Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont Full Dummy Mortise Trim

It doesn't latch. The 6542 Tremont is a full dummy, meaning the handle and trim mount to the door face with no latch, no bolt, and no keying. Use it on an inactive leaf of a double door, a closet door, or the fixed half of a French pair where you only need something to pull on. If you need the door to stay shut or lock, you want an entry or double cylinder version of the Tremont trim instead.

1-3/4 inch doors, which is the standard exterior door thickness. Baldwin publishes thin and thick door kits for the Tremont trim to cover doors outside that, so if your slab measures out thicker or thinner than 1-3/4 you'll need the matching kit rather than the trim on its own.

The Tremont trim is built around a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, so the trim lines up with a standard bored opening at either dimension. But this is mortise trim, and the mortise application needs custom door preparation and specification, not just a pair of bored holes. If the door is already prepped for a different mortise case or a bored lock, confirm the existing prep before you order.

It's decorative trim, not a complete set. The full mortise specification calls for multiple components and this is the trim portion of it. On the interior side you substitute the knob or lever of your choice, and Baldwin also sells the escutcheons individually cut for cylinder, emergency release, knob, turn knob or privacy so you can build a passage, privacy, dummy or entry set off the same plate.

The nearest matches are the Emtek brass mortise entrance handlesets built in dummy function: the 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose, and 3006 Manhattan. Like the Baldwin 6542 Tremont, each is a mortise-style handleset supplied in dummy function, so it is a non-operating pull for an inactive leaf rather than a latching set. The difference is the rosette and grip styling of each series - Memphis, Hamilton, Melrose, and Manhattan - so the choice comes down to matching the look of the rest of the door hardware.

Yes. The Weslock 6695 Belmont dummy handleset with Impresa knob and the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest dummy handleset with New Heaven lever are both dummy-function handlesets, and both cover a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range. The Baldwin 6542 Tremont is a mortise trim set that requires custom mortise door preparation, while the Weslock dummy sets are surface-applied handlesets sold with the interior knob or lever already paired. If the opening has no mortise prep and you only need a decorative pull, the Weslock sets avoid the mortise specification entirely.

The 6542 Tremont is dummy function and is not keyed, so it will not secure an opening. For keyed entry, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison single cylinder keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is Grade 2 and fits 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob is a single cylinder set for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors. The Sure-Loc Aspen AN507 and Madison MA507 are keyed entry handlesets with adjustable backset if the bore spacing is not yet fixed.

No. The 6542 is not keyed, because a dummy has no cylinder in it. To keep a matched set across an entry pair, order the keyed Tremont function for the active leaf and this dummy for the inactive one; they share the same Tremont escutcheon design so the doors read identically.

Emtek's brass mortise entrance handlesets in dummy function cover the same job in other looks: the 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose and 3006 Manhattan. If your door isn't a true mortise prep, a tubular dummy handleset like the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest with the New Heaven lever or the Weslock 6695 Belmont with the Impresa knob is the simpler install, and both cover 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont Tremont-design mortise trim is classified as residential. If a facility spec calls for a graded set, the Master Lock HDLB series HDLBA0615/4D single cylinder deadbolt handleset is Grade 2 entrance, the Schlage Residential F Series F60 Addison is Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador is Grade 3. Note those are all keyed entrance sets rather than dummy trim, so they serve an active opening rather than an inactive leaf.

They are not direct substitutes, because they are different functions. The Deltana 803871B Hanover, 815871 St. Ann, and 825871 Kingston are solid brass handlesets in entry function, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview are Grade 3 entrance handlesets for 1-3/4 inch doors, exterior only. The Baldwin 6542 Tremont is dummy function with no keying, so swapping in any of these changes an inactive decorative pull into a latching, keyed opening and requires a strike and latch prep the dummy application does not have.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont trim is specified for a 1-3/4 inch door thickness. For thinner doors, the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the Deltana 810871 Montego covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona with Seville lever, a Grade 2 non-keyed entry handleset, covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. All three accommodate a 1-3/8 inch slab where the Tremont trim does not.

The 6542 Tremont is a dummy mortise trim with no keying, so it has no locking capability at all. For electronic 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 the Yale Real Living Assure BYRD226CBARX adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors. The BYRD226NRRX is the standalone touchscreen version of that same Ridgefield handleset for buyers who do not want network connectivity.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont trim is specified for a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset and requires custom mortise door preparation. If the bore is not yet cut or the measurement is uncertain, the Sure-Loc handlesets with adjustable backset give you room to work: the Alta AT507 tubular handleset, the Coral CR507, the Aspen AN507, and the Madison MA507 all list adjustable backset. The Sure-Loc Alta in particular is tubular rather than mortise, which is a simpler door prep.

For an opening that needs to latch without a key, the Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with Torino lever is passage function with a keyed deadbolt, Grade 2, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Yale Real Living BYRD256 CBARX pairs a Ridgefield passage handleset and trim with a key free touchscreen deadbolt for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors. The Baldwin 6542 Tremont is dummy only and does not latch, though the Tremont escutcheon plate can be combined with an interior knob or lever to build a passage, privacy, dummy, or entry set.

Yes. The interior side is open to substitution, so you can pair any Baldwin interior knob or lever you like with the Tremont escutcheon. That matters on a remodel where the rest of the house is already running a particular knob style and you want the front door trim to be the only thing that changes.