Apartment Door Hardware: Entrance Lock Set and 3 More
An apartment entrance door lock set is a keyed lever, a deadbolt with a thumbturn inside, three hinges, a viewer, a door guard and a stop. Add privacy and passage levers for inner doors, a closer set for stair doors, and a panic device with keyed trim for the common entrance.
The set to order
| Part | What to check | Models |
|---|---|---|
| Unit entrance: lever and deadbolt | LH853 SNET has a 60 mm backset. D101 SS has a 25 mm deadbolt throw and a thumbturn inside. Both suit doors 35 to 45 mm. Have them keyed to match on the same order. | LH853 SNET, D101 SS |
| Unit entrance: mortise alternative | Lc21 8550 has a latch and deadbolt, 50 mm backset, 85 mm center distance. LH1033 SS suits doors 35 to 50 mm and has an 8 mm spindle, so confirm the fit. 70 SNKT has a key outside and thumbturn inside. Cylinder length follows door thickness. | Lc21 8550, LH1033 SS, 70 SNKT |
| Unit entrance: door viewer | DV05 lists 35 to 55 mm and 60 to 100 mm doors. DV05 BL lists a 200 degree view and a rotating privacy cover. | DV05, DV05 BL |
| Unit entrance: door guard | Zinc alloy swing bar. F001 is 110 mm long, F002 is 103 mm. Fits on the room side of the door and frame. | F001, F002 |
| Unit entrance: door closer | Only where the code or schedule asks for one. JU-061 850 mm, 25 to 45 kg. JU-073 850 mm, 40 to 65 kg. | JU-061, JU-073 |
| Unit entrance: door number | Stainless steel digits, sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6 in. Count digits, not doors. | NO01 |
| Hinges, unit and inner doors | SSH016 lists seven sizes, including 4 × 4 in × 2.5 mm and 3.5 × 3.5 in × 2.5 mm. State the size with the finish. | SSH016 |
| Door stop, unit and inner doors | DS05 is a floor stop, 44 mm diameter. DS022 is a wall stop. | DS05, DS022 |
| Inner door: bedroom and hallway | Passage function, doors 35 to 45 mm. Use a privacy lever instead if the bedroom needs a turn button. | LH853 SNPS, LH852 BNPS |
| Inner door: bathroom | Privacy function, turn button inside, doors 35 to 45 mm. Same lever as the passage row, so the unit stays in one style. | LH853 SNBK, LH852 BNBK |
| Inner door: sliding door | S03 is a 100 mm sliding hook lock. 600 is a recessed pull for sliding and pocket doors, in stainless steel. | S03, 600 |
| Stair door: non-locking lever | Passage function, doors 35 to 45 mm. For a door up to 50 mm, use Lc06 8550PS with LH1033 SS, and state Passage function on the order. | LH853 SNPS, Lc06 8550PS, LH1033 SS |
| Stair door: closer | JU-088 950 mm, 40 to 65 kg. JU-072 1050 mm, 40 to 65 kg. No hold-open. | JU-088, JU-072 |
| Stair door: hinges | Steel or stainless steel, never brass. Quantity and position come from the door certificate. BL028 is black, 4 × 3 in × 2.5 mm. | BL028, SSH012 |
| Common entrance: push exit with keyed trim | Device on the inside face. Residents enter by key through the outside lever. 306-S is published for doors up to 1300 mm wide. 016 is reversible. | 306-S, 316-S, 016 |
| Common entrance: pair | Top and bottom latching. Add a coordinator if the pair is rebated. | 306-D, 316-D, DC02 |
| Common entrance: aluminum door | Deadlatch with hold-back. Order single cylinder, so nobody needs a key on the inside. | HY007 |
| Common entrance: intercom lock | Rim lock with electric and manual operation, doors 35 to 55 mm. Order single cylinder, never double. Voltage is confirmed against your drawing. | 1073S |
| Common entrance: closer | JU-072 1050 mm, 40 to 65 kg. JU-093 1050 mm, 45 to 85 kg. One per leaf. | JU-072, JU-093 |
The set by door type
Write the order per unit type, not per door. A two-bedroom unit has one entrance set and a fixed count of inner doors, so one unit schedule multiplied by the unit count is most of the order. Stair and common entrance doors are counted once per block.
| Door | What it has to do | Hardware | Models |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit entrance | Locks the home, and opens from inside with no key. | Keyed lever, deadbolt, viewer, door guard, hinges, stop | LH853 SNET with D101 SS, or Lc21 8550 with LH1033 SS and 70 SNKT; DV05; F001; SSH016; DS05 |
| Inner doors | Gives privacy in the bathroom, and simply latches elsewhere. | Passage lever, privacy lever, hinges, stops | LH853 SNPS, LH853 SNBK, or LH852 BNPS, LH852 BNBK; SSH016; DS05, DS022 |
| Stair door | Closes and latches by itself, and never needs a key. | Non-locking lever, closer, hinges | LH853 SNPS; JU-088, JU-072; BL028, SSH012 |
| Common entrance | Keeps strangers out, and lets everyone out with one action. | Panic device with keyed trim, or aluminum deadlatch, closer | 306-S, 316-S with 016; pairs 306-D, 316-D; HY007; 1073S; JU-072, JU-093 |
Quantities per door
Three hinges assumes a leaf up to 2286 mm (90 in) high, at the common trade rate of one hinge for each 762 mm (30 in) of height. Count bathrooms and bedrooms from the unit plan, then multiply by the units of that type.
