BaldwinArch, Single Cylinder Front Door Deadbolt Featuring SmartKey Re-key Technology and Microban Protection, in Venetian Bronze

I purchased this dead bolt along with an entry handle for my new house. My biggest concern when purchasing this lock set was making sure I received a quality product. This same set is sold at Home Depot. It appeared to be exactly the same as the Home Depot set. As I continue to update my house I am going to continue to purchase these locks.Install: I have installed several brands and types of lock sets before. I am no professional by any means. I found this handle to be very straight forward and easy to install. I wasn't able to figure out how to flip the key hole though. I wish I could install handles and dead bolts with the key facing the same direction as to not have to flip the key after unlocking the deadbolt. It is not a big deal though. To change the key was very easy. I think it took me all of 2 minutes to figure out how to rekey the locks. Since I purchased 3 different locks I had 3 choices of keys to use. I can now rekey at any time without having to go buy any more keys.Quality: I have had this set for 3 months now. I have not had any issues with the quality. The lock works the same in 90 degree weather as it does in below zero. The finish is still perfect after 3 months of abuse. The nice thing with these dead bolts is that there are 4 screws that go into the door frame, including 2 which are really long and should reach the the studs. I can't imagine that it would be easy to kick down the door with these dead bolts.Overall: I would recommend this brand and this set in particular if it is your style.

For my front door I needed something sturdy with smooth function and did not look like a standard deadbolt. Out of the box this unit is beefy and feels well built the operation is solid and it was the quickets to install of any deadbolt I have ever unboxed. For my setup did not need to extend the piston it all lined up right and zero adjustments needed. Took less than 1 minute to re-key so no need to get new duplicates made so everyone has access. At $40 I would buy again but this one should last long enough that will not come close to buying its replacment

Heavier & more substantial than any door hardware I've ever bought. Worth every penny.

Easy to install. It fit perfectly where the old one was.

Years ago when we remodeled our last house, we had ordered hardware through a door co that never came through. Frantically I ran to HD to find something that would work and I discovered this company. I bought every door handle for the house including the entryways and installed them myself that night. The contractor came back the next morning and complimented my choice.They’re harder to find now since most of my local HD no longer carry them in store, I assume because of Schlage, who I think owns them now.Well, I have since moved and have been replacing all the door hardware. You don’t understand how much it changes everything. Their designs are amazing with every finish. I appreciate how much more gerth that the levers have to compare to other brands.These deadbolts in particular are great because the inside is a knob and the outside is keyed. My former owner had a double keyed deadbolt that needed a key to get out! That seemed like a death wish. Smart key is a bonus so I don’t need 15 different keys to keep and the house is universal. We have a lot of entry doors. It’s super easy and I can recharge if there’s an issue without replacing the lock set itself! I think there’s a lot of value in that.The designs for their hardware is stunning, they have several. I am using their more square design for another place, but this one is going into a craftsman it it looks gorgeous.

I bought this because two of 5 house keys were misplaced. It was a perfect match!It looks like it scratches fairly easy if I don't get the key exactly in the slot every time!!It works and that is most important!

Exact color of the replacement. Easy to instal and works very good.

This deadbolt is nicely made and matches other Baldwin Venetian Bronze hardware nicely except for one thing. The SmartKey system, uses a KW1 (Kwikset) keyway. That means that if you have other existing residential Baldwin locks, which generally use a SC1 (Schlage) keyway, you'll end up with two keys to operate all of your locks. Apart from that, this is nice hardware, solidly made and the SmartKey system is quite convenient and as secure as a conventional five pin lockset.If you want to get a keyway match for other Baldwin locks, the Schlage SecureKey system offers consumer settable rekeying using the SC1 keyway. Baldwin doesn't use that system probably because they're owned Black and Decker which also owns Kwikset.In general, you can mix SmartKey (Baldwin or Kwikset), Kwikset and Weiser locks, OR Baldwin SC1 (non SmartKey), Schlage and Dexter locks, but if you cross over, you're carrying an extra key. Bottom line is, check your keyway before you add locks to verify that the new locks can use the same key blanks as the existing. There are many more types of keyways than I've listed above, even within the various brands noted.