Schlage vs. Baldwin Knobs
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Opinions on schlage vs. emtek vs. kwikset doorknobs
Comments (20)i sell doors and hardware. My opinion is, Must get a feel of all knobs of interest, before you go any farther. Then look at your purchase. Amortize your purchase, this long term or short term. Then look at your budget, but you spent $20k to $100k on a remodel or over $500k plus to build a house and you decided to save money on your locksets? You spent $1,000 plus on an entry door and your going to put a $100.00 lock on it? really? Our sales here are 90/95% Emtek. No one offers what they do. - Randy...See MoreDoor Hardware: Emtek, Schlage, or Kwikset
Comments (11)I don't actually have any firsthand experience with Emtek, but it appears to be good quality middle-range door hardware. I usually specify door hardware from Omnia, which makes very good architectural-quality hardware. I think it's probably a bit more more expensive than Emtek, but it's nowhere near the cost of stuff like Rocky Mountain Hardware, and some of the other brands that advertise heavily in the fancy design magazines. You can check out Omnia at their website: http://www.omniaindustries.com/ You can also compare prices on Emtek vs. Omnia at the website of Knobs and Things.com. They carry a wide range of both brands at competative prices (see the link below). One other bit of advise, if you're buying a whole house worth of door hardware, you might be better off letting your contractor place the order, unless you're willing to carefully think through every detail of every door. Door hardware is more complicated than most people think. You need to specify which hand, door thickness, offset, strike and type (privacy, passage, etc.). If the contractor makes a mistake, it's his problem. If you get it wrong, it's yours. I also recommend that you specify that all locks should be keyed the same. Then one key opens everything, so you don't have to find a different key for every door. James...See MoreEgg knob vs. Round knob?
Comments (9)It's more about what feels easier to manipulate in your hand than the visual look. You might think it's "just" a doorknob--I did. But even tho I thought the round knobs were cool and modern-looking, and the eggs less modern, those round ones were too slippery. Also think ahead 10 or more years: For some people, hand strength wanes. Also, I don't know which manufacturer you're looking at, but the visual of the egg-shaped doorknobs does tend to morph into a flatter look if there's a "rose cover" -- the part that goes flush against the door itself -- that's fully round. So again, that's where the value of "looks" is diminished. From a distance, you don't see "egg," you see "round." I'll post a photo to show you what I mean. (Some manufacturers are different; I didn't buy this brand, I bought Baldwin, in a different finish, but the visual is the same.) Here is a link that might be useful: sure-loc's egg doorknob...See MoreHas anyone here used Schlage aged bronze doorknobs in your house?
Comments (5)We just purchased our home 8 months ago and changed out all interior hardware to Schlage "Aged Bronze". (It had all Baldwin gold, yuk). Although Baldwin is an excellent product I couldn't live with the gold, and to redo the whole house with Baldwin was too pricey for our retirement budget. Although we did use Baldwin for our front entry handle set because of the quality and durability. We chose their "Venetian Bronze" which is almost an exact match to Schlage " Aged Bronze." My husband and I are pretty finicky with this type of stuff and were completely happy with our choices. (We used the same products in our last home and they held up well.) I am mainly writing this because matching the bronzes with different companies is daunting, and we pulled it off. Just thought this may be helpful to any one else doing a search trying to match bronze finishes for these two companies....See Morerandymeyer
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