Be aware that mag locks are generally a bad idea/have a number of inherent problems and in an increasing number of places outright prohibited by code with few exceptions (in order to be safe they need to have a listed relay wired to a fire alarm/life safety system so that power is dropped [and doors unlock] in the event of a fire or other life safety system; they require significant backup power supplies otherwise they leave the building unlocked and unsecured during power outages, and unless the door is designed/strengthened to be locked at the top only a simple crowbar to the bottom of the door (especially a thin stile door) can provide enough deflection in the door to allow entry)

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A much better solution (IMO) is electrified hardware with a power transfer hinge – all of the major commercial door hardware manufacturers (Yale [the commercial side], Kaba, Adams-Rite, etc) have options available, and though thin style hardware is a bit more uncommon it does exist. This has the benefit of being visually unobtrusive (all of the hardware looks exactly like all of the other hardware) and generally even “fail secure” (power applied to unlock door) configurations are still “fail safe” from the inside (i.e. you can still press down on the lever or in on the panic bar). This is definitely in “Talk to a real locksmith” territory though, especially with a narrow stile prep.

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If that’s not an option another option that’s better than mag locks but not quite as transparent as electrified hardware are electronic strikes but then you have to figure out if the door is using a conventional latch (horizontal; interfaces to the adjoining door leaf or door jamb) or has a top latch/bottom bolt (vertical; interfaces to the top of the door jamb and typically a bottom bolt drops into the threshold to secure the corner of the door.

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I would have gone the electrified hardware route (even forgoing the PTH as those are a PITA to retrofit and using an exposed power transfer whip if done correctly isn’t that visually offensive) but in my case (standard door prep, standard backset) the Yale locks came out just in time to save me a lot of work and my time is worth money to me. (Otherwise I would have just installed the electrified hardware that I bought a month before the Yale locks were released J )

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Before anyone starts suggesting Crestron's Yale or Baldwin locks ) Many of our jobs have contemporary doors of mainly glass and thin metal edges with no levers/knobs. I know there are companies out here that make cylinders that can be controlled via wifi but for the life of me I can re-find the link.

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I am pushing to pre-wire for mag-locks in the future but we still deal with many retrofits. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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