Emtek 3352 Middleton Brass Mortise Entrance Handleset - Entry Set

Yes. The Middleton mortise entrance handleset is built for 1-3/4 inch doors as standard, which is the usual thickness on an exterior residential or light commercial door. Thicker doors are handled, but the thickness has to be called out on the order so the spindles and cylinder length come correct. The door also needs a standard mortise pocket prepped to ANSI A115.1, not a bored 2-1/8 inch cross-bore, so a door already drilled for a cylindrical lock and separate deadbolt will not take this set without a new mortise prep.

Two backsets are offered on the Middleton, 2-1/2 inch and 2-3/4 inch. Backset here is measured from the door edge to the centerline of the lock body cylinder, and on a mortise lock it is fixed by the pocket already cut in the door, so measure the existing mortise rather than guessing. New doors machined by a millwork shop are usually cut to whichever backset was specified on the order. Pick the one that matches; the lock case will not shift to suit the other.

Handing is required, and it is the single most common way one of these gets ordered wrong. Four choices: LH, RH, LHR and RHR, with the two reverse hands being out-swing doors. Stand outside the opening, on the key side. If the door swings away from you it is a reverse hand (LHR or RHR); if it pulls toward you it is LH or RH, and the side the hinges sit on gives you left or right. Every mortise lock needs this called out because the latch bevel and the hub have to match the swing.

F20 is the standard entrance function: key retracts the latch from outside, inside lever or knob always gives free egress. F13 is a dormitory or apartment function. Both are ANSI function designations and both are offered on the Middleton. For a house front door or an apartment entry where the occupant wants normal locked entry, F20 is the usual pick. F13 is the one to choose when the opening is a rental or dorm-style room where the outside trim needs to stay locked. Order one or the other; the lock case is not field-convertible between them.

The Middleton handleset uses a Schlage C keyway, so it takes the same key blank as standard Schlage residential and light commercial cylinders. That means it can be keyed alike into an existing Schlage C system, and you can order it keyed to your code so it arrives working on your key. It is a single cylinder set, key outside and thumbturn inside. If your building is on a restricted or non-Schlage keyway, this will not key into that system.

A mortise set like the Middleton puts the latch, the deadbolt function and the trim into one lock case buried in the door edge, so the door needs a machined pocket. You get one integrated lock, a UL Listed fire rated case, and a cleaner look with fewer holes in the door. A tubular handleset such as the Schlage F60 Addison or the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest instead uses standard bored holes and a separate deadbolt above the handle, which is what almost every stock residential door is already drilled for. If the door is not mortised and you are not sending it out to be machined, go tubular. If the door is already mortised, or you want one lock case and a fire rating, the mortise set is the right choice.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont entry mortise trim is the nearest match in kind: it is mortise entry trim in an entrance function, offered as a single cylinder version and a double cylinder version, and Baldwin lists it for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Emtek 3352 Middleton is a brass mortise handleset in a single cylinder entry configuration with 1-3/4 inch standard door thickness, so the two land on the same door prep territory. The practical difference is keying and inside trim: the 3352 comes in a Schlage C keyway and the inside knob or lever is chosen from the Emtek brass trim range, while the Baldwin 6542 is trim in Baldwin's Estates program and the double cylinder 6542 keys from both sides rather than turning a thumbturn inside.

Yes. A tubular or bored handleset avoids mortise pocket prep entirely. The Schlage Residential F60 Addison single cylinder keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is a Grade 2 entrance handleset in the F Series fitted for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador single cylinder handleset is a Grade 3 entrance unit for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Emtek 3352 Middleton is a mortise lock requiring standard mortise door prep to ANSI A115.1, with handing specified left or right and a 2-1/2 or 2-3/4 inch backset. The bored handlesets do not require a mortise pocket and are not handed the same way; the mortise route gives the deeper case and the UL 180 minute fire rating that the 3352 carries.

The Emtek 3352 Middleton is built to 1-3/4 inch standard, with thicker doors handled by specifying the door thickness when ordering. If you would rather buy a unit whose published range already covers the thicker leaf, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob is a single cylinder unit listed for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Deltana 810871 Montego handleset is listed for 1-3/8 to 2 inch. Those are bored handlesets rather than mortise, so the door prep is different and the Schlage C keyway and F20 or F13 mortise functions of the 3352 do not carry over.

Watch the function line. The Weslock 6695 Belmont handleset with Impresa knob and the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest handleset with New Heaven lever are both dummy function, meaning they are surface-mounted trim with no latch or cylinder. The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona handleset with Seville lever is a Grade 2 J Series unit in a non-keyed entry function, so it latches but takes no key. The Emtek 3352 Middleton is a keyed single cylinder entry set supplied complete with latch and strike plate in ANSI F20 entrance or F13 dormitory function.

It ships as a complete set with the mortise lock body, latch and strike plate, exterior handle and cylinder. What you have to choose is the inside trim: a knob or lever is required and is not assumed, so pick one from the Emtek brass knob and lever range at the time of order. You also select backset, handing, function and finish. Nothing further is needed for a standard mortise-prepped door beyond the fasteners supplied.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont mortise entry trim is the nearest peer, offered in single cylinder and double cylinder versions and listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. Choose the double cylinder 6542 if the opening has glass beside or in the door and you want a key required on both sides. The Emtek Middleton is a single cylinder set, key outside and turn inside, so it is not the one to use where code or insurance requires a key on the interior of a glazed entry.

Yes, and that is the normal way a property manager buys these. Each set is ordered either keyed different or keyed alike, and you can also supply a key code so the cylinders arrive cut to your existing system. Run the same finish and the same interior knob or lever across the openings and every unit looks identical while each tenant has their own key. Eight finishes are offered, from Flat Black and Oil Rubbed Bronze to Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass, Satin Nickel, Polished Chrome, Pewter and French Antique, so pick one and hold it across the building.

