Deltana TSPE225 Extended T-Strike, 2-3/4" x 2-1/4"

The TSPE225 T-strike plate measures 2-3/4" x 2-1/4" with a 1-3/4" lip extension. That long lip is the whole point of the part: it carries the latch across a thick casing, a heavy weatherstrip, or a jamb that sits proud of the frame, so the latch rides onto metal instead of catching wood. Measure from the latch centerline out to where the door edge lands before you order; if you only need the latch to clear a flush jamb, a standard 1-1/8" lip strike does the job and this one will overhang.

Only if that mortise is a T shape. The TSPE225 is a T-strike, meaning the plate face is 2-3/4" x 2-1/4" with the latch tongue offset, and it seats in a T-shaped pocket rather than the plain rectangle a full-lip ANSI strike uses. If you are pulling off a rectangular strike, you will be recutting the jamb. If the existing plate is a T and the outline matches those dimensions, it drops in.

It is a latch strike, sold as a replacement T-strike for residential locks, so it catches the spring latch of a knob or lever set. For a deadbolt you want a separate deadbolt strike: the Emtek 83223 standard deadbolt strike plate with square corners, or the Kwikset 80318 full round adjustable strike if the bolt hole in your jamb is round. On a door with both a lockset and a deadbolt you order one of each.

No. An ASA prep is the tall rectangular 4-7/8" cutout on commercial hollow metal frames, and the TSPE225 is a 2-3/4" x 2-1/4" T-strike for residential-type locksets. Dropping it into an ASA pocket leaves a hole. For that frame you want an ASA strike plate such as the Codelocks ASA strike plate in stainless steel. Use the Deltana where the jamb is wood and the lock is a residential knob or lever.

They cover two different holes in the jamb. The TSPE225 is an extended T-strike measuring 2-3/4 inches by 2-1/4 inches with a 1-3/4 inch lip extension, so it catches a latch and carries the lip out to meet the door face. The Emtek 83223 is a deadbolt strike plate with square corners, sized for a deadbolt bolt pocket rather than a latch. On a door with both a knob or lever and a separate deadbolt, they are complementary parts, not alternatives - the T-strike goes at the latch and the deadbolt strike goes at the bolt.

No. The TSPE225 is a rectangular extended T-strike, 2-3/4 inches by 2-1/4 inches, and it is prepped for a squared strike mortise. For a round jamb bore, the Kwikset 80318 full round adjustable strike is the shape that matches, and its adjustability lets you tune the bolt engagement after the fact. Match the plate to the prep already cut in the jamb rather than reworking the mortise.

The TSPE225 is a fixed extended T-strike in solid brass at 2-3/4 inches by 2-1/4 inches, so it goes in where the alignment is already correct and you are replacing a worn or mismatched plate. If the door has settled and the bolt is off the pocket, an adjustable strike is the better call: the Kwikset 80318 full round adjustable strike or the Kwikset 81825 six-way adjustable deadlatch both let you shift engagement without recutting the jamb. Use the TSPE225 when the geometry is good and you want brass and a matching finish.

Six finishes: oil rubbed bronze, polished brass, polished nickel, brushed nickel, polished chrome, and brushed chrome. That covers the standard Deltana finish range, so if the knobs and hinges on the openings are already Deltana in one of those, the strike will read the same. For a fleet of units, order one finish across all doors and you get a consistent jamb line even where the door hardware itself came from different vendors.

Solid brass, all the way through, in every one of the six finishes. That matters on two counts. A brass strike will not rust out on an exterior jamb the way a plated steel plate does once the coating gets scraped by the latch. And because the finish is applied over brass rather than steel, the color holds up on a high-traffic opening where the latch is wearing the same spot thousands of times.

An extended lip strike fixes a horizontal gap problem, not a vertical one. The TSPE225's 1-3/4" lip reaches the latch across a wide gap between door edge and jamb, which is the usual complaint on an out-of-plane door. If the latch is instead landing high or low of the opening, you want an adjustable strike like the Kwikset 81825 6-way adjustable deadlatch or the Kwikset 80318 full round adjustable strike, which let you move the catch rather than extend it.

They are separate parts. The TSPE225 is the face plate that mounts on the jamb, in solid brass with a 1-3/4 inch lip extension. A strike box is the metal cup that sits behind the plate inside the mortise and keeps debris out of the bolt pocket - the Kwikset 81640 strike box and the Kwikset 81231-001 metal strike dust box are both that part. If the existing jamb already has a box in the mortise, the TSPE225 goes over it; if the mortise is open wood, adding a box gives the bolt a clean pocket.

The TSPE225 is an extended T-strike built for residential lock latches, at 2-3/4 inches by 2-1/4 inches. A European mortise lock body uses an ASA-format strike with a taller plate and a different bolt cutout - the Codelocks ASA strike plate in stainless steel is that format. Confirm which lock body is in the door before ordering, because the two preps are not interchangeable.

One plate, either hand. A T-strike's lip bends toward the door stop, and you simply install the plate with the lip facing the direction the door closes from, so the same TSPE225 works on a left or right hand opening. What you do have to get right is which side of the jamb the lip wraps, and that is set at install, not at order time. No suffix to specify.

The TSPE225 itself covers that. It is solid brass underneath but comes finished in oil rubbed bronze, polished nickel, brushed nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, and polished brass, so the plate can be matched to the lockset already on the door. Where the finish choice runs out is on stainless hardware - the Codelocks ASA strike plate comes in a stainless steel finish, though it is an ASA-format plate and not a drop-in for a T-strike prep.