Dead Bolt Sets

Single and double rosette dead bolt sets

Privacy bolts mount above a door's main lockset rather than in place of it, usually for a bedroom or bathroom door that needs a way to lock from the inside. Emtek's line here splits into single rosette, showing the mechanism on just one face, and double rosette, which adds a matching plate on both sides so the door looks finished from either room it opens onto.

Reading the indicator window

The Wilshire and Watford double rosette versions include a small indicator window in the thumbturn that changes color once the bolt engages, visible from a hallway without needing to check the door directly. That helps on a shared bathroom where someone might otherwise knock or try the handle unnecessarily, especially in a busier household with more than one occupant using the same door. Plain double rosette pieces skip that window and simply turn the mechanism.

Ordering to match an existing lever

Wilshire, Watford, and Square each describe a specific rosette shape and edge treatment, so pulling the bolt from whichever name already sits on the door's lever keeps everything reading as one purchase instead of two mismatched pieces stacked on top of each other. The Modern Thumbturn sets that named detailing aside for a plain rectangle, better suited to minimal or contemporary lever hardware nearby.

Measuring before placing an order

Check the bore spacing and door thickness against the primary lockset, since a privacy bolt needs to line up with that existing hardware to sit correctly on the door face. Go with single rosette if only one face needs the visible mechanism, and pick double rosette, with or without the indicator window, when both sides of the door should match.