The inside trim is an open choice from the full Emtek brass knob and lever range, and it is a required selection, so nothing ships until you pick one. Levers run from traditional shapes like Rope, Ribbon and Reed, Rustic and Santa Fe through contemporary bar styles (L-Square, T-Bar, R-Bar in Faceted, Hammered, Knurled, Tribeca, Straight Knurled and White Marble) and named levers like Athena, Hermes, Poseidon and Luzern. Knobs include Egg, Melon, Providence, Waverly, Octagon and Square, plus crystal options such as Windsor, Georgetown, Hampton and Bristol. Match it to the interior door hardware you already have rather than to the exterior handle.

Emtek lists the Middleton as residential hardware, styled American Classic in solid brass. It is a UL Listed fire rated mortise lock in ANSI F20 or F13 function with a standard ANSI A115.1 mortise prep, so it is a serious lock, but the intended use is homes, condos and multi-family unit entries rather than a high-traffic storefront or institutional opening. For a commercial entrance that has to take heavy daily cycling, specify a Grade 1 commercial mortise lock instead.

The Emtek 3352 Middleton is a mechanical, non-electronic mortise handleset keyed to a Schlage C keyway. For an electronic front door, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL San Clemente handleset with Halifax lever pairs the handleset with a contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt and ships with an RCAL latch and RCS strike for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Yale Real Living BYRD226CBARX Assure Lock pairs a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BYRD226NRRX is the standalone touchscreen version of the same Ridgefield pairing without the network radio. All three are deadbolt-and-handleset assemblies rather than a single mortise case, so the door prep is bored rather than mortise.

The Kwikset 687AMD Amador is offered two ways: the 687AMD SMT with SmartKey, and the 687AMD SMC with an SC1 keyway plus SmartKey. Both are Grade 3 entrance handlesets for a 1-3/4 inch door and both are exterior-only trim, so an interior knob or lever is a separate purchase. The Kwikset 687BW Belleview is the same Grade 3 exterior-only SmartKey arrangement in a different escutcheon shape. The Emtek 3352 Middleton is a Schlage C keyway mortise set sold as a complete set including latch and strike plate, ordered keyed alike or keyed different and with the inside knob or lever selected as part of the set. SmartKey lets you re-key at the door without a locksmith; the Schlage C keyway on the 3352 lets it join an existing Schlage C master key system.

Yes. Deltana lists several solid brass entry handlesets: the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann, and the 825871 Kingston, all in an entry function. The Emtek 3352 Middleton is likewise a brass handleset, in brass substrate throughout, in an American Classic style. The separating detail is the lock case behind the plate: the 3352 is a mortise lock taking standard mortise prep to ANSI A115.1, with handing specified and a UL 180 minute fire rating, while the Deltana Hanover, St. Ann and Kingston are handleset units in their own series with different prep.

The Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected lock pairs a passage lever with a keyed deadbolt, using the Torino lever in satin stainless steel, and is a Grade 2 JI Series unit for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. That gives you two-point hardware on a bored prep with a single retracting motion. The Emtek 3352 Middleton takes a different route: one mortise case in ANSI F20 entrance or F13 dormitory function handles latch and deadbolt inside the same body, prepped to ANSI A115.1, with the inside trim ordered as a knob or lever from the Emtek brass range.

The Emtek 3352 Middleton is ordered with the interior trim as a selection, so the same exterior handleset can be finished with a lever such as Stuttgart, Athena or Luzern, or a knob such as Round, Octagon or a crystal Windsor, letting the entry door match the interior sets around it. Peer handlesets are typically sold as a fixed pairing: the Baldwin Wesley handleset ships with an Alcott knob in one part number and a Carnaby knob in another, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest is paired with the Hudson knob. Those are entrance-function sets where the interior style is decided by which SKU you buy rather than by a separate selection.

The Emtek 3352 Middleton is offered in Satin Nickel (US15) among its finishes, alongside Flat Black, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Pewter, Polished Brass, Polished Chrome, French Antique and Unlacquered Brass, and is built for a 1-3/4 inch door as standard with 2-1/2 or 2-3/4 inch backsets. If the door is thinner than that, the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset comes in a satin nickel finish in an entry function and is listed for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. It is a bored handleset, so it does not take the mortise pocket, the Schlage C keyway or the handing that the 3352 requires.

For the Emtek 3352 Middleton, yes: handing is required on all mortise locks and is ordered as LH, RH, LHR for an out-swing door, or RHR for an out-swing door. Bored handleset alternatives are generally not ordered by hand. The Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever, the Kwikset 687AMD Amador, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with Hudson knob are all single cylinder or entrance handlesets sold without a handing selection in their part numbers. If a job is likely to have the door hand confirmed late, that difference is worth weighing before the order goes in.

The handleset is solid brass throughout, both material and substrate, in the Emtek Brass collection. Unlacquered Brass (US3NL) is a living finish and will patina with weather and handling, which some people want on a front door and some do not; Polished Brass is offered as a lifetime finish (US3) if you want it to stay bright. Flat Black, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Pewter, French Antique, Satin Nickel and Polished Chrome round out the range.

The Yale Real Living BYRD256 CBARX Assure key free touchscreen deadbolt pairs with the Ridgefield passage handleset and trim, connected by August over Wi-Fi, for doors 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch. The BYRD410BLERX Assure Lock 2 key-free touchscreen deadbolt with Wi-Fi and Ridgefield handleset covers a wider 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch range. Both dispense with a cylinder at the exterior. The Emtek 3352 Middleton goes the opposite way: it is a keyed single cylinder mortise set in a Schlage C keyway that can be ordered keyed alike or keyed different, which is what you want when the door has to fall into an existing key system.