Installing a Baldwin Estate (w/mortise) lock in a Thermatru Fiberglass door

Michael Skvarenina

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Nov 9, 2003, 11:36:27 AM11/9/03

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I have a Thermatru Class-Craft fiberglass door that offers "solid oak
square edges and a sturdy full length lock stile." According to the
technical specifications, it has a full-length 3.5" engineered lumber
core.

The Baldwin Estate collection locks uses one of 2 mortises. Both are
5.5" tall but for a 2.5" backset, the mortise is 3.75" deep; for the
2.75" backset, the mortise is 4.25".

My question is can the Baldwin lock be installed on the Thermatru
door?

Joe Kesselman (yclept Keshlam)

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Nov 9, 2003, 12:00:12 PM11/9/03

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Michael Skvarenina wrote:
> My question is can the Baldwin lock be installed on the Thermatru
> door?

I'd ask the door manufacturer. I would *guess* the answer to be "yes,
but you're going to significantly weaken the door's resistance to force
attacks".

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Roger Shoaf

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Nov 9, 2003, 3:54:24 PM11/9/03

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Yes it can. The lock body will extend beyond the lumber on the edge but
this should cause no mischief. Choose the backset that will look best on
the door.

The critical thing to do on a Baldwin lock is to cut the mortise and drill
the holes accurately. Just a little off and things start to stick and bind.

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"Key"

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Nov 9, 2003, 9:23:58 PM11/9/03

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"Roger Shoaf" <sh...@nospamsyix.com> wrote in message
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> Yes it can. The lock body will extend beyond the lumber
on the edge but
> this should cause no mischief. Choose the backset that
will look best on
> the door.
>
> The critical thing to do on a Baldwin lock is to cut the
mortise and drill
> the holes accurately. Just a little off and things start
to stick and bind.
>
> --
> Roger Shoaf
>
>
>If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved
in the solvent.

understand that is the proper installation.
however,
I can see how it would weaken the doors strength.

my2
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Mzone719

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Nov 10, 2003, 12:11:04 PM11/10/03

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I would call up baldwin Tech support and speak to them before you do anything.
We install a lot of Baldwin in a neighborhood with houses that are at least 100
years old, and sometimes I am amazed at the suggestions Baldwin comes up with.
Their tech staff has always helped up through any interesting installation.

Michael Skvarenina

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Nov 11, 2003, 10:50:36 PM11/11/03

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mzon...@aol.com (Mzone719) wrote in message news:<20031110121104...@mb-m27.aol.com>...

I did contact Therma-Tru and this is what they said:

"The post between the door and the side panels
will need to be built out. Therma-Tru offers a storm door adapter strip."

John

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Nov 12, 2003, 8:25:48 PM11/12/03

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mskva...@usa.net (Michael Skvarenina) wrote in message news:<beb6ffc3.03111...@posting.google.com>...

I worked with baldwin for many years and for the most part have had
nothing but problems with it the last time I talked to tech support "
I am using that term loosely" they told me to hand file parts to make
them work properly as that was what they did at the factory and there
cylindrical stuff is just as bad or worse.
Just my opinion gut if you want good decorative try corbins new line.
John Middleman