need a 7" backset entry set

Ummm... Here's a thought...

Replace the deadbolt with something that has the same keyway as your currently installed 7" backset entry lock and have them rekeyed...

This really isn't all that difficult of a situation to solve...

Evan, ~~formerly a maintenance man, now a college student...

Got me beat. I've got some 5 inch bolts for Kwikset, some where. But after

Since the bottom lock is Schlage, how about you call a locksmith to rekey that lock, and install a Schlage deabolt in the other hole? Very simple.

Same here. Now what I have seen is a knob lock in the center of the door with a bunch of extensions linked together. Usually seen that on double residential doors

OK let me tell you a little more about your house. You probably live in a house that was built from the late 40's to the early 60's. You also have a large escutcheon. Are you sure you have an A series knob? The 7" backset was rather rare in the A series but a little more common in the D series.

Even if you have an A series the lock is probably a keeper. Anything that would wear out in that lock can be repaired and will probably out live you.

I would see your local locksmith for a Schlage dead bolt and have him give the knob a once over.

There is also a possibility that the Schlage knob is a wafer series that you can't key to match with a pin tumbler deadbolt. If this is the case, just get a Schlage A series knob and dead bolt.

Avoid the Schlage dead bolts they sell at the big box stores. IMHO they are junk. I have seen too many of them fail.

Plan B is to fill the hole at the 7 inch and re-boar a hole at 2 3/4. This is kind of tricky but not imposable. This is not advisable however if your door is stained.

If you have a hollow core door, or a double door, now might be a good time to consider replacing the whole door.

like others have advised, just replace the ACE with a Schlage dead-bolt with the same keyway as your knob-lock.

i never understood those. the leverage was all wrong for the user and you wind up with the edge of the door in your face.

another thing i never understood are those commerical glass doors that pivot on an arm in the middle. what a real pain in the ass to open those things.

It was primarily done for looks back in the 60s(?). Very short-lived

Or you don't get him at all.

Bobby (Now I want a ham sandwich for some reason)

Good for those who want to be hobbits. (JRRT described hobbit-holes as having round doors with knobs in the middle.)

As I've said before, someday I'll set up a door with a 28" backset just for amusement's sake...

It was done for the aesthetics. With a real long backset on double doors, this allowed for a large escutcheon and centering the knob in the center of the door.

This reminds me of Get Smart. I seem to recall an episode where in his apartment he had a knob on the left and the latch was on the right.