Emtek 83223 Standard Deadbolt Strike Plate, Square Corners

Either. The Emtek 83223 deadbolt strike plate is specified for both 2-3/8 inch and 2-3/4 inch backsets, so it isn't backset specific. Backset is set by where the deadbolt cross bore is drilled in the door; the strike mounts on the jamb opposite it. Same part covers both of the standard residential backsets.

Square corners. The 83223 has a square corner profile, so it drops into a jamb mortise cut with a chisel or a square-corner router template. If the existing mortise in your jamb has rounded corners from a factory-prepped frame, you'd either need to square the corners out with a chisel or use a radius corner strike instead.

Tubular deadbolt. The 83223 is a deadbolt strike plate for a tubular bolt, with a 1 inch edge bore prep, so it receives a round-faced tubular deadbolt latch, not a mortise lock case or a knob/lever latch. If you're replacing the strike for the passage or entry knob below the deadbolt, that's a different plate.

Not if the door has settled out of alignment. The 83223 is a fixed-opening square corner plate, so the bolt has to line up with where you mortise it. When the strike location is off, an adjustable strike is the better call: Kwikset makes the KWI-80318 Full Round Adjustable Strike and the KWI-81825 6 Way Adjustable Deadlatch, both of which let you move the catch point without recutting the jamb. Use the 83223 when you're replacing a plate on a jamb that's already prepped correctly and you want the finish to match the rest of the trim.

The Deltana SP2753 is the nearest straight equivalent. It is a deadbolt strike plate measuring 2-3/4 inches by 1-1/4 inches in steel, the same flat square-cornered plate format as the Emtek 83223 standard deadbolt strike plate. The Emtek 83223 is brass and comes in twelve finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), so the choice usually comes down to whether you need the strike to match an existing Emtek finish on the rest of the door.

Use a round-corner or full round strike instead. The Kwikset 80318 is a full round adjustable strike, so it drops into a jamb prep with a radiused pocket without recutting. The Emtek 83223 has square corners, which means a jamb routed with a round-corner bit needs the corners squared off with a chisel before the plate will sit flush. Check the existing mortise before ordering: the corner profile, not the bolt, is what decides this.

No, and they are commonly ordered by mistake for one another. The Kwikset 81640 strike box and the Kwikset 81231-001 metal strike dust box are the cup that lines the bolt pocket inside the jamb, hidden once the door is hung. The Emtek 83223 is the visible face plate that mounts on the jamb surface and carries the finish, offered in twelve finishes such as Polished Chrome (US26) and Medium Bronze (MB). On many installs you want both: the box behind and the plate in front.

The 83223 is part of a deadbolt set specified for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a 1 inch edge bore. That range covers standard 1-3/8 inch interior and 1-3/4 inch entry doors plus thicker custom slabs. The strike itself sits on the jamb, so door thickness matters for the deadbolt body it pairs with, not for the plate.

Steel is the substrate on the 83223, and it's offered in 12 Emtek finishes: Medium Bronze, Tumbled White Bronze, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel Lifetime, Satin Nickel, Pewter, Flat Black, Polished Chrome, Polished Brass Lifetime, Unlacquered Brass, Satin Brass, and French Antique. Order the strike in the same finish code as the deadbolt rose and the two will match. Note that Unlacquered Brass is a living finish and will patinate over time, so it will not stay identical to a lacquered plate next to it.

Residential. The 83223 is a residential-duty deadbolt strike in Emtek's parts range, sized for tubular deadbolts on wood-jamb entry and interior doors. For a commercial opening on a hollow metal frame, an ASA-format strike like the Codelocks ASA Strike Plate in stainless is the right shape instead.

The 83223 is the plate itself. If you want a metal box lining the bolt pocket, that's a separate item: Kwikset's 81231-001 Metal Strike Dust Box or the Kwikset 81640 Strike Box. Property managers doing a batch of doors usually order the boxes alongside, since an open bolt pocket in a wood jamb collects debris and chews up over time.

The Emtek 83223 is a residential deadbolt strike plate in brass, and because it comes in twelve finishes it standardizes cleanly across units where the rest of the trim is already Emtek. For openings that use a commercial mortise strike prep, the Codelocks ASA strike plate is the ASA-format part in a stainless steel finish, which is the wider, taller plate a commercial jamb is routed for. The two are not interchangeable: the ASA prep will not accept a standard residential deadbolt plate without a filler.

Generally yes on the hardware itself, since the Emtek 83223 serves a tubular deadbolt and the Kwikset 80318 full round adjustable strike is a deadbolt strike as well. The practical difference is the plate face: the 80318 is a full round strike, while the Emtek 83223 is a square-corner plate offered in twelve finishes including French Antique (US7) and Pewter (US15A). If the jamb is already prepped square and the finish needs to match Emtek trim, the 83223 is the part that fits without rework.

A strike plate has no keying. The 83223 is an unkeyed piece of jamb hardware. The deadbolt it belongs with runs the Schlage C keyway, which is the point that matters if you're keying alike across a house, but that's the cylinder's business, not the strike's.