Kwikset KWI-788L Laurel Knob Half Dummy Lock

The Kwikset 788L Laurel half dummy is a non-turning knob for one side of a door only. There is no latch and no locking, so it gives you something to pull on where the door is held shut by a ball catch, roller catch, or magnet. Typical spots are closet doors, pantry doors, and the inactive leaf of a pair. If you need the door to actually latch when it closes, order a passage knob instead, such as the Dexter C2000 passage ball knob or the Corbin Russwin CK4410 passage/closet lock.

No handing to specify. The Laurel knob is universal and mounts on either a right handed or left handed door, so one part number covers every opening in the building. That is worth knowing if you are buying for a multi-unit property and do not want to survey door swings before ordering.

No. There is no locking mechanism and no latch in a half dummy, so it will not hold a door closed or give privacy. For a bed or bath door you need a privacy knob with a push-button or turn-button inside, such as the Dexter C2000 privacy ball knob or the Pamex FTF Baron privacy knob, which fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Kwikset 788L Laurel is a half dummy, meaning a single non-turning knob for one face of the door. For trim on both faces, Emtek sells dummy knobsets by the pair, including the Arts and Crafts Hammered Egg dummy pair and the Classic Brass Crystal Georgetown and Providence dummy pairs. Those are the right call on a double closet or a French door pair where each leaf needs a pull on the visible side.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the nearest commercial counterpart. Both are non-keyed dummy knob trim carrying an ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 rating, but the A170 is A Series trim rated heavy duty and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. The Kwikset 788L Laurel is a Grade 2 residential knob in the Laurel collection. For a hallway or closet door in an apartment or office corridor where the pull is purely decorative, either does the job; the A170 is the one to quote when the specification calls for heavy duty trim.

Yes. The Kwikset 788L Laurel is dummy function, a non-turning knob with no latch, so it will not hold a door closed. For a latching hall or closet door, use a passage knob such as the Dexter C2000 Series passage knob, a Grade 2 unit for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, or the Arrow MK01 or RK01, both Grade 2 passage knobs for the same thickness range. Corbin Russwin CK4410 is the Grade 2 passage option in the CK4400 Series, and the CK4310 is the Grade 1 version covering 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

Five finishes: Satin Nickel, Venetian Bronze, Bright Chrome, Antique Nickel, and Matte Black. Kwikset uses the same finish names across the Signature Series, so if the passage and privacy knobs already on your interior doors are Kwikset in one of those finishes, the Laurel dummy will match the set.

The Laurel half dummy mounts with a screwdriver in a few minutes and does not require a latch to be installed, since there is nothing to retract. It works fine on a door with an existing 2-1/8 inch cross bore left from a removed knob, and it does not need a bored edge or a strike in the jamb. On a solid slab with no prep, you are only fastening the rose.

For a straight single dummy knob, the Schlage A170 A Series dummy trim is the closest commercial equivalent at Grade 2 heavy duty and it is rated for 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch doors. Cal-Royal BA40 is another cylindrical dummy knob covering 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and BEST 6K single dummy trim is the Grade 2 medium duty option. For a decorative solid brass look, Omnia 434/0 and Omnia 442/00 are traditional egg-shaped single dummy knobs.

The 788L Laurel covers the doors that need no latch at all. For the bedrooms and baths on the same run, privacy knobs include the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 privacy knob for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Cal-Royal BER20 Grade 3 privacy knob, and the Pamex FTF Baron Grade 3 privacy knob. For keyed doors, Cal-Royal BER00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office knob cut to a Kwikset keyway, which keeps a Kwikset-keyed building on one key system.

No. They look similar because each is a single knob on a rose, but they serve different hardware. The Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design for the 7800 Series, and the Imperial ED-BKL580 is storeroom-function knob trim for the ED-500 Series - both are exit device trim that mounts to a panic bar. The Kwikset 788L Laurel is a residential half dummy that mounts to a plain interior door with a standard cylindrical bore. Ordering exit trim for a closet door leaves you with parts that have nothing to attach to.

The Kwikset 788L Laurel is a Grade 2 residential knob. Where the specification calls for Grade 1 commercial trim on a latching door, Falcon X101 is a heavy duty Grade 1 cylindrical passage knobset with interchangeable core, fire rated, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Schlage D10S is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage latch with orbit knob. Falcon W101 sits between, a Grade 2 medium duty fire rated passage knob with a 2-3/4 inch backset. Note that all three latch, so they are alternatives only if the opening needs a working latch rather than fixed dummy trim.