Emtek 8996 Delaware 5-1/2" Center-to-Center Keyed Sideplate Lockset, Passage/Single Keyed - Brass Tubular

Yes. The 8996 Delaware keyed sideplate set covers doors from 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches, so it works on both older interior slabs and standard exterior doors. It needs one 2-1/8 inch cross bore, and the latch is adjustable between a 2-3/8 and 2-3/4 inch backset, so it drops into a door already bored for a standard knob or lever. The one thing to measure before ordering is the sideplate: it is a 5-1/2 inch center-to-center layout, meaning the bore and the deadbolt hole above it must be 5-1/2 inches apart for the plate to land on both.

It is the distance from the center of the knob or lever bore to the center of the deadbolt bore above it. The Delaware 8996 is built on a 5-1/2 inch spacing, and that number has to match the holes in your door. If your existing prep is 5-1/2 inch spacing you can swap straight over; if it is a different spacing, the long sideplate will not cover both holes and you will need a set built for that dimension. Measure hole center to hole center, not edge to edge.

Handing is required. You pick right hand or left hand on the order, and it matters because levers are handed. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your right it is right hand, hinges on the left is left hand. Get it wrong and the lever points up instead of down. Backset is a separate required choice, 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches, and the standard latch ships 2-3/8 unless you call out 2-3/4.

Single cylinder. Key on the outside, thumbturn-free interior trim, with the knob or lever handling operation from inside. It is an entry function tubular lockset in solid brass. If your local code or your insurer wants a key on both sides of a glazed door, this is not the set for it, and the Omnia D12036AC is a double cylinder deadbolt lever lockset instead.

Yes. Keying is a required selection at no charge, and you choose keyed different or keyed alike. Keyed alike is the option when you are doing a front, side, and back door on one house or matching several units to one key. There is also a keying-to-code field, so if you are standardizing on an existing key code across a property you can enter it and the cylinders arrive on that code rather than needing to be rekeyed on site.

It is a residential lockset. Solid brass tubular construction on a standard 2-1/8 inch bore, aimed at homes, condos, and single-family rentals. For an apartment corridor door, a school, or anything on a commercial spec that calls for a graded lock, this is the wrong family; specify a Grade 1 or Grade 2 cylindrical or mortise lock instead.

The Emtek 8996 Delaware is a keyed sideplate lockset with 5-1/2 inch center-to-center spacing, single cylinder keyed function, tubular lock type, and brass construction. The nearest equivalent from another maker is the Omnia D12036A, a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass. Both key from the outside and operate from the inside without a key, so either suits a standard residential entry door. The difference a buyer feels is trim selection: the 8996 is ordered with a specified Emtek knob or lever style for the inside trim and handing, in finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), and Polished Chrome (US26), while the Omnia is a lever set as configured.

The Emtek 8996 Delaware is a single cylinder set, meaning it keys from the outside and turns from the inside without a key. For an opening where a thumbturn within reach of glass is not acceptable, the Omnia D12036AC is a double cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass with a sideplate design, requiring a key on both sides. That is the functional distinction to check before ordering: single cylinder for a solid door, double cylinder where the inside must also be key-operated. Local egress codes govern whether double cylinder is permitted on a given door, so confirm that before specifying.

The Emtek 8996 Delaware is a working keyed set with a latch and strike plate, which an inactive leaf does not need. For that leaf, the Omnia D12036PD is a solid brass dummy deadbolt lever lockset with plates at 5-1/2 inch center-to-center, the same center-to-center spacing the 8996 Delaware uses. Its function is double dummy, so it is surface applied with trim on both faces and no latch or cylinder. Pairing the two keeps the sideplate appearance consistent across both leaves while only the active leaf carries the lock.

Either. The Delaware plate accepts any Emtek brass knob or lever style, and the list runs from plain (Round, Square, Octagon) through crystal (Bristol, Windsor, Old Town, Georgetown) to the modern bar and knurled families (T-Bar, R-Bar, L-Square, Conical). Practical note for a rental or a high-traffic unit: a lever is easier to operate with full hands and is the accessible choice, while a knob is harder for a child to work. If you go with a lever, handing becomes a required selection; the description calls that out specifically for leversets.

A sideplate set puts the handle and the deadbolt on one continuous escutcheon plate rather than two separate rosettes. Visually it reads as one piece of hardware instead of two, which is why it gets specified on front doors. Functionally the constraint is spacing: the plate is fixed at 5-1/2 inch center-to-center on the Delaware 8996, so your bores must be at that spacing. Separate knob and deadbolt trim is more forgiving because each piece covers its own hole independently. If your existing holes are at an odd spacing and you cannot re-bore, go with separate trim.

Omnia makes the closest cross-brand equivalents ZenSupply carries. The D12036A is a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset in solid brass, the same function as the 8996 Delaware. The D12036AC is the double cylinder version if you need key access from both sides. There is also the D12036PD, a double dummy solid brass sideplate lever set at 5-1/2 inch center-to-center, which is what you order for the inactive leaf of a pair of doors or a closet door that only needs a pull.

That takes the Emtek 443 Interconnect Device, an optional add-on to the 8996 Delaware. It links the two so a single motion on the inside lever retracts the latch and the deadbolt at once, which is what you want on an egress door where a resident should not have to operate two separate pieces of hardware to get out. Without it, the deadbolt and the lever operate independently.

No. The two look alike because both are sideplate lever sets at 5-1/2 inch center-to-center, but the Omnia D12036PD is a double dummy: trim only, no latch and no cylinder, so it will not hold a door closed or lock. The Emtek 8996 Delaware is an entry function set, single cylinder keyed, supplied with a latch and strike plate and a 2-1/8 inch cross bore prep for a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door. For a keyed opening the correct Omnia counterparts are the D12036A single cylinder or the D12036AC double cylinder; the D12036PD belongs only on a leaf that never latches.

Three sets cover that range at 5-1/2 inch center-to-center. The Emtek 8996 Delaware handles keyed entry doors as a single cylinder tubular brass set, and it can be ordered keyed alike across the building so one key runs the fleet, or keyed to an existing code. Where the inside must also be key-operated, the Omnia D12036AC is the double cylinder solid brass sideplate set. Where a leaf is inactive or purely decorative, the Omnia D12036PD is the double dummy at the same 5-1/2 inch spacing. Specifying by function this way keeps one sideplate look across every door type in the building.