Baldwin 85354 Boulder Escutcheon Handleset Emergency Egress w/ 5024 Oval Knob or 5452V Beavertail Lever

Handing only matters if you take the lever interior. The lever versions are ordered as left hand or right hand, in both the entry function and the full dummy. The oval knob versions, entry and dummy, are non handed, so a knob interior is the safer order when you are not standing at the door to confirm swing.

Emergency egress means the inside knob or lever retracts the latch and the deadbolt together in one motion, so anyone inside gets out without a second action and without a key. That is the reason this handleset is specified on bedroom-wing and single-exit front doors in homes. It is a single cylinder entry lock, keyed outside and thumbturn-free operation inside.

Yes, and that is the normal way a pair of doors is done. The Boulder 85354 is offered as a single cylinder entry set and as a full dummy set in the same trim, with the dummy available with either the oval knob or a handed lever. Order the entry set for the active leaf and the full dummy for the inactive leaf in the same finish and the two leaves read identically.

No. The Boulder 85354 is a residential Estate Series handleset and should be specified on houses, condos, and multi-family unit entry doors, not on a commercial storefront or a code-required exit. If you need a graded lock for a commercial or heavy-traffic opening, look at a Grade 1 or Grade 2 product instead; among handlesets we carry, the Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset is a Grade 2.

Above 2 inches the Boulder 85354 is out of range, since it stops at 2 inches. The Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial single cylinder handleset covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches, and the Yale Real Living Ridgefield handlesets, both the standalone BYRD226NRRX and the Wi-Fi BYRD226CBARX, also run 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches if you want a keypad deadbolt on the thick door.

The Baldwin 85354 Boulder is a mechanical entry handleset with a keyed cylinder and no electronic option. For keypad or app entry with a handleset grip, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente pairs a Halifax lever interior trim with a contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt for 1-3/4 inch doors, and Yale Real Living offers the Ridgefield handleset with an Assure touchscreen deadbolt in several forms: the BYRD226NRRX standalone, the BYRD226CBARX with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and the BYRD256 CBARX key free Wi-Fi version with Ridgefield passage handleset and trim. The Yale sets are built for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, so they need a thicker slab than the 85354's 1-3/8 inch minimum accommodates at the low end.

For a single cylinder keyed entry handleset in the same residential entry role as the Baldwin 85354 Boulder, the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with Hudson knob is the nearest peer: it is a single cylinder handleset covering 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, which is the same door thickness window the 85354 covers with its 1-3/8 inch minimum and 2 inch maximum. The Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial with Eleganti knob is also a single cylinder keyed entry handleset, but it is built for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, so it suits a thicker slab than the 85354 does. Both Weslock sets pair the exterior grip with an interior knob, matching the 85354's interior knob option.

The Baldwin 85354 Boulder is offered as a full dummy set with interior knob and as a full dummy set with lever in left hand and right hand versions, so a dummy is available in the same Boulder trim as the working leaf. If a different look is wanted, Emtek's brass mortise entrance handlesets are dummy function across the Memphis 3002, Hamilton 3004, Melrose 3005 and Manhattan 3006 series, and Weslock offers the 2815 Hillcrest dummy handleset with New Heaven lever and the 6695 Belmont dummy handleset with Impresa knob, both for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. Note the Boulder dummy with lever is handed, so specify LH or RH.

Fourteen finishes, which is what makes it a whole-house standardization choice: Polished Brass PVD, Non-Lacquered Brass, Vintage Brass, Satin Brass PVD, Satin Brass Black, Polished Nickel PVD, Satin Nickel, Satin Brass Brown, Graphite Nickel, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Venetian Bronze, Satin Black, Polished Chrome, and Distressed Oil Rubbed Bronze. The Satin Nickel is nickel plated over brass, so it carries brass weight under the plating. Non-Lacquered Brass and the Vintage and Distressed finishes are living finishes and will change with handling, so keep those off a job where the owner expects the front door to look the same in five years.

The Boulder 85354 is a mechanical key-operated entry set, so there is no electronic version of it. If the owner wants keyless, the Yale Real Living Assure Lock BYRD226CBARX pairs a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset trim, the BYRD226NRRX is the standalone non-connected version of the same, and the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente pairs a Smartcode keypad deadbolt with a Halifax lever interior on a 1-3/4 inch door.

The 5024 oval knob is non handed and takes less room in a tight entry hall or behind a swinging door. The 5452V beavertail lever is handed, so you order LH or RH, and it gives a 4-3/32 inch grip that is easier to operate with full hands or limited grip strength. Function is the same entry lock either way, so this is a trim and operation decision, not a lock decision.

The Boulder 85354 is part of Baldwin's Estate Series, so it sits in the same finish program as other Estate trim and the 5024 oval knob and 5452V beavertail lever are Estate interior trims you may already have on interior doors. Match on the finish code, not the finish name, when you order to keep the front door consistent with what is already hung.

The full dummy is trim only, both sides, with no latch and no cylinder. It is pull hardware for an inactive leaf of a pair, a closet, or a fixed panel. The single cylinder version is the working lock, keyed from outside with emergency egress operation inside. Dummy sets do not accept a key, so if the leaf ever needs to lock, order the entry version.

Deltana offers several solid brass entry handlesets that cover the same single cylinder keyed entry duty as the Baldwin 85354 Boulder: the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann and the 825871 Kingston are all entry function solid brass handlesets, and the 810871 Montego handleset covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the same range the 85354 accommodates. Pamex also makes the FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder entry handleset in satin nickel, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors; satin nickel is one of the fourteen finishes the Boulder 85354 is made in.