Emtek 8995 Colonial 5-1/2" Center-to-Center Keyed Sideplate Lockset, Dummy (Pair) - Brass Tubular

Dummy function, so there is no latching and no turning mechanism. The Emtek 8995 Colonial sideplate set is fixed trim for a door that is held closed some other way, such as a ball catch or roller catch, or for the inactive leaf of a pair. It is also non-keyed. If you need the door to latch, you need a passage, privacy, or keyed version instead.

No door prep is needed. The 8995 dummy version is surface mounted and screws directly to the face of the door, which makes it a clean choice on a slab that is already hung or on a door you do not want to drill through.

The spacing is 5-1/2 inches center to center between the knob/lever opening and the upper opening on the plate. If you are replacing an existing sideplate set, measure that same dimension on the old plate; matching 5-1/2 inch layouts swap over cleanly, anything else leaves holes exposed.

Handing is required, right hand or left hand, and it is called out specifically for leversets since a lever has to point toward the hinge side correctly. Pick your hand at order time along with the knob or lever style.

Yes, the inside trim is your choice from the full Emtek brass knob and lever range, so you can run the same lever, for example a Milano or a Luzern, or a knob like Providence or Egg, across the whole house and use the sideplate only where you want it. Finish choices are 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).

The standard latch ships for a 2-3/8 inch backset and drops into one standard 2-1/8 inch bore. If your door is drilled at 2-3/4 inches, which is common on exterior doors, you have to call that out on the order or the latch will not reach.

The Emtek 8995 Colonial is a non-keyed dummy pair, so it has no bolt and no key function at all. For a locking sideplate set, the Omnia D12036A is a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass, and the Omnia D12036AC is the double cylinder version of the same sideplate design. Choose single cylinder where a thumbturn inside is acceptable, double cylinder where the opening has glass near the lock and the code allows a key both sides.

The Omnia D12036PD is the closest cross-brand match. It is a solid brass dummy deadbolt lever lockset with plates on 5-1/2 inch center-to-center spacing, the same center-to-center dimension the Emtek 8995 Colonial uses, and it is a double dummy function like the 8995 dummy pair. The practical difference is trim: the Emtek 8995 lets you specify the inside knob or lever style from the Emtek brass design range, while the Omnia comes as a fixed lever design.

It ships as a pair, one sideplate assembly for each face of the door, sold as a complete set with the knob or lever trim you select.

It is a residential product, solid brass, in Emtek's American Classic styling. For a high traffic commercial opening you would want a graded commercial lockset instead; the 8995 is meant for homes and light residential settings.

Put the dummy on the inactive leaf. The Emtek 8995 Colonial dummy pair is surface mounted with no door prep required and covers both faces of that leaf, and its inside trim can be specified from the same Emtek brass knob and lever range as the active leaf so the two match. The Omnia D12036PD double dummy with plates on 5-1/2 inch centers serves the same role if the active leaf is the Omnia D12036A single cylinder set.

The Emtek 8995 Colonial is classified for residential use, so it suits homes, multi-family unit doors and hospitality interiors rather than a rated commercial corridor opening. Within the brass sideplate family, the Omnia D12036A single cylinder and D12036AC double cylinder are the locking alternatives if a bolt is needed, but for a code-driven corridor opening you should be specifying a Grade 1 or Grade 2 bored lock rather than any of these decorative brass sideplate sets.