Kwikset KWI-968PSKSQT Pismo Knob with Square Rose Interior Dummy Handleset Trim

Interior side only. The Pismo knob with square rose is the inside trim for a Kwikset handleset, and the matching Kwikset exterior pack has to be ordered separately. If you're replacing a broken inside knob on a handleset you already have, this is the part. If you're doing a full front door from scratch, you need both halves.

It's a dummy trim. The knob doesn't retract a latch and doesn't turn to operate anything, so it can't be used on its own as a door knob. Locking on the handleset is handled by the turn piece on the interior of the lock, not by this knob. Anyone expecting a functioning passage or privacy knob should look at a different trim.

No handing to specify. The Pismo interior pack is fully reversible and works on a right or left hand door, so one part number covers both swings. That matters if you're buying several for a building and don't want to track which door is which.

It's a residential product, ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified. Grade 2 is fine for apartments, single family, and light multi-family entry doors. For a high-traffic commercial entrance where a Grade 1 spec is on the drawing, this isn't the trim to spec.

No. The Pismo interior pack is dummy trim - a non-functioning knob on a square rose that mounts on the inside of a Kwikset handleset opening, and it is reversible for right- or left-hand doors. If the inside of the door has to actually secure the opening, a non-keyed thumbturn deadbolt such as the BEST 8T-KL is the different animal: it is a closet-function tubular deadbolt configured blank plate by thumbturn, so the outside face is a plain plate and the inside thumbturn throws the bolt. Pick the Pismo pack when the securing hardware is already in the handleset and the interior only needs a matching pull; pick a blank plate by thumbturn deadbolt when the inside face itself has to lock the door.

The Pismo interior knob pack is residential Kwikset handleset trim and is meant to pair with a Kwikset exterior pack on a standard residential door. For a narrow stile aluminum door, the Lockey 2950 is a narrow stile hookbolt mechanical pushbutton lock built around a 1-1/8 inch backset and fitting doors 1-1/8 to 2 inches thick. For a gate or similar opening where the backset has to be set on site, the Lockey 2500 Series is a mechanical keypad hook bolt lock with an adjustable backset, also covering 1-1/8 to 2 inch door thickness. Both throw a hook bolt, which is the bolt type those narrow frames call for.

Four finishes: Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel, Bright Chrome, and Matte Black. Order the interior pack in the same finish as the Kwikset exterior handleset pack, since the two halves are sold separately and each is finished on its own.

Yes, it meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements. That's useful if you're outfitting accessible units in a multi-family building and need the entry trim to hold up in a plan review.

The Pismo interior pack is trim only and has no keypad or credential of any kind. For code entry, the Codelocks CL250 tubular latch with key override or the heavy duty Codelocks CL510/CL515 back-to-back are mechanical pushbutton options. On a narrow stile aluminum or glass front door, the Lockey 2950 narrow stile hookbolt pushbutton lock with 1-1/8 inch backset fits doors 1-1/8 to 2 inches thick, and the Lockey 2500 Series with adjustable backset covers the same thickness range.

Pismo is a Kwikset Signature Series interior pack with a knob on a square rose. If your other doors already carry Pismo trim, this matches by collection and finish. If they carry a different Kwikset collection, the rose shape and knob profile won't line up visually even though it will still mount to a Kwikset handleset.

They solve different halves of the door. The Pismo interior pack is a knob on a square rose with no working latch, sold to complete the inside of a Kwikset handleset; the securing function on that opening lives in the exterior pack and the handleset's own turn piece. The BEST 8T-KL is a closet function non-keyed tubular deadbolt, blank plate on one face and thumbturn on the other, and it is sized for a 1-3/4 inch door. A buyer looking for a one-for-one replacement of Pismo interior trim wants Kwikset handleset trim; the 8T-KL is the answer when the requirement is a bolt operated only from inside, with no outside operation at all.

Moving from Kwikset handleset trim to a mechanical code lock changes both the operation and the duty class. The Pismo interior pack is residential Kwikset handleset trim with a non-functioning knob. The Codelocks CL510 and CL515 of the CL500 Series and the CL610 and CL615 of the CL600 Series are tubular latchbolt back-to-back locks carrying a heavy duty rating, with code entry on each side of the door. If a mechanical key needs to remain in the picture on that opening, the Codelocks CL250 of the CL200 Series is a tubular latch with key override. All of these replace the lockset itself, so the handleset trim, strike, and prep for the old opening do not carry over.

A screwdriver. The interior pack mounts to the handleset with no drilling or special tools, which is why property managers hand these to on-site maintenance rather than calling a locksmith. The door prep is already there if you're swapping trim on an existing Kwikset handleset.