Q: The library I work at is wanting a lock just like this for our employee bathroom. We can use our own cylinder (which fits our current interior master key). I saw in the footnotes that levers, knobs, trims are not included. Could I please get a total list of everything I would need in order to have this for our bathroom door?
A: Can you tell me what block prep do you already have in your door meaning what holes are are we obligated to work with?
Q: Thanks. There’s just a “normal” doorknob center hole right now (similar to a household bathroom door). It’s a wooden door. So it is easy to put in holes or widen the hole if necessary.
A: The issue that we have with providing the occupancy indicator the Schalge L283-430 N Escutcheon Cylinder Indicator Kit with VACANT/OCCUPIED Message Message for Outside of Door - Bright Stainless Steel would be that it requires an entire new preparation in the door - do you want to re prep the door or shall we look at an occupancy indicator that may possibly fit into your existing preparation?
Q: We can do the preparation, no problem. Are there other options available that would let us put in our existing cylinder? I know that my supervisor would want the cheapest (but not crappy) one available. Thanks,
A: The width of the escutcheon would not be wide enough to cover the existing 2 and 1/8 inch hole trapped in the door - would you be interested in considering a door reinforcing place like the Don-Jo 504-CW S Satin Stainless Steel Door Reinforcer
as seen here:
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so as to permit you to cover the original hole?
Q: Yes, everything we need. Thanks,
A: Are you have mentioned previously that you want to reuse your cylinder - can you tell me what cylinder you have?
Perhaps reply to this email with a photograph?