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Joe Zuccardo yep Schlage A are the best :) we have many other videos on Schlage including the D series and many other brands

Great idea!

No, it can be rekeyed but you can’t remove the cylinder with housing to put in a different keyway or replacement cylinder :)

Dave medeco many brands of deadbolts strike plate look like knob strike plates now. They just do not have the bent in part that the latch rides on. I don’t know why mfg’s started making the switch but it has been going on for 8-10 years now with some.

One positive is it protects the wood trim or door frame from dings or paint damage if the door gets pulled shut (unsuccessfully) with the bolt extended. More useful on electronic locks with auto locking enabled.

2 1/8 is standard nowadays Could you tell me the time stamp of what you are talking about when I said off center?

@@selock Reference to off center is at 14:05. This may be a reference to deatbolt which I won't have anyway. My door is 1.25" thick (kitchen to garage door) The existing striker plate is 2" in height. I'm hoping to use the existing plate. Is this knob going to work here without modifications? I want to get it re-keyed to match the existing (non schlage) locks too. Is this lock what is called an 'F' series? Schlage F51A Andover 626 Entry Door Lock

@@COH2000 ahh ok yeah that’s if the hole is small or slightly off center the ring will cause problems. Dealing with knobs, especially the f you are ok even if the hole is off. The Andover (yes) F series will fit fine even on slightly misaligned holes.

Chrstohper Fitch none of these :) you likely will need to check with Emtek or Baldwin to see what max thickness they offer in keyed knobs. Passage style (non keyed) wouldn’t be a big problem as you could use a spindle style knobset out of Baldwin’s Estate tubular line but if you need keyed your choices are more limited. If exterior door you should really look into fitting a Baldwin mortise lock with longer cylinders for the thicker door

@@selock Thank you. I do not need this to be keyed. In this case is there a regular handle available somewhere?

easiest way would be to fill the old holes with a bit of glue on some wood matchsticks

@@selock ok. Thanks. I thought it might be that easy.

idk if it makes any difference but a little bit of a better way is to drill the holes bigger and fill with the same size dowel rods. ie 1/4 inch drill bit and 1/4 inch dowel rod. makes a perfect fit with no play

Locksmith distributors sell them in boxes

@@selock can a regular consumer get those or are they only sold to locksmiths?

Hey guy not sure which part of the video you are talking about but you can call it whatever you want. And you know what, I think you might be right about all lock companies making different quality of locks 🙄🙄🙄

Hey guy not sure which part of the video you are talking about but you can call it whatever you want. And you know what, I think you might be right about all lock companies making different quality of locks 🙄🙄🙄

pjdambra yep, same thing as the old defiant, I actually did a “props to defiant” video on that change a while back. Single DB are shown on Google for about $17 and that only has about a 15-20% markup. So yeah basically just old defiant with SC key :) Happy NY!

Yea, but once they break the window next to/in the door, now they can't reach in and manipulate the lock after removing the door guardian. 🤷🏻‍♂️ A double cylinder with no key in it keeps that door from opening no matter if they remove the door guardian or not. And I thought those were to keep kids inside, anyway? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I used a double sided keyed deadbolt when I lived in an apartment. The idea being that if someone got in through a window (I was on the second floor), they would still have trouble getting stuff out the only door. When I was home I always left the key in the inside lock. If fire is a concern I question the idea that a door guardian is somehow safer. It still is going to delay exit. I worry less about fire than burglary or home invasion. Individual appetites for risk - no single solution works best for everyone.

@@bms9144 I don’t know where you’re from but double cylinders are illegal in most, if not all, rental properties.

@@GottSegneDich I put it on in the context of my own residence, not on behalf of the property owner. I removed it and reinstalled the original $9.99 thumbturn deadbolt when I moved out, however. I did leave the nice 12" double strikeplate with the 4" screws for the next resident. The property was in the process of remodeling all the units, and part of that was finally replacing the 20+ year old deadbolts and knobs with somewhat better new deadolts and levers. What one can do as a professional locksmith vs what one can do as a homeowner/renter. But I can understand your reluctance to install that kind of configuration for someone else. A big part of having that setup is always having a key in the inside cylinder when someone is home. I know Abloy, Mul-t-lock, and others sell deadbolts with locking thumbturns - best of both worlds but expensive.

homeguest unton yes they do

@@selock okay but there junk you could get the latch to get stuck very easily that is one problem with schlage f series door handles and door knobs

@@selock is the Schlage F51A Andover 626 Andover Entry Door Lock an 'F' series door knob/lock?

@@COH2000 yes