Baldwin Two-Point Handlesets

There aren’t too many handlesets on the market that feature a deadbolt and locking grip. Baldwin makes some. They cost around $600 and may require professional installation, since a second nonstandard hole needs to be drilled. Sooner or later someone is going to want to put a keypad deadbolt on this door, and then the locking handleset won’t be desirable. To replace the Baldwin piece it will be necessary to patch or cover that hole. Since the door usually outlasts the hardware, my suggestion is always to favor hardware that uses a standard door prep. In other words, I don’t think you should buy this handleset.

Also, I rekeyed one of these today and getting to the cylinder entailed removing no fewer than eleven fasteners using four different tools. But that’s a me problem.