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Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston Single Cylinder Entry Mortise Lock Trim
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The Houston Entrance Trim is an appealing and well-crafted contemporary design that is perfect for any home front door.
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Shown in Standard Entry Function, but also available in Double Cylinder, Full Dummy and Exterior Only, as well as individual escutcheons Cut for Cylinder, Cut for Emergency Release, Cut for Knob, Cut for Turn Knob and Cut for Privacy.
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Customize by substituting any knob or lever of your choice or by utilizing the escutcheon plate to create passage, privacy or dummy sets. Thin and thick doors can be accommodated with alternative length spindles and mounting hardware.
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The mortise application is a unique door condition that requires custom door preparation, specification and installation. The full mortise specification requires multiple components, including this decorative trim. To learn more about specifying mortise, please refer to the "Know Before You Go" section on this page.
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Our Lifetime Satin Nickel finish is create by nickel-plating solid brass, to bring about the beauty of the warm and smooth silver tone, combined with the weight and quality of brass. This satin, matte-like PVD finish is extremely durable and is backed by our Limited Lifetime Finish™ Warranty.
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Collection:
- Estate Series
- Subcategory:
- Handlesets
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Product Type:
- Handlesets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Keyed:
- Yes
- Lock Function:
- Entry
- Lever Knob Design:
- 5164 Lever
- Cylinder and Keyways:
- C-Keyway
- Keyed Function:
- Single Cylinder
- Product Function:
- Entrance
- Door Hand Direction:
- Reversible
- Door Thickness Range:
- 1-3/4"
- Product Design:
- Houston
- Product Dimension:
- 2-1/4" x 9-2/3"
- Keyway Profile:
- C-Keyway
- Door Strike:
- Mortise
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 6973102ENTR – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Is the Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston a complete lock, or just the trim?
Trim only. The 6973 Houston is the decorative escutcheon set that dresses a mortise opening, and the mortise lock body, cylinder and strike are separate components you specify alongside it. Baldwin says plainly that the full mortise specification requires multiple components, of which this trim is one. If you are looking for a single box that contains everything to lock a door, a bored handleset like the Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever is the simpler route.
2) What door thickness does the Baldwin 6973 Houston entry trim fit?
It is specified for 1-3/4 inch doors, the standard thickness for an exterior entry door. Baldwin does note that thinner and thicker doors can be handled by substituting alternative length spindles and mounting hardware. If your door falls outside that and you would rather not chase spindle lengths, a handleset with a published range covers it out of the box: the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial is listed at 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches, and the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington at 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches.
3) Do I have to order a left hand or right hand version of the Baldwin 6973 Houston?
No handing to specify. The Houston entry trim is reversible, so the same part serves a left or right hand door. That matters on a mortise opening, where the door prep is already custom and a handed trim is one more way to end up with the wrong part on site.
4) Does the Baldwin Houston 6973 use a key on both sides?
Single cylinder. Key outside, thumbturn inside, which is what most residential entries and most local codes want on a door with glass nearby. Baldwin also builds the Houston in double cylinder, full dummy and exterior only, so if you specifically need key access from inside, that is an order change, not a different trim design.
5) What keyway does Baldwin Estate hardware use, and can I key my front and back doors alike?
The 6973 Houston is cut for the Baldwin C keyway. Keyed alike and keyed different are both available when ordering, so a pair of Estate entries on the same house can run on one key. Keying alike only works across cylinders sharing that C keyway, so a Kwikset SmartKey handleset such as the 687AMD or a Schlage residential F60 will not join the same key group.
6) Which handlesets are also built for a mortise door prep instead of a bored prep?
Emtek's brass mortise entrance handlesets share the mortise application: the 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose and 3006 Manhattan. All four are dummy function, so they are for a fixed inactive leaf rather than a keyed opening. The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is single cylinder entry function with a C-Keyway cylinder, so it is the keyed side of that same mortise door condition.
7) What is a comparable single cylinder keyed entry handleset to the Baldwin 6973 Houston if the door is not prepped for a mortise lock?
The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is entry trim for a mortise application with a mortise strike, so the door has to carry a mortise pocket. For a door with standard bored prep, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison single cylinder keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is an entrance-function handleset in the F Series, Grade 2, fitting doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. That covers the same keyed entry duty at a front door without the mortise pocket the Houston trim requires.
8) What single cylinder handleset works on a door thicker or thinner than 1-3/4 inch?
The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston trim is specified for a 1-3/4 inch door. Where the leaf falls outside that, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob is single cylinder function and covers 1-3/4 inch through 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest single cylinder handleset with Hudson knob covers 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch. The Deltana 810871 Montego handleset spans 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch as well.
9) Which handlesets look like a substitute for a single cylinder entry handleset but will not lock the door?
