Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth Lever - Privacy Set

Yes. The L-Square Smooth privacy set drops into standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore prep, and the latch is adjustable for either a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset. Backset is a required selection when ordering, so pick the one that matches the hole already drilled in your door. One exception on prep: if you choose the STRETTO rosette, the door needs a 1-1/4 inch diameter bore hole and a 2-hole preparation for the privacy thumbturn.

Yes, handing is a required choice: left hand or right hand. The L-Square stem is a shaped lever, not a reversible one, so a lever ordered for the wrong hand will point the wrong way on the door. Stand outside the door (the side it opens away from) and note which side the hinges are on to determine the hand before ordering.

It ships as a complete set, latch and strike plate included, so nothing else is needed to hang it on a properly prepped door. The latch faceplate is available in round corner or square corner to match the mortise already cut into the edge of your door. Choose the Concealed Fastener mechanism and a 28 degree latch is included with it.

The SELECT Series brass lever is a residential-grade tubular lockset, built for homes and high-end interiors rather than commercial traffic. For a commercial opening or heavy multi-family turnover, look at a Grade 1 or Grade 2 cylindrical lock instead: the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy function cylindrical lock, and the Hager 2540 is another privacy cylindrical option covering 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. Those are the ones written to a commercial duty spec.

On standard door prep, yes. The set uses a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, which are the two standard residential backsets, so it takes over most existing bored openings without redrilling. The one case that needs new prep is the STRETTO rosette, which calls for a 1-1/4 inch bore and a two-hole preparation for the thumbturn.

The Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy Lever with 5048 Rose is the closest peer in the decorative privacy category - it is a privacy/bed/bath lever sold with its rose, the same function the Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth lever carries. The difference is configurability: the Emtek is built from a solid brass lever on a chosen rosette, with seven rosette shapes including Disk, Square, Modern Rectangular, Quincy, Urban Modern, Watford and Wilshire, while the Baldwin 5103 is supplied as a fixed pairing with the 5048 rose. If a bedroom or bath door needs a specific rose profile to match adjacent hardware, that choice sits on the Emtek side; if the 5048 rose is already the standard in the house, the Baldwin arrives as one part number.

For a commercial restroom, look at the Hager 2540 Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever or the Arrow MK02-TA privacy cylindrical lock, which carries a fire rating. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth lever is a residential privacy set, so it is aimed at bedroom and bath doors in a home rather than at a rated or high-traffic commercial opening. The Hager 2540 covers doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick; the Arrow MK02-TA is a knob rather than a lever, so where lever operation is required for accessibility the Hager is the one that keeps the lever.

No. The Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 Rose is a passage/hall/closet function, meaning it latches but does not lock, so it will not secure a bathroom or bedroom door. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth lever is a privacy/bed/bath set with a non-keyed thumbturn-style lock. The Baldwin privacy counterpart in the same Estate 5103 family is the correct swap if the goal is a locking bath door with Baldwin trim.

The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth privacy set is specified for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, so a full 2 inch door falls outside it. The Hager 2540 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever is built for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors and holds the privacy/bed/bath function, which makes it the one to reach for on a thicker leaf. Confirm backset before ordering, since the Emtek is adjustable between 2-3/8 inch and 2-3/4 inch.

The CF mechanism hides the mounting screws so no fasteners show on the rosette face, and it comes with the 28 degree latch. The tradeoff is door thickness: CF covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch, while the standard latch covers 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch. If the door is thicker than 1-3/4 inch, either go standard or call out the thickness on the order. For a clean, screwless look on a normal 1-3/4 inch interior door, CF is the one to pick.

The L-Square Smooth lever can be ordered on any brass rosette, and seven shapes are offered: Disk, Modern Rectangular, Quincy, Square, Urban Modern, Watford, and Wilshire. That is how you match a run of doors, square rosettes on a contemporary job, round Disk where the existing hardware is round. A split finish option is also available if the two faces of the door need different finishes.

Non-keyed. A privacy or bed and bath set locks from the inside with a thumbturn and has no key cylinder, which is what you want on a bedroom or bathroom door. If you need a lever that takes a key for an office, closet with valuables, or exterior door, this is not the function to order.

Two decorative alternatives we carry: the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with the 5048 rose, which is the closest peer for a designer residential interior, and the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever, a Grade 3 set covering 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors for a lower-cost run of doors. The Emtek differs in that the lever, stem, and rosette are specified separately, so you can mix rosette shape and finish across a house.

Not this one. The L-Square Smooth set is privacy function, meaning it has a thumbturn and locks. For a hall or closet door you want the passage version of the same lever so the handle is always free. Matching alternatives if you are pricing across brands: the Baldwin Estate 5103 passage lever with the 5048 rose, or the Bravura Tampa square trim passage leverset.

The Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton privacy lever set is the plainer option - a Grade 3 privacy/bed/bath lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, ordered as a single configuration. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth privacy set is a brass lever built to order across rosette shape, finish, handing and backset, which is what a millwork-matched interior calls for and more decisions than a turn-and-burn rental door usually needs. Both serve the same bedroom and bath function.

Within the decorative brass families, the Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 Rose covers hall and closet doors, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy is made in both left hand and right hand for a door leaf that never latches. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth privacy set handles the bedroom and bath doors in the same run. Note the Emtek is ordered by handing, so a hall of mixed-swing doors needs the hand specified door by door on the privacy sets.

No - the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, so it does not lock and cannot serve a bath or bedroom door. What it does offer that the Emtek does not is a 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch door thickness range with a fire rating, which suits a heavy rated corridor door. For a locking bath opening, stay with a privacy function such as the Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth set.

For a keyed opening in a decorative brass line, the Deltana 6201 Manchester, 6411 Morant and 6431 Linstead lever entry sets all cover doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, and the Deltana 5851 Claremont is a further entry lever in the same family. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth set is non-keyed privacy, made for bedroom and bath doors, so it does not cover the front door. On a mixed job, the entry function is a separate part number from the privacy sets.

For code entry on a lever, the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock is ADA compliant and fits doors 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch thick, with the Lockey 2835DC offering a double combination on the same thickness range; the Lockey 1150 heavy duty keypad lever set covers 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors and the 1150S adds an adjustable backset. The Delaney LP250 is the Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock if power rather than mechanical pushbuttons is wanted. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth set is a non-electronic privacy lever, so it locks from inside the room only and has no code entry.

The Hager 2540 with the Withnell lever is Grade 2 and covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Arrow MK02-TA privacy lock is fire rated, both built around a standard commercial trim. The Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth set is a residential brass privacy lever offered in seven finishes including Flat Black, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Chrome, Polished Nickel, Satin Brass, Satin Nickel and Unlacquered Brass, with a concealed fastener option so no screws show on the rosette. Hospitality projects that specify a commercial grade on guest bath doors go to the Hager or Arrow; projects specifying decorative brass trim go to the Emtek.

On the inactive leaf, yes - a dummy has no latch and mounts as trim only. The Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy comes handed left and right for decorative interiors, and in commercial lines the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim is Grade 1 heavy duty while the BEST 7KC Series single dummy trim is Grade 2 medium duty. The active leaf still needs the latching privacy function, which is what the Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth set provides for a bedroom or bath.