| Line | Unit entrance | Bedroom door | Bathroom door | Stair door | Common entrance, single leaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lever set | 1 keyed | 1 passage | 1 privacy | 1 passage | 0 |
| Deadbolt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hinges | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Door stop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Viewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Door guard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Closer | By code | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Panic device and outside trim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 of each |
The unit entrance lock set
Choose between two routes by the door you have. A door bored for a tubular lock takes the lever and deadbolt pair. A door with a mortise pocket takes the case, lever and cylinder. Do not mix the two on one door schedule, because the door maker prepares the door to one of them.
Whichever you pick, the resident must be able to leave without a key. The IBC lets a unit door with 10 or fewer occupants carry a deadbolt, night latch or security chain, as long as it opens from inside with no key or tool. Some codes allow only one releasing action from inside, so a lever plus a separate deadbolt can fail there. Ask the local authority before you fix the set.
- Order D101 SS, which has a thumbturn inside. D102 SS is double cylinder, so keep it off a unit door.
- Order 70 SNKT, not 70 SNDK, which has a key on both sides.
- The thumbturn of the cylinder goes on the room side.
- The door guard and viewer are both fitted from the room side.
- XF-1 is a cylinder protector for armored and security doors. Add it only after you confirm the fit to the door.
Fire-rated unit doors
In many codes a unit door onto a rated corridor is a fire door that closes itself. If yours is, the door certificate decides what can be fitted. We publish no fire rating for these products, so check each line against the fire exit door checklist. Ask the door maker before you drill a viewer hole or fix a guard, and do not use a closer hold-open setting.
Inner doors
These take the largest quantity and the least attention, so most of the money sits here. Choose one lever and buy it in both functions. LH853 and LH852 each come as passage and privacy.
- The bathroom turn button goes on the bathroom side.
- Check the outside release on a sample, so a child locked in can be reached.
- LH853 sets are reversible, so one part number covers left and right hand doors.
- Use a floor stop where the door opens into a room, and a wall stop in a tight hallway.
Stair and common entrance doors
A stair door closes and latches every time, so it takes a non-locking lever and a closer. Under the IBC, interior stair doors generally open from both sides with no key, with exceptions by building. Confirm that with the local authority.
The common entrance has one job that a home does not: it must let everyone out with one action and keep strangers out. A panic device with a keyed outside lever does that with no wiring. A keyed outside lever also means every resident key must fit it, so settle the keying first. Where an intercom releases the door, 1073S is the rim lock we list for that. Try the inside release on a sample, because leaving must never need a key.
- Door entry panels and electric strikes are not in this catalogue.
- A closer on the common entrance is what makes the lock work, so do not drop it to save cost.
- An outside door also fights wind, so send the exposure with the door weight.
What goes wrong on site
- Double cylinder deadbolts arrive because they looked more secure. Residents cannot leave in a fire without the key.
- A door is bored for a tubular lock and the order holds mortise cases. Confirm the door preparation first.
- Hinges come with no size stated. SSH016 has seven sizes, so name one.
- A lever and deadbolt arrive on different keys. Put keyed to match on the order line.
- The viewer barrel is too short for the door. Give the door thickness with the order.
What to send
- Unit types, with the count of each.
- Door count per unit: entrance, bedroom, bathroom, sliding.
- Stair and common entrance doors per block.
- Leaf width, height and thickness for each door type.
- Door preparation: bored or mortise.
- Fire rating of each door, with its certificate.
- Keying schedule, including which keys open the common entrance.
- One finish for the whole project.
Questions buyers ask
What is in an apartment entrance door lock set?
A keyed lever, a deadbolt or mortise lock with a thumbturn inside, three hinges, a viewer, a door guard and a door stop. Add a closer where the code asks for one.
Can an apartment door use a double cylinder deadbolt?
Keep it off. The resident must be able to leave with no key, and a double cylinder needs one on both sides. Order D101 SS, which has a thumbturn inside.
Can the lever and deadbolt use one key?
Yes. LH853 SNET is listed as keyable alike with deadbolts, and D101 SS can be keyed to match the entrance lock. Put keyed to match on the order line.
Does an apartment entrance door need a closer?
It depends on the code. Many treat a unit door on a rated corridor as a fire door that closes itself. Follow the door schedule and confirm with the local authority.
What goes on a common entrance door?
A panic device on the inside face, a keyed outside lever such as 016, and a closer. An aluminum door takes HY007 in the single cylinder version. Confirm the exit rule with the local authority.
Can residents have one key for their unit and the main door?
That is a keying question, so send a keying schedule. Tell us which locks must share a key, and it is confirmed against the models in your order.
Sources
Codes change and vary by place. Confirm with the authority for your project.