Doorstop mechanisms are an important part of both the hardware and aesthetics of a door. A doorstop must be chosen to fit its location, not only in practicality but also visually. Are you wondering about the door stops that are easy to install and are durable? So, this article is for you as it will discuss 55 different types of door stops.
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55 Types Of Door Stops That You Might Not Know
There are several types of door stops available depending on the location where the door will be used. Doorstops come in all shapes and sizes. Each type of doorstop is appropriate for a particular place or application, while some types of doorstops are more common than others.
For example, some modern doorstops are made with certain materials that make them more effective as noise-reduction devices. Others can attach themselves magnetically, so they don’t need to be glued or nailed into place. Following are the types of door stops.
1. Wall Mounted Door Stop
The wedge doorstop looks like a small pillow with a rubber or felt based on the bottom and a metal pin protruding from the top. The pin is attached to a screw that protrudes from the wall, and a slot is cut into the base of the pillow to allow it to fit snugly against the door.
2. Bump And Catch Door Stop
Bump and catch doorstop is a combination of hardware consisting of an adjustable, spring-loaded metal arm attached to the baseboard. The arm is pushed up by the bottom of the door, then springs back down when it passes, stopping the door in its tracks. This prevents damage to walls from being hit repeatedly.
Bump and catch doorstop is often used in commercial and industrial settings to avoid damage from doors constantly slamming against walls. This type of door stop requires some clearance and can’t be used at the bottom of a non-hinged door, but the arm is adjustable so it can be mounted wherever needed along the floor or baseboard. Bump and catch doorstop is also called a “bumping stop.”
3. Wedge Door Stop
The wedge-shaped door stop comes in a small, flexible mount that attaches to the floor or baseboard of your home using adhesive tape or screws (depending on the weight of the door). The flat part of the wedge fits under any hollow-core doors; it then springs back as the door swings open, preventing damage to walls. This type of stop is best for hollow-core interior doors.
4. Standard Door Stop
The most common type of doorstop is a spring-loaded wedge that can be adjusted to the proper height. Many standard stops have anti-skid pads on the base for added stability and protection of surrounding flooring. Standard doorstops are also called “bumpers” because they ‘bump’ against the bottom of the door when it is closed.
Standard Doorstop will also reduce the wear and tear of floors caused by repeated closing of doors since the doorstop keeps the edge of the door open a few inches. Standard doorstops are usually made from plastic or other types of non-metallic composites, bronze or other metals, or rubber.
5. Drawer Door Stop
The drawer door stop uses adhesive tape or screws (depending on weight) to attach itself to the face of a drawer. The most common type is also wedge-shaped but larger than the wedge door stop, fitting under side-hinged doors. Adhesive tape can damage surfaces when removing, so it is best for temporary use (like when you are moving).
6. Shoe Door Stop
The shoe doorstop is a wedge-shaped piece of wood, metal, or plastic that plugs into the floor in front of a hollow-core interior door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side.
7. Sliding Door Stop
The sliding doorstop is a long, mountable piece of wood, metal, or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of a sliding glass door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side.
8. Door Jamb Stop
The door jamb stop is a long, mountable piece of wood, metal, or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side.
9. Multi-Function Door Stops
The multi-function doorstop is a flat, wedge-shaped piece of wood, metal, or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It can also be used as a wedge and doorstop. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side.
10. Mechanical Door Stops
The mechanical doorstop is a simple device that prevents doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side. It screws into the floor in front of an interior-swinging door, and a cable attached to the device attaches to a screw in the doorway trim near the top of the doorframe.
When you open the door, the stop at the bottom of the door is pulled up and prevents it from opening too far.
11. Retractable Door Stops
The retractable doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that you attach to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side. When you open a door, the stop is pulled along the floor by a spring mechanism attached to its base.
12. Automatic Door Stop
The automatic doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, the stop is pulled along the floor by a spring mechanism attached to its base.
13. Electronic Door Stop
The electronic doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
14. Cat Doorstop
A cat doorstop is a wedge-shaped device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side. It is weighted to prevent the door from opening past its position.
15. Taco Type Door Stop
A taco-type doorstop is an L-shaped piece of wood, metal, or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, the stop is pulled along the floor by a spring mechanism attached to its base.
16. Double Door Stop
A double doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
17. U-Shaped Door Stop
A u-shaped doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
18. Magnetic Door Stop
The magnetic doorstop is a small device you attach to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side.
