National Hardware N190-736 V122 Spring Hinges Review

Door Hardware · Product Review

The National Hardware N190-736 solves a specific annoyance: a screen door or light utility door that won’t stay closed, on a frame you don’t want to mortise. It’s a small spring hinge — 2-3/4 inch, zinc-plated steel — that surface-mounts with no chiselling and pulls the door shut by itself.

National Hardware is an old name in this kind of hardware, and this is an old-fashioned part: a 2-pack of self-closing hinges sized for screen and light utility doors, not for house doors. It holds a 4.4 out of 5 average across 372 Amazon ratings. For the product-level detail, see Homoyoyo Spring Hinges Door Hinges Review.

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The short answer

Buy the N190-736 2-pack for a screen or light utility door that hangs open: full surface mount (no mortise to cut), a spring that pulls the door shut, from a heritage hardware brand, rated 4.4 out of 5 across 372 ratings. Full-size door? Skip it — the full-size spring hinge below is your part.

National Hardware Spring Hinge, 2-3/4 in, Steel, 2-Pack, Zinc Plated | Full Surface Mount Needs No Mortising; Self-Closing Action for Screen and Light Utility Doors

$7.78

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11/12/2026 04:51 pm GMT

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What you’re getting

Two spring hinges that screw straight onto the surface of door and frame. Full surface mount is the feature: no mortise to cut, no hinge gain to measure, which makes this a renter-friendly and old-house-friendly repair — old screen doors are rarely square enough for fussy hardware anyway.

The spring provides the closing action. On a screen door that’s the difference between a door that seals against flies and one that hangs an inch open all summer.

Specs

Model	National Hardware N190-736 (V122)
Size	2-3/4 in.
Mounting	Full surface mount — no mortising
Material	Steel, zinc plated
Action	Self-closing spring
Pack size	2 hinges
Made for	Screen doors and light utility doors

The good and the not-so-good

No mortise, no chisel, no measuring a hinge gain — screws straight on.
Self-closing: the screen door seals itself against flies and weather.
National Hardware is a heritage brand in exactly this kind of part.
A ten-minute repair that suits renters and old, unsquare frames.

Worth knowing before you buy

Light duty by design — it will not close a solid or full-size door.
One pack is one light door’s worth.

Who they’re for — and who should skip them

Screen doors, porch doors, light shed and utility doors that should close themselves. One pack is one door’s worth in most cases.

Skip them for full-size doors. A 2-3/4 inch light-duty spring hinge is not the hardware for a solid entry door — for that job you want full-size spring hinges like the HOSOM set below, which fits standard mortises and carries real door weight.

Fitting them

Close the door and hold the hinge in place with the leaves flat to door and frame.
Mark and pilot-drill the screw positions.
Screw the hinge down — because nothing is mortised, position is everything.
Set the closing strength so the door latches from a gentle push: a screen door should click shut, not slam.

Worth comparing

HOSOM 4 inch self-closing hinges — the full-size version

Three proper 4 inch spring hinges in brushed nickel with adjustable tension, UL Listed, rated 4.5 out of 5 across 1,251 ratings — the self-closing answer for garage entries and real doors. Full detail in our HOSOM review.

HOSOM 3 Pack Self Closing Door Hinges 4 Inch Spring Hinges, Brushed Nickel | Spring Loaded Auto Close Door Hinge, 5/8" Radius Corners, Adjustable Tension for Garage Front Left/Right Hand Door, UL...

$24.99