Square Venetian Bronze Low Profile Single Cylinder Deadbolt Featuring SmartKey Security

I happened to be in your Brentwood Store, and purchased 4 sets of BALDWIN handles and 2 sets of deadbolts. I needed 2 more deadbolts and had a really hard time finding any HD that carried this brand in house. Had to drive all the way back to Brentwood. I got lucky... Their only inventory was 2 dead bolts, nothing else Baldwin. But the trouble was worth it. Beautiful and high quality.

The Baldwin Square Satin Nickel Low Profile Single Cyclinder Deadbolt is easy to install. I would measure the depth of the existing latch hole to ensure this latch fits; since the previous Kwikset latch was 1/4 inch shorter and the deadbolt wouldn't fully lock, I had to drill 1/4" more for the deadbolt to engage in the strike plate. Lastly, the rekey was easy to perform as well - no lost springs and pins.

The SQUARE VENETIAN BRONZE LOW PROFILE SINGLE CYLINDER DEADBOLT FEATURING SMARTKEY is, I believe, quality. It was securely packaged and was noticeably heavy. I had to go and buy a boring bit. No big deal. The Kwikset website has videos and the template if needed. The instructions were excellent. Good sturdy keys. Locks smoothly. The picture doesn't do it justice since the door needs to be refinished this fall.

Great looking lock that is well built. It matches my kwikset handle perfectly. Using the lock gives a solid feel when engaging the lock. It locks and unlocks quickly and smoothly. Looks very nice and sits snugly on the door. It was no effort making it sit square on the door. I replaced a Kēvo that was agrivating me and the install process took under 10 minutes. The hardware used is of better quality and the deadbolt is a solid piece of metal. With smartkey, I was able to re-key the lock to match my other doors quickly and easily.

We purchased this deadbolt to replace a brass bolt put into an antique door. Needless to say, that wasn't a good look. This deadbolt fit in with the decor. It has a very decent weight to it and it is of good quality. The deadbolt was easy to install. Needed a larger screwdriver bit to get the screws in tightly. It locks without effort. We are very pleased with the look.

This lock from Baldwin (part of the Kwikset family) just screams quality and style. I paired the deadbolt with the Torrey Lever handleset in Venetian Bronze finish to make a bold statement to my front entry door. Installation was very straight forward and access to the screw heads, that is sometimes a pain, was excellent. The instructions were very clear. The strike plate for the deadbolt included extra heavy-duty screws to help prevent the door from being kicked in. The best feature of this lock is "Smartkey Security" meaning you can easily re-key this lock to match an existing lock that uses a KW1 key (most Kwikset and many others). In less than a minute after reading the instructions, you can key this lock to match an existing key. The bronze finish is gorgeous and the lever-style handle on the Torrey handleset eliminates fumbling with a knob when your arms are full of groceries. This is an excellent value when compared to high-end locks with similar appearance. INSTALL TIP: Since the deadbolt and handle set have rectangular escutcheons, getting them plumb and in the same plane is necessary for a professional presentation. Use a small level and/or a straight edge to align the locks before tightening the screws.

Overall this deadbolt from the prestige series is well designed and so far it has proved rugged The pros’ It has a much tougher strike plate than others I have. It has a dual turning rod that makes it easier for the key to operate with little effort. The Venetian bronze finish is both tough and aesthetic. The so called `Smart key` worked flawlessly and in three easy, straight forward steps, I now have changed the internal mechanism to accept my own key (just make sure that your other key will actually fit inside the lock before using the smart key.) The original supplied key does not now operate the lock, but my own key operates the lock perfectly. Should I ever need to change it back to the original key, it will take only 30 seconds to achieve this, again in 3 easy steps using the smart key. Excellent large head of the Baldwin keys making handling the key during operation secure Cons: Although the installation is straight forward and anybody that has fitted a door deadbolt should take no more than a few minutes but this one I did find a little more difficulty in lining it up and the throw bolt was quite stiff to operate. I loosened the holding screws and operated the dead bolt and then retightened the mounting screws. That worked. Now it is easy to slide across. But my point is that it has to line up perfectly in order for it to operate smoothly. No margin for error. Summing up: Excellent supplied instructions. All hardware supplied and is of a good quality.

This is the best deadbolt I have ever had. It has such a modern low profile. I love the square shape. The bolt slides so much easier than the deadbolt I replaced. The actual lever mechanism is so simple but it looked like a very solid, very strong lock when I installed it. Installation was a breeze, my only setback was the previous deadbolt had stripped screws. I also re keyed this deadbolt to use a different smart key and that was really simple. Just had to read the directions twice because I skipped a step. The new key works perfect.

I would recommend this dead bolt lock. It seems like a solid unit. I wanted to replace our front door lock which is brass colored with a dark finished lock to match the original door hardware. This would have worked out well but for the fact that the door was already bored for a lock that had the turning mechanism centered on the pivot in the bolt. This particular lock has a two spindle arrangement so that the outside escutcheon lines up lower than center and there was not room to install it without interfering with the original hardware. No fault of the lock set but if you have a tight space it might not work for you. In a new installation it would be fine.

Baldwin has always had a great reputation for manufacturing well made locks. My entry door lock set is a Baldwin product and after 20 years of service looks as great as the day it was bought and has performed flawlessly. I paired this stylish deadbolt with a Baldwin Venetian bronze keyed lever handle lock. Both locks look great and I replaced the locks on a pool access door with them. They were a tad more difficult to install than I'm used to but were still very simple. I like the fact that they fit all common door thicknesses from 1 3/8 inch to 1 3/4. They also have a latch adjustment for 2 3/8 or 2 3/4 inch. They locks come with extra long screws to fasten everything securely in place. Another nice feature is that you can easily rekey the lock yourself with a specially provided tool and easy to follow directions. In less than 5 minutes I rekeyed the dead bolt and other entry lock to use the same key.