Emtek #8 Classic Arched Pocket Door Mortise Locks (2-7/8" x 7-5/8") - Brass

Yes, 1-3/8 inches is the minimum door thickness for the Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock. Door thickness has to be specified on the order for every function, keyed, passage, privacy and dummy alike, because the lock is built to the thickness you give. If you leave it off the order the set can come through wrong for your slab, so measure the actual door, not the nominal size.

Backset is 2-1/8 inches on the Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door lock, measured from the door edge to the center of the trim. The trim plates measure 2-7/8 by 7-5/8 inches and are 1/8 inch thick. If the pocket already routed in the door was cut for a different backset or a smaller plate, the arched trim will not cover the old cutout and the mortise pocket needs to be reworked. Compare those three numbers to what is in the door before you order.

No. Handing is not required on the Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock, so it works on a pocket door sliding either direction. The two things you do have to nail down at the order are door thickness and, on the keyed function, your keying arrangement.

Four functions are built in this arched trim. Privacy (model 2045) is the bathroom or bedroom choice, it locks from inside. Passage (2044) latches but does not lock, which is the closet or hall answer. Keyed (2043) takes a key for an office, storage room or exterior-adjacent pocket door. Dummy (2046) is trim only with no latch, used on a fixed or false leaf, or as the second half of a pair where only one door operates.

Emtek pocket door mortise locks can be keyed alike to each other, so a run of them across a building or a suite can all take one key. They may not key alike with other Emtek products, so do not plan on one key covering both these pocket doors and your Emtek entry or interior locks. Keyed alike or keyed different is chosen at the order, and keying to an existing code can be requested.

It ships as a complete set with screws and the strikeplate included, so the lock body, both trim plates and the jamb strike are all there. What is not included is the pocket door frame and track itself. If you are framing a new pocket, that is a separate item, for example the Orca Hardware PK1200 pocket door frame kit or an NGP SLAL250PD72 72 inch aluminum track rated to 250 pounds.

The Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock requires a minimum door thickness of 1-3/8 inches, so a thinner slab needs a different unit. The Pamex PF1 square style sliding door lock and the Pamex PF2 round sliding door lock are both listed for doors 1-5/16 to 1-9/16 inches thick, which takes in slabs below the Emtek minimum. The PF2 is listed with a 2-3/8 inch backset against the Emtek 2-1/8 inch backset, so the edge bore location changes.

Solid brass construction. Ten finishes are offered on every function: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4) and French Antique (US7). Unlacquered brass is the one that will patina in service rather than hold its as-shipped look, so specify it deliberately if you are matching a fleet of doors.

Yes, a split finish can be requested on the Emtek #8 pocket door mortise lock, which lets you run one finish on the room side and another on the hall side. That matters when a pocket door separates two rooms finished differently, say polished nickel on a bath side and oil rubbed bronze in the hallway. Note it as a split finish on the order along with the door thickness.

A mortise lock like the Emtek #8 is cut into the door edge and carries a full 2-7/8 by 7-5/8 inch trim plate on each face, which is what you want for a residential door where the hardware is meant to be seen and to match the rest of the trim. If the job just needs a functional privacy latch without decorative trim, a simpler unit like the Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch or the Deltana SDL25 at 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 inches does the same job in a smaller footprint and less door prep.

The Omnia 7035/A is the keyed entry pocket door lock in the comparable range, with modern rectangular trim and solid brass construction. Omnia also covers the other functions in that same rectangular styling: 7012/L privacy with emergency release, 7012/N passage with a mortise edge pull, and 7012/PD as a pair dummy set. The Emtek #8 is the choice when the opening is styled American Classic; the Omnia line is the square, modern-trim alternative.

Emtek lists this one as residential hardware, so it belongs on apartments, condos, single family and light hospitality rather than a high-traffic commercial opening. Property managers standardizing across units can key the pocket door locks alike to each other, which is the practical fleet advantage here. For a heavier duty pocket door application, the Deltana SDLA325 is the heavy-duty adjustable privacy lock in the comparable range at 3-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches.

Emtek publishes a 1-3/8 inch minimum for the #8 and asks that you state your actual door thickness on the order, so give them the 2 inch figure and the set is built to it. If you would rather work from a stated range, the Weslock 0527 rectangular passage pocket door lock covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, and the Weslock 0577 does the same range in privacy with an adjustable backset and full lip strike.

Run the working leaf on the function it needs, privacy 2045, passage 2044 or keyed 2043, and put the dummy 2046 on the fixed leaf so both faces carry the same arched trim with no second latch. Order both in the same finish, or use the split finish option if the two rooms are finished differently, and state the door thickness for each.

The Emtek #8 Classic Arched is a full mortise lock set with a 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch trim plate, screws and strikeplate included. If the opening only needs a privacy latch, the Rockwood 891 is a pocket door privacy latch, and the Deltana SDL25 is a privacy pocket door lock with a 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch face. The Orca Hardware PDLRD round and PDLSQ square pocket door locks are also privacy function. These carry smaller trim than the Emtek arched plate, which matters if you are covering an existing mortise cut-out.

No. The Emtek #8 Classic Arched is a pocket door mortise lock set that mounts in the door slab and comes with screws and a strikeplate. The Orca Hardware PK1200 is a pocket door frame kit, listed for 1 inch or 1-3/4 inch door thickness, and the NGP SLAL250PD72 is a 72 inch aluminum pocket door track rated up to 250 pounds. Those are the framing and suspension the door hangs on; neither latches or locks the door. If you are building the opening you may need both the track or frame kit and a lock.

The Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock uses a 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch arched trim plate, 1/8 inch thick, in an American Classic style. Among the alternatives, the Deltana SDL60 is a decorative 6 inch privacy pocket door lock, the Deltana SDLA325 measures 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch, and the Deltana SDL25 and SDP25 measure 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch. If you are replacing an Emtek #8 and want to cover the existing cut-out and screw holes, the smaller-plate units will not conceal the same footprint.

The Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock covers all four openings in one trim family: keyed (2043), passage (2044), privacy (2045) and dummy (2046), each in ten finishes from Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B to Polished Chrome US26, and the keyed units can be keyed alike with each other. Among the alternatives, the Omnia 7012 and 7035 range also spans privacy, passage, dummy and keyed entry, while the Deltana, Weslock, Orca and Pamex units in the set cover privacy and passage only, so a keyed or dummy opening would pull in a second family.

No, the Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock is a mechanical mortise lock with no electronic option. The keyed version uses a cylinder and key only, so there is no wiring, no power and no access control tie-in to plan for on the opening.

The Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock is an American Classic arched plate. For a squared or rectangular face, the Orca Hardware PDLSQ is a square privacy pocket door lock, the Pamex PF1 is a square style sliding door lock, and the Omnia 7012 family covers modern rectangular trim in privacy (7012/L), passage (7012/N) and pair dummy (7012/PD). For a round face instead, the Orca PDLRD privacy and Pamex PF2 round locks carry that profile.