Emtek 8816 Delaware 9" Non-Keyed Sideplate Lockset, Privacy - Brass Tubular
- Can be ordered with any Brass Knob or Lever Style
- Sold as complete set. Includes Knob or Lever, Latch and Strike Plate
- One Standard 2-1/8" Door Prep
- Standard latch is for 2-3/8" backset. Specify 2-3/4" backset if required
- Handing required for Leverset
Specifications:
- Backset: Adjustable 2-3/8" or 2-3/4"
- Cross Bore: 2-1/8"
- Door Thickness: 1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
- Latch Faceplate: Round or Square Corner
- Material: Brass
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Subcategory:
- Non-Keyed Sideplate Locksets
- Collection:
- Brass
- Product Type:
- Sideplate Locksets
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Lock Type:
- Tubular
- Keyed:
- No
- Keyed Function:
- Non-Keyed
- Lock Function:
- Privacy/Bed/Bath
- Series:
- Delaware
- Theme:
- American Classic
- Electronic:
- No
- MAP Policy:
- Yes
- Product Model:
- 8816
- Product Function:
- Privacy/Bed/Bath
- Product Size:
- 9"
- Product Style:
- American Classic
- Product Material:
- Brass
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Substrate:
- Brass
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Emtek 8816-US26 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Does the Emtek Delaware 8816 need a new door prep, or will it go into an existing bored door?
It drops into the standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore that virtually every residential bored lockset already uses, so an existing prepped door usually takes it with no new boring. What does change is the face of the door: the Delaware is a 9 inch sideplate, so the plate covers a long vertical area around the bore. If you are swapping out a small round rosette set, check that the door has 9 inches of clear stile face for the plate and that no old screw holes or a strike-side molding sit under it.
2) What backset does the Emtek 8816 Delaware come with, and can it hit 2-3/4 inch?
Both. The latch is adjustable for a 2-3/8 inch or a 2-3/4 inch backset, and backset is a required choice on the order. The standard latch ships set for 2-3/8 inch, so if your bore centers 2-3/4 inch from the door edge you have to specify that. Measure from the edge of the door to the center of the bore before you order; those are the only two backsets in residential prep and getting it wrong means the latch will not reach.
3) Is the Emtek Delaware 8816 keyed, and what does the privacy function actually do?
It is non-keyed. The 8816 Delaware is a privacy set, the bed and bath function: it locks from the inside with a thumbturn or push button and releases with an emergency tool from the outside, with no cylinder and no key. If you need a keyed entry or a deadbolt for an exterior opening, this is the wrong function.
4) Do I have to specify handing on an Emtek 8816 Delaware lockset?
Handing is required on the order, right hand or left hand. It matters on this set because a lever has to point back toward the hinge side, and the sideplate is oriented with it. Stand outside the door (the side you push from into the room): if the hinges are on your right it is right hand, on your left it is left hand. Knob styles are far more forgiving of the choice, but the order still asks for it.
5) I need a keyed or deadbolt sideplate lockset instead of a privacy one, what are my options?
The 8816 Delaware is privacy only, no cylinder. For a sideplate set with a lock cylinder, look at the Omnia D12036A, a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass, or the D12036AC, the double cylinder version with a sideplate design for doors with glass nearby where you do not want a thumbturn reachable. If you need matching trim on a door that does not lock at all, such as a closet or a pair of french doors, the Omnia D12036PD is a solid brass double dummy with plates at 5-1/2 inch center to center.
6) What is the closest alternative to the Emtek 8816 Delaware sideplate lockset for a door that needs to lock with a key instead of a thumbturn?
The Emtek 8816 Delaware 9 inch sideplate lockset is a non-keyed privacy/bed/bath function, so it locks from the inside only and has no cylinder. For an entry opening that has to be keyed, the Omnia D12036A is a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass, which brings a key cylinder into the same long-sideplate format. A bedroom, bathroom, or office door keeps the 8816; a door someone has to unlock from the outside with a key takes the D12036A.
7) Which brass sideplate lockset should be used on a closet or pantry door that never needs to latch?
The Emtek 8816 Delaware carries a working privacy latch with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, so it needs a bored and mortised door edge. For a closet, pantry, or inactive leaf that only needs a pull, the Omnia D12036PD is a solid brass dummy deadbolt lever lockset with plates on a 5-1/2 inch center to center, a double dummy function with no latch mechanism at all. Use the 8816 where the door has to hold shut and lock, and the D12036PD where the door only has to be pulled.