Several handlesets in the same visual class are dummy or non-keyed and carry no cylinder: the Weslock 6695 Belmont dummy handleset with Impresa knob in the Elegance Series and the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest dummy handleset with New Heaven lever both cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona handleset with Seville lever is a non-keyed entry function J Series unit, Grade 2, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is keyed, single cylinder entry, so a dummy or non-keyed unit is a match in appearance only.
10) Is a Kwikset or Schlage handleset keyed the same as a Baldwin C-Keyway entry handleset?
No. The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is cut to the C-Keyway. The Kwikset 687AMD SMC Amador is built around the SC1 keyway with SmartKey, and the 687AMD SMT and 687BW Belleview are SmartKey units as well. Those cylinders do not share the Baldwin C-Keyway, so a building keyed on Baldwin C cannot be extended by adding one of those handlesets on the same key.
11) How big is the Baldwin 6973 Houston escutcheon plate on the door?
The plate measures 2-1/4 x 9-2/3 inches. On a mortise entry that number decides two things: whether the trim covers the existing prep and cutouts left by the old hardware, and whether it clears the glass stop or panel moulding on a stile and rail door. Measure the flat area of your stile before committing.
12) Can I change the lever or knob on the Baldwin Houston entry trim?
Yes, and Baldwin intends it. The Houston ships with the 5164 lever, and any Baldwin knob or lever of your choice can be substituted. The escutcheon on its own can also be built into passage, privacy or dummy sets, which is how you keep one plate design running across an entry, a study door and a fixed inactive leaf.
13) Is the Baldwin Estate 6973 suitable for a commercial building entrance?
It is a residential product, and Estate Series trim is built for the front door of a house rather than a traffic door in a commercial building. For a commercial or multi-family opening you want a graded product: within the handlesets we carry, the Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset is Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador is Grade 3. Neither is a mortise trim, so both are a different install, not a swap.
14) Should I use a mortise handleset or a bored handleset on my front door?
It comes down to the door prep. A mortise setup like the Baldwin 6973 Houston needs a rectangular pocket routed into the door edge plus matching face bores, so it is the choice on a new or custom door, or on a door already prepped for mortise. A bored handleset drops into round cross bores and is far easier to retrofit: the Schlage Residential F60 Addison, the Kwikset 687BW Belleview and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest are all bored. Do not order mortise trim expecting it to cover a standard bored prep.
15) What replaces a single cylinder handleset if the owner wants keypad or app entry instead of a key?
The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is keyed, single cylinder, with a C-Keyway. For electronic entry on a 1-3/4 inch door, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente handleset with Halifax lever trim is a handleset with electronic deadbolt in the Signature Series. The Yale Real Living BYRD226NRRX Assure Lock standalone touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset is standalone function for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BYRD226CBARX is the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth version of the same Ridgefield handleset over the same thickness range.
16) What solid brass entry handlesets are available if a different decorative design is wanted?
The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is the Houston design in the Estate Series. For other looks in a keyed entry handleset, Deltana offers the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann and the 825871 Kingston, all solid brass entry function handlesets, each its own series. Deltana also lists the 810871 Montego handleset for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.
17) What is a simpler exterior-only keyed handleset for a 1-3/4 inch door?
The Kwikset 687AMD Amador single cylinder keyed entry handleset is an exterior-only unit for a 1-3/4 inch door, Grade 3 entrance function, offered as 687AMD SMT with SmartKey and as 687AMD SMC with the SC1 keyway and SmartKey. The Kwikset 687BW Belleview is the same exterior-only single cylinder arrangement in a different design, also Grade 3 for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston shares the 1-3/4 inch door thickness and single cylinder entry function, keyed on the C-Keyway.
18) What should be used instead when the opening needs a keyed deadbolt plus a latch that both retract, rather than entry trim?
The Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever in satin stainless steel is a passage function JI Series unit, Grade 2, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, pairing the deadbolt with the latch in one interconnected set. The Master Lock HDLBA0615/4D is a single cylinder deadbolt handleset, Grade 2 entrance function in the HDLB Series. The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is entry trim for a mortise lock, a different door condition from either.
19) What is an alternative single cylinder handleset already offered in a satin nickel finish?
The Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset comes in a satin nickel finish and is entry function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Baldwin Estate 6973 Houston is entry function as well and is specified for a 1-3/4 inch door, so the Lexington covers the same duty across a wider leaf range.
20) Can I buy just the escutcheon plate from the Baldwin Houston design?
Yes. Beyond the assembled functions, the Houston escutcheons are sold individually, prepped as cut for cylinder, cut for emergency release, cut for knob, cut for turn knob and cut for privacy. That is how you replace a single damaged plate or build a non standard combination without buying a full entry set.
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