Door Accessories

What counts as a door accessory

Door accessories cover the smaller hardware pieces that support a door beyond its main lock or handle — bolts, latches, catches, and push plates, the same category cabinet hardware buyers often shop alongside full lock sets. Emtek makes up most of this collection, spanning casement latches, flush bolts, screen door locks, and both decorative and heavy-duty push plates. None of these pieces replace a primary lockset; they work alongside one to add a specific function a standard lock doesn't cover.

What each type actually does

Surface bolts and flush bolts secure a door manually from the inside, common on double doors where one leaf needs to stay fixed while the other operates normally. A roller catch holds a door shut without a full latch mechanism, useful on cabinets or light interior doors that don't need a real lock. Push plates protect the door surface where hands push it open repeatedly, and screen door locks are sized specifically for lighter screen and storm doors rather than solid interior doors, since a full-weight lockset would be overkill on that kind of frame.

Matching accessories to the right door

Dutch door surface bolts are built for the split-door format, locking the top and bottom halves independently so either half can open on its own. Casement door latches are for hinged windows, not entry doors, despite living in the same accessories category. Before ordering, confirm which of these applications, swinging door, screen door, or casement window, the piece is actually rated for, since the hardware isn't interchangeable between them even when two pieces look similar in photos.

Style and finish range

Push plates come in simple modern shapes as well as more detailed options like the Petal design, so the decorative pieces in this group can match either a minimal or a more traditional door hardware scheme, even while the functional bolts and catches stay largely plain by design.