19. Block Door Stop
A block doorstop is a wedge-shaped device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
20. Trap Door Stop
The trap doorstop is a wedge-shaped device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, the stop is pulled along the floor by a spring mechanism attached to its base.
21. S-Shaped Door Stop
The s-shaped doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
22. J-Shaped Door Stop
A j-shaped doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
23. Plastic Door Stop
A plastic wedge-shaped doorstop is a device you attach to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side can be used as a temporary doorstop and is built to last.
24. Floor-To-Ceiling S-Shaped Stop
A floor-to-ceiling s-shaped stop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
25. Trigger Door Stop
A trigger doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
26. Fold Door Stop
A fold doorstop is a wedge-shaped device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, its foldable design allows it to move out of the doorway.
27. C-Shaped Door Stop
A c-shaped doorstop is a long piece of rubber or plastic that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, it automatically shuts if the door is about to hit another object.
28. SealedO-Ring Door Stop
A sealed O-ring doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, its O-ring design allows it to move out of the doorway.
29. Lever Handle Door Stops
A lever handle doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, its handle design allows it to swing out of the doorway.
30. Sliding Wall Door Stop
A sliding wall doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, its design allows it to move out of the doorway.
31. Stick Up Door Stop
A stick-up doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, its design allows it to move out of the doorway.
32. Button Door Stop
A button doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor. When you open a door, its design allows it to move out of the doorway.
33. Door Bolt Stop
A door bolt stop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
34. Swing Door Stop
A swing doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
35. Nested Door Stop
A nested doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
36. Pocket Door Stop
A pocket doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
37. Remote Control Door Stop
A remote-control doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
38. Nylon Door Stop
A nylon doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
39. Decorative Door Stop
A decorative doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
40. Garage Door Stop
A garage doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
41. Dummy Door Stop
A dummy doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
42. Swing-Out Door Stop
A swing-out doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor in front of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
43. Tower Door Stop
A tower doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor, to an interior-swinging door, and the jamb on either side of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items but should be used with caution as it may damage the floor.
44. Gas Spring Set Up Door Stop
A gas spring set up doorstop is a device that attaches below an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
45. Chair-Shaped Door Stop
A chair-shaped doorstop is a device that attaches underneath an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items on the other side and should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
46. Telescopic Door Stop
A telescopic doorstop is a device that mounts to a floor or wall that slides out when the door is opened and then retracts as the door closes.
47. No Side Load Door Stop
A no-side load doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor and secures an interior-swinging door in its open position. It should be used with caution as it may damage the floor.
48. Blind Door Stop
A blind doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor and secures an interior-swinging door in its open position. It should be used with caution as it may damage the floor.
49. Specialty Door Stops
A specialty doorstop is a device that attaches below an interior-swinging door as a means of preventing damage to walls or other items on the other side. It should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
50. Rivet Door Stop
A rivet doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor or wall on one side of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items but should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
51. Push-Up Door Stop
A push-up doorstop is a device that attaches underneath an interior-swinging door as a means of preventing damage to walls or other items on the other side. It should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
52. Extension Door Stop
An extension doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor or wall on one side of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items but should be used with caution as it may cause damage to the floor.
53. Kick-Down Door Stop
A kick-down doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor and secures an interior-swinging door in its open position. It should be used with caution as it may damage the floor.
54. Hinge Door Stop
A hinge doorstop is a device that attaches to the jamb of an interior-swinging door on one side and attaches to the floor on the other. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items but should be used with caution as it may damage the floor.
55. Multi-Directional Door Stop
A multi-directional doorstop is a device that attaches to the floor, to an interior-swinging door, and the jamb on either side of an interior-swinging door. It keeps doors from opening too far and damaging walls or other items but should be used with caution as it may damage the floor.
Types Of Door Stops – Conclusion
Doorstops are a great investment for homeowners looking to keep their homes safe from damage. Be sure to select the appropriate doorstop for your specific needs and decor. It is important not to use a doorstop with a non-hinged door as it may cause damage to the floor.
They come in various types such as no side-load, hinge, multi-directional, and kick-down door stop. They also come in various materials such as rivets, metal, plastic, and tower. Be sure to choose the best suitable for your needs and decor. It is important not to use a doorstop with a non-hinged door as it may cause damage to the floor.