Hardware Basics | Tips and Tricks
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Faceplates
The standard faceplate is with square corners.
Depending on your door configuration, radius corners are available versus the standard square corner faceplate.
Backsets
The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the 2-1/8" bore hole. In the U.S. there are two common backsets for residential locks, 2-3/8" and 2-3/4". We will pack your locks with a 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" latch depending on which backset you specify.
Hinge Tips
Hinge tips, also known as hinge finials or hinge pins, can be a fun and decorative or historically accurate feature to add to the tops and bottoms of your hinges.
- They can provide an aesthetic enhancement to improve the overall appearance of the hinge and the door. They come in various designs and finishes to complement the style of the application and provide an elegant or ornamental touch.
- Hinge tips can hide the screws or fasteners used to attach the hinge to the door frame or cabinet. This creates a cleaner and more polished appearance by concealing the hardware and reducing its visibility.
- Emtek's hinge tips work with solid brass hinges and simply screw on.
Read more about your hinge options here: All About Hinges
Drive-in Latches
Drive-In Latch:
A drive-in latch fits into a 1” round hole on the edge of the door and contains no face plate. It does not require any special preparation or mortising.
Drive-in latches are the easiest to install. A door prepped for a drive in latch has only a 1" cross bore on the edge of the door. To install the latch, all you have to do is slide it into the cross bore and tap it into place gently with a mallet or hammer. Drive in latches have a ribbed collar around the top so that when the latch is driven into the door the ridges hold it securely.
28 Degree Latch
Our 28° Latch requires less rotation on the handle to disengage the latch mechanism. Useful for people with ergonomic concerns, like users who suffer from arthritis.
Includes square corner or rounded corner faceplate in your choice of eight finishes and mounting screws. 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backset latches are non-adjustable. This latch is for Emtek privacy or passage knobs and levers only. You have the option to specify brass or chrome nose bolts.
This works only with corresponding door mechanisms and cannot be retrofitted.
STANDARD + HEAVY DUTY DEADBOLT STRIKE PLATES
Standard
Square Corners 1 1/8” x 2 3/4”, 2 1/8” C-to-C Standard
1/4” Radius Corners 1 1/8” x 2 3/4”, 2 1/8” C-to-C
Heavy Duty
1 1/4” x 3 5/8”, 3/4” Fits Kwikset® Type Jamb Prep
Heavy Duty Full Lip
1 7/8” x 3 5/8”, 3/4” Full Lip Deadbolt Strike
A strike plate is the jamb fastening that receives the deadbolt in the locking position. A standard strike plate is typically installed in the door frame with two 3/4" screws.
Alternatively, a heavy duty strike plate helps strengthen door frames for extra security. The heavy duty strike plate uses four screws for extra support. They come with two 2 1/2” and two 3/4” screws. The longer screws go through the frame into the jamb making it harder for someone to split the frame when kicking the door or applying pressure with an object. A heavy duty strike plate will strengthen the door jamb and reinforce the lock.
Dust Boxes
A dust box fits behind the strike plate in a door frame to prevent dust from coming out of the latch hole. Dust boxes also hide the wood cut out in door frames that is often visible behind the strike plate to give the trim a finished look.
