Schlage Accent Aged Bronze Door Handle Collection

Good price/value/quality

Good price/value/quality with excellent re-keying of the deadbolt by Lowe's keying personnel (Ami, I believe.) Although the quality is good, it did not seem as sturdy as the 26 years old unit it replaced.

Nice lock, but...

Full disclosure: I was given this door handleset free in order to product test and write a review. I was very excited to receive this door handleset, as my current door lock -- which is NOT a Schlage lock -- wasn't working properly after 23 years of use and needed to be replaced. When it arrived, the weather here was either snowing and cold, or rainy and wet, so I wasn't able to immediately install the handleset. When I did finally have good weather to install it, I made a rather disappointi...

Installation

While the instructions are straightforward they lacked a small detail. the bottom hole of the handle required an opening of 1/4 inch requiring the use of a drill. The bolt /screw on the previous Schlage lock was about 5/16 The deadbolt was easy to install; however aligning the bolt required some finesse.

Install tips

Handleset was as expected. Feels solid and well made. I was replacing an older Schlage Handleset so expected an easy process. My old handleset had a screw at the bottom rather than the more secure bolt that the new set has. Had to drill a hole in the door which was required for the bolt. The new set had two types of plates to go around the plunger. Neither matched my old one which was square cornered. The two new ones were round and with rounded corners. I chose to use the rounded corner...

It’s pretty but not reliable

I finally got this set installed after months of waiting and it’s been a rollercoaster every since. It took a while for the install because my door had to be modified but after that it was smooth sailing or so I thought. Less than a month in and now I can barely turn the knob on the deadbolt. Since my security depends on the deadbolt, I’ve completely stopped using that door in fear of not being able to secure my house. I have the contractor coming next week and I’m ordering anything deadbolt...

Classy!

This lock really jazzed up my decorative wooden entry door that is in need of refinishing. The previous lock was a Schlage brass handle set but this brass set is making living with this door tolerable for the time being. I have only purchased Schlage door products as they last for years and years and will continue to do so.

Door handle keeps coming off

The inside door handle comes oriented pointing left and comes with another handle pointing rightward that can be swapped out as needed, which is what I needed. However, this replacement handle will not catch properly and thus constantly comes off when pulling to open the door. Im going to have to try for a replacement, but the handle is special order and i had it keyed to match other locks, so this will be a major ordeal to replace. I did not have any problem with this handle throughout my hous...

Nice replacement handle and deadbolt

I was doing a whole house door handle replacement both interior and exterior. Installation was pretty easy, but even though everything was pretty much a one for one replacement of the deadbolt and handle, I had to enlarge the bottom of the deadbolt hole in the door frame by millimeters. It was odd that it didn’t just fit right in. No worries. Wife and neighbor like the new satin nickel finish. I would recommend it wholeheartedly.

This product comes with detailed instructions

Very easy to install

Looks good - seems low quality

My wife purchased this with our new door installation. It looks good when installed. However, the internals seem very cheesy. Further, the instructions are HORRIBLE. I mean just terrible. I ended up throwing them away and figuring it out on my own. The 'template' for the bottom hole is off by 1/2 inch laterally. I used the template provided in the box. The pictures of the screws on the instructions are not the screws that were included in the box. All in all the instructions were worthl...