Pro-Lok - 12″ x 2-5/8″ Narrow Stile Door Latch Protector

It's built for exactly that opening. The Pro-Lok narrow stile latch protector measures 12 x 2-5/8 inches and is made for out-opening narrow stile and storefront doors, so the 2-5/8 inch dimension is what keeps it off the glass on a narrow aluminum stile. If your door swings in, a latch guard like this does nothing, since the latch edge isn't exposed from outside.

No handing to specify. The Pro-Lok 12 inch narrow stile latch protector is reversible, so the same part covers a left or right handed door. That matters if you're doing a building with doors swinging both ways, one part number covers the lot.

Both. The 12 inch Pro-Lok steel protector is made to obstruct access to the latch or the deadbolt, and it's stated as compatible with backsets, deadbolts and locksets. The 12 inch length is the reason, it spans enough of the door edge to cover a latch and a separate deadbolt on the same stile rather than just one point.

The Don-Jo LP-307 is a latch protector for aluminum storefront entrance doors measuring 2-5/8 inches by 7 inches in 12-gauge steel, for out-swing doors. It shares the 2-5/8 inch width of the Pro-Lok 12 inch by 2-5/8 inch narrow stile protector but covers 7 inches of height instead of 12, so it guards the latch area alone rather than spanning latch and deadbolt together. Both are intended for out-opening narrow stile or storefront doors.

A protector such as the Pro-Lok 12 inch by 2-5/8 inch narrow stile model is built to obstruct access to the latch or deadbolt of an outswinging door and is compatible with backsets, deadbolts and locksets. For a panic device the Trimco PG8000 Series covers panic and latch guards, so it is the series to look at when the hardware being shielded is an exit device rather than a latch or deadbolt.

Mounting hardware is included with the Pro-Lok narrow stile latch protector, so there's nothing else to add to the order to hang it. Pro-Lok publishes an installation guide for the ELP-310 if you want to see the hole layout before you drill the stile.

Two choices: Aluminum and Duronodic. Aluminum matches clear anodized storefront, which is the common mill finish on aluminum entrances. Duronodic is the dark bronze tone, pick that one if the existing door frames and pulls are the dark bronze anodized look. Match the frame, not the lock, since the guard sits on the door face next to the stile.

Closest cross-brand options are Don-Jo's aluminum entrance door guards: the LP-307 and GLP-307, both 2-5/8 by 7 inches for out swing entrance doors, and the NELP-207 at 3-1/2 by 6.5 inches in 12 gauge steel. Note the NELP-207 is 3-1/2 inches across, wider than the 2-5/8 inch Pro-Lok, so on a true narrow stile it may run into the glass stop. Trimco's PG8000 Series panic and latch guards are the other family, worth looking at if the door has an exit device rather than a cylindrical latch.

Yes, and that's the practical argument for it. The Pro-Lok narrow stile protector is stated compatible with backsets, deadbolts and locksets and is reversible for either hand, so a property manager or MRO buyer can carry one part for narrow stile outswing entrances regardless of which lock is in each door. The limit is the door itself: it has to be out-opening and narrow stile or storefront, and the 2-5/8 inch width has to clear the glass stop.

Both are Don-Jo latch protectors for aluminum entrance doors at 2-5/8 inches by 7 inches for out-swing openings, and both carry an entrance product function. The LP-307 is specified as 12-gauge steel for aluminum storefront entrance doors; the GLP-307 is described for aluminum entrance doors. Either covers a shorter span than the Pro-Lok 12 inch by 2-5/8 inch narrow stile protector, which is reversible for left or right-handed doors and ships with its mounting hardware.

No. The Don-Jo LP-307 is specified for out-swing aluminum storefront entrance doors, the same swing condition as the Pro-Lok 12 inch by 2-5/8 inch narrow stile protector, which is designed for out-opening narrow stile or storefront doors. The Don-Jo GLP-307 and NELP-207 are also out-swing protectors, so none of them substitute for an inswinging opening.

Pro-Lok lists the 12 inch narrow stile protector for residential, commercial and industrial use, and it's classified as a commercial part. It's steel, not plastic or cast zinc, which is what makes it hold up on a retail entrance getting daily abuse.