Deltana SDL60 Decorative Pocket Door Lock, 6" Privacy

That is exactly its function. The SDL60 is a privacy/bed/bath pocket door lock, meaning it locks from the inside for a bathroom, bedroom, or changing room, with no key cylinder. If you need a keyed pocket door lock instead, the Omnia 7035/A is a keyed entry pocket door lock in solid brass. For a door that needs no locking at all, the Weslock 0527 is a passage-function pocket door lock.

The SDL60 is a privacy/bed/bath function pocket door lock in solid brass. The nearest same-function peers are the Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock, the Weslock 0577 rectangular privacy pocket door lock, the Orca Hardware PDLSQ square privacy pocket door lock and PDLRD round privacy pocket door lock, and the Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch. All are privacy function, so the thumbturn-and-emergency-release behavior a bed or bath opening needs is the same across them; the decision comes down to trim shape and door thickness fit.

The SDL60 is a privacy function lock, so it latches and locks from inside the room. On a closet, pantry or hall pocket door where nothing should lock, order a passage version instead: the Weslock 0527 rectangular passage pocket door lock, the Weslock 0627 round passage pocket door lock, the Emtek 2101 passage pocket door lock, or the Omnia 7012/N modern rectangular passage lock with mortise edge pull. For a pocket door that only needs to look finished and never latches, the Omnia 7012/PD is a pair dummy set.

The SDL60 is a privacy/bed/bath lock, operated by turn from the inside rather than by key. When a pocket door needs to be locked with a key from the corridor side, the Omnia 7035/A is a keyed entry pocket door lock with modern rectangular trim in solid brass, and the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular pocket door mortise lock is a keyed unit in a 2 by 7-1/4 inch trim. Those are the substitutions for an office, IT closet or storage opening.

The Deltana SDL60 covers the privacy/bed/bath openings in a 6 inch solid brass trim. To keep one trim style across mixed functions, the Omnia modern rectangular group runs 7012/L privacy, 7012/N passage, 7012/PD pair dummy and 7035/A keyed entry. The Weslock rectangular group runs 0577 privacy and 0527 passage, both for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the Emtek pair runs 2102 privacy and 2101 passage in a 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inch plate.

Six finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, Polished Brass, and Antique Brass. If you are matching a fleet of doors in a building, the polished and antique brass options pair with traditional brass trim, while brushed nickel and oil rubbed bronze are the usual matches for contemporary and transitional packages. All six are the same solid brass lock underneath.

Solid brass, both the substrate and the body. For a property manager or MRO buyer specifying hardware for high-traffic restrooms or guest rooms, that matters more than the finish name: a brass lock body will not rust in a humid bath, and the plate holds up to repeated handling. Deltana offers it in six finishes over that same brass base.

Shape and scale of the trim, not function. The SDL60 is a 6 inch decorative plate for sliding and pocket doors. Orca Hardware's PDLRD is a round privacy pocket door lock and the PDLSQ is the square version, both the same privacy/bed/bath function in a compact trim. Pick the SDL60 when you want a longer decorative plate that covers an existing tall cutout or matches other Deltana trim; pick the round or square when the door edge prep is small or the design package is minimalist.

It is made for sliding doors generally, including pocket doors, and it mortises into the door edge and face. That means the door has to accept a mortise cut and, for the privacy latch to engage, there must be a jamb or strike face for it to close against. A barn door that slides across the face of a wall with no jamb has nothing for the latch to catch, so the SDL60 is not the part for that condition.

No. The SDL60 is the lock and trim that mounts in the door edge and face. A pocket door frame kit such as the Orca Hardware PK1200 is the stud pocket and header assembly the door slides into, and the NGP SLAL250PD72 is a 72 inch aluminum track rated to 250 pounds that carries the door. Those are rough carpentry items ordered alongside the lock on a new opening, not in place of it.

The SDL60 uses a 6 inch trim, which is a tall vertical plate. Among the peers, the Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock and Emtek 2101 passage lock use a compact 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inch plate, the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular mortise lock is 2 by 7-1/4 inches, and the Emtek #8 classic arched pocket door mortise lock is 2-7/8 by 7-5/8 inches. If you are replacing existing hardware and want to cover or avoid enlarging the old cutout, match the plate footprint before the finish.

The Deltana SDL60 is a decorative solid brass lock offered in Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, Polished Brass and Antique Brass, which suits an opening where the hardware is meant to be seen. Where the finish is not the point, the Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch is a plain privacy latch, and the Orca Hardware PDLRD round and PDLSQ square privacy pocket door locks are straightforward round and square trims. All three give the same privacy function.

The Deltana SDL60 is a privacy/bed/bath function lock. Among the peers, the Omnia 7012/L modern rectangular pocket door lock states a privacy function with emergency release, which is the one to quote when a facility spec calls out outside release on bath and patient room doors. The Weslock 0577 privacy pocket door lock is the other privacy option with adjustable backset and a full lip strike.