Deadbolt job today. Two DB on a new home.
Back door turns out to be short backset. Went to change the bolts, get different bolts out of the van.
Came back in, install the DB. Then go to front door which had the long bakset. I hate it when that happens. fortunately, I was paying attention and didn't drill a Kwikset offset backset for the lockset. Make the customer upset. Couldn't then fix it with a pinset, or drown out the yelling with a headset.
That is odd, In my area you never see 2 3/4" on residential homes...about 90% of the homes are 2 3/8". ~GapLock
In my part of NY State, a lot of metal clad doors are 2 3/4. Once in awhile I need 2 3/4 round face, but not often. I see 2 3/8 roundface once every couple years, on trailer homes.
Round face as in "Radius Latch" or as in "Drive-In"???
Drive-in.
We do see radius corner latches now and again. I don't like them very much, I usually forget to notice, and go buy mortise faced ones. And then I end up chiselling them out.
Yeah, know what you mean!! I usally just use the kwikset Mortise Punches, t5hen chisel 'em out.
How does that help with mixed backsets?
OH, I meant in regards to you having radius corner latches and buying sqaure ones to mortise in. I didn't mean wiht the mixed backsets.
Of course Kwikset makes an adjustable backset deadbolt that will work just fine on 2 3/8 or 2 3/4. Their latches however are better in the single backset variety.
Personally, I think the Kwikset adjustable latches are OK for the deadbolts. But the knob lock ones, they just don't seem very sturdy to me.
who are you talking to ? if only you would have used quotes...
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