Deltana SDLA325 Heavy-Duty Pocket Door Lock, Adjustable, 3-1/4" x 2-1/4" Privacy

The SDLA325 is a privacy/bed/bath function pocket door lock, so it throws from inside the room only, with no key. That is the right function for a bathroom or bedroom pocket door. If you need a stated emergency release on the outside face, the Omnia 7012/L modern rectangular pocket door lock is a privacy unit that lists an emergency release. If you want no locking at all on a closet or hall opening, the Weslock 0527 is the passage version.

The SDLA325 is the lock only. It does not include a track, a frame kit, or the rollers, so on new construction you are ordering those separately: the Orca Hardware PK1200 pocket door frame kit or the NGP SLAL250PD72 72 inch aluminum track rated to 250 pounds handle that side of the job. Some competing sets bundle the edge pull into the lock, for instance the Omnia 7012/N passage set, which lists a mortise edge pull.

Depends on what is coming out. The SDLA325 plate is 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 inches, which is larger than the Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock at 2-3/8 x 3-1/8 inches on one axis and smaller on the other, so it is not a straight cosmetic swap for that one. It is well short of the taller mortise-style trims such as the Emtek 2153 at 2 x 7-1/4 inches or the Emtek #8 arched at 2-7/8 x 7-5/8 inches, both of which leave a long cutout the Deltana plate cannot cover. Measure the existing plate before ordering.

A privacy lock will not take a key, so move to a keyed set. The Omnia 7035/A is a keyed entry pocket door lock with modern rectangular trim and solid brass construction, and the Emtek 2153 is a narrow modern rectangular pocket door mortise lock in a keyed version with a 2 inch by 7-1/4 inch face. The Deltana SDLA325 is a privacy/bed/bath function lock, which is the thumbturn-and-emergency-release side of the line, not a keyed one.

Look at the Pamex PF1 square style sliding door lock or the Pamex PF2 round sliding door lock with 2-3/8 inch backset, both of which cover 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch doors and so reach down below 1-3/8 inch. The Deltana SDLA325 starts at 1-3/8 inch and runs to 1-5/8 inch, so a thinner slab falls outside its range.

The Weslock 0577 is the nearest match. Like the SDLA325, it is a rectangular privacy/bed/bath pocket door lock, and it carries an adjustable backset with a full lip strike. The Weslock 0577 covers doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, while the SDLA325 is built for 1-3/8 inch to 1-5/8 inch doors, so the Weslock spans thicker slabs. The Deltana trim measures 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch in solid brass.

The Orca Hardware PDLRD is a privacy function round pocket door lock, and the Pamex PF2 is a round sliding door lock with a 2-3/8 inch backset. Both give the round trim shape in place of the 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch rectangular plate on the Deltana SDLA325. The Pamex PF2 fits doors 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch thick.

No. The Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock has a 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch trim, while the Deltana SDLA325 measures 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch. Both are privacy/bed/bath function pocket door locks, so the function matches, but the plate footprint differs and the existing cutout in the door will not line up the same way. The Emtek 2101 passage version shares that same 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch trim.

It refers to the lock body adjusting to the door thickness, which is why one part number covers 1-3/8 through 1-5/8 inch doors instead of you having to order a thickness-specific unit. Useful when you are doing a run of pocket doors in an older building where slab thickness is not consistent from opening to opening.

Solid brass throughout. That matters on the unlacquered brass and antique brass finishes, where the surface is meant to move with age rather than sit on top of a base metal, and it is why the living-finish options hold up instead of flaking.

Twelve finishes: PVD polished brass, polished brass, unlacquered brass, antique brass, polished nickel, brushed nickel, antique nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, paint black, and a two-tone polished brass with polished chrome. For a property manager standardizing a floor of bathroom pocket doors, PVD polished brass is the one that holds its appearance without upkeep, while unlacquered brass will patina.

Footprint and format. The Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock runs 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch in brass and the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular mortise lock runs 2 inch by 7-1/4 inch, both tall vertical mortise bodies. The Deltana SDLA325 is a compact 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch plate in solid brass. The tall mortise units want a deep vertical pocket in the door edge; the SDLA325 works to a 1-3/8 inch to 1-5/8 inch door.

Order a passage pocket door lock rather than a privacy one. The Weslock 0527 is a rectangular passage pocket door lock with no locking, rated for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors; the Weslock 0627 is the round passage version with adjustable backset and full lip strike. The Emtek 2101 and the Omnia 7012/N are also passage function pocket door sets. The Deltana SDLA325 is privacy/bed/bath, so it carries the locking and emergency-release side of the family.

Two things get mistaken for it. The NGP SLAL250PD72 is a 72 inch aluminum pocket door track rated to 250 pounds and the Orca Hardware PK1200 is a pocket door frame kit for 1 inch or 1-3/4 inch doors - those are the pocket frame and rolling hardware, not the latch that goes in the door edge. The Omnia 7012/PD is a pair dummy function set, meaning it has no latching mechanism at all. The Deltana SDLA325 is a privacy/bed/bath latch with a 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch trim.

For square or rectangular trim in privacy function, the set runs Deltana SDLA325 at 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch in solid brass, Orca Hardware PDLSQ square privacy pocket door lock, Weslock 0577 rectangular privacy with adjustable backset and full lip strike for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and Omnia 7012/L modern rectangular privacy with emergency release. The Rockwood 891 is a pocket door privacy latch as well. Confirm the trim footprint against the existing cutouts before committing a fleet order, since the plate sizes are not common between brands.