Kwikset 83534 2-1/4" Round Corner Adjustable Plain latch and Deadlatch Strike

The 83534 is a strike for a plain latch or a deadlatch, so it suits a passage or entry knob/lever latch as well as a deadlatching entry latch. It is not a deadbolt strike. If you are replacing the plate behind a deadbolt, look for a dedicated deadbolt strike such as the Deltana SP2753 or the Emtek 83223 instead.

The strike measures 2 x 1 inches, which is the standard residential jamb cutout for a knob or lever latch. If your existing plate is that size, the 83534 drops into the same mortise and screw pattern without recutting the jamb.

That is what this part is for. The 83534 is an adjustable strike, so the lip position can be tuned to take up the gap between the door and the stop after a door has settled or a jamb has shifted. It buys you a small amount of travel, not a rebuild: if the latch is missing the pocket by a wide margin the jamb itself needs attention.

The Kwikset 83534 is specified for use with a plain latch and deadlatch, which is the beveled latch a knob or lever throws, not a deadbolt. For a deadbolt bore, Emtek makes the 83223 standard deadbolt strike plate with square corners, and Deltana makes the SP2753 deadbolt strike plate in steel at 2-3/4 inches by 1-1/4 inches. If a door has both a knob and a deadbolt, it takes two separate strikes, one of each type.

They do different jobs. The Emtek 83223 is a standard deadbolt strike plate with square corners, so it is prepped for a deadbolt throw. The Kwikset 83534 is an extended lip strike measuring 2 inches by 1 inch, made for a plain latch and deadlatch. Swapping one for the other puts the wrong opening in front of the bolt, so choose by which hardware is being struck, not by the plate outline.

An extended lip carries the ramp further out from the jamb so the latch rides over the lip instead of catching on the casing or a thick door stop. You want it where the door sits proud of the frame, where trim crowds the opening, or where the latch was scraping the jamb edge. The 83534 is an extended lip strike; on a flush, plainly cased opening a standard lip plate is enough.

It is a residential strike. For apartment interiors, single-family doors, and light-duty unit turnover it is the right part. On a commercial opening with a Grade 1 or Grade 2 lockset, use a strike supplied for that lock rather than this one, since the latch prep and screw pattern differ.

Yes, within a residential portfolio. Because it is a plain latch and deadlatch strike in the common 2 x 1 inch size with an adjustable lip, one part number covers a mix of doors that have drifted out of alignment over time. Deadbolts on those same doors need a separate plate; the Deltana SP2753 at 2-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches is a deadbolt strike option.

The Kwikset 83534 measures 2 inches by 1 inch. The Deltana SP2753 is a larger footprint at 2-3/4 inches by 1-1/4 inches in steel, which covers more of the jamb face, though it is a deadbolt strike and suits a deadbolt bore rather than a latch. On a latch opening where the old cutout shows around a 2 by 1 plate, the usual fix is a filler and touch-up rather than a deadbolt plate.

The Codelocks ASA strike plate is part of the Codelocks ASA strike series in a stainless steel finish and pairs with Codelocks hardware. The Kwikset 83534 is a residential-duty extended lip strike for a plain latch and deadlatch, offered in satin nickel. Match the strike to the lock family already on the door: a Codelocks unit takes the ASA strike, a residential knob or lever latch takes a latch strike like the 83534.

The Emtek 83223 has square corners, so a jamb routed with rounded corners would need the corners squared out with a chisel before it seats flush. The Kwikset 83534 is a round corner strike sized 2 inches by 1 inch, which drops into a router-cut mortise without that step. Check the existing mortise corners first, because that detail decides how much jamb work the swap involves.

Satin nickel, and that is the only finish offered on it. If the rest of the trim on the opening is satin nickel it will match; against polished brass or matte black hardware it will read as an odd part out, which matters on a visible jamb.