8) Is the Emtek 8816 Delaware sideplate lockset rated for commercial use?
No, it is a residential product. The Delaware 8816 is a brass tubular privacy set for houses, apartments and light hospitality interiors. For a commercial corridor, a school, or anything on a heavy traffic count, you want a cylindrical or mortise lock built to a commercial grade instead of a residential tubular set.
9) What comes in the box with the Emtek Delaware 8816, and what else do I need to buy?
It ships as a complete privacy set: the knob or lever trim, the sideplates, the latch, and the strike plate. Nothing else is needed for the opening beyond the hinges and the door itself. You do choose the inside trim style as part of the order rather than buying it separately, and that same choice covers the outside.
10) Can I pick the knob or lever style on the Emtek 8816 Delaware sideplate, or is it fixed?
Open choice. The Delaware 9 inch sideplate takes any Emtek brass knob or lever, and the trim selection runs to nearly ninety designs, from plain Round and Egg knobs through crystal (Windsor, Bristol, Georgetown, Old Town) to the modern bar and knurled families (T-Bar Knurled, L-Square Tribeca, R-Bar Hammered) and levers like Milano, Cortina, Athena and Rope. That is the point of a sideplate set: one backplate, and you match the lever to whatever else is in the house.
11) What finishes does the Emtek Delaware 8816 privacy sideplate come in?
Eight, and they are the standard US codes so they match across the rest of an Emtek brass job: Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19) and Polished Chrome (US26). Worth knowing that US3NL is living finish, it is unlacquered and will darken and patina with handling. US3 lifetime will not.
12) What is the difference between a sideplate lockset and a regular rosette knob set?
A sideplate set puts the trim on a long vertical backplate rather than a small round rose. The Delaware plate is 9 inches, which gives you a lot more coverage of the door face, hides old hardware scars, and reads as a traditional American look. Functionally it is the same tubular privacy lock underneath, same 2-1/8 inch bore and same 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset. Pick a sideplate when you want the visual weight or need to cover damage; pick a rosette when the stile is narrow or the door has glass or molding close to the bore.
13) Can I use the Emtek 8816 Delaware on every door in the house so they all match?
For the interior doors that need to lock privately, bedrooms and bathrooms, yes, and that is the usual way it is specified. It will not cover an exterior entry or any door needing a key, since it is non-keyed. To keep one look across the whole floor, run the Delaware 9 inch plate in a single finish and a single trim style, then use the matching Emtek passage set on doors that just need to latch and a dummy set on closets. Since the plate takes any Emtek brass knob or lever, the trim carries across all of them.
14) For a residence with a glass panel door that has to key from both sides, what takes the place of a Delaware 8816 privacy set?
The Omnia D12036AC is a double cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass with a sideplate design, keyed on both the inside and the outside. The Emtek 8816 Delaware is a non-keyed privacy set with a tubular latch, so it cannot be operated by key from either face. Where a door with adjacent glazing calls for key control on the inside as well, the D12036AC is the double cylinder answer and the 8816 is not a candidate. Confirm double cylinder hardware is permitted for the occupancy before specifying it.
15) The Omnia D12036A and the Emtek 8816 both look like brass sideplate lever sets - what is the difference for a property manager matching hardware across a floor?
Both are solid brass sideplate sets, so they read the same on the door face, but they do different jobs. The Emtek 8816 Delaware is a 9 inch non-keyed privacy set that comes as a complete set with knob or lever, latch, and strike plate, in finishes including oil rubbed bronze, satin nickel, flat black, polished chrome, and unlacquered brass. The Omnia D12036A is a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset, so it carries a key cylinder. Bedrooms and baths on a floor take the 8816; the unit entry door is where the keyed D12036A belongs.
16) Can an Omnia D12036PD dummy set be used where a privacy lock was specified?
No. The Omnia D12036PD is a double dummy, a solid brass dummy deadbolt lever lockset with plates on 5-1/2 inch centers, and it has no latch and no locking mechanism. A door specified for privacy needs the Emtek 8816 Delaware, a privacy/bed/bath function tubular set that includes the latch and strike plate and locks from the inside. The two share the sideplate look, which is exactly why the dummy gets ordered by mistake for a bathroom door.
17) Is the Emtek Delaware 8816 solid brass?
Brass throughout, both the material and the substrate, and it sits in Emtek's Brass collection rather than the bronze or stainless lines. That is what lets it carry the living unlacquered brass finish and the plated finishes on the same casting. Style is American Classic, so the plate profile is traditional rather than modern.
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