Band and gudgeon

Band and gudgeon hinges or Hook and band hinges are often used on heavy gates, large barn doors or stable doors. They come is several different lengths and are often Galvanized or zinc plated to prevent rust.

It is important to note that if you fit two of these and the hooks or gudgeons are pointing in the same direction it is possible to lift the door from the hinges and so if these are being used on a door that needs to be secure it is a good idea to have both hooks/gudgeons facing each other.