bonk
7th January 2022, 07:23 PM
I'm replacing my parents' timber gate which has fallen apart (after nearly 40 years' service, so not bad). I'm going to replace it with a gate made out of blackbutt, but I'm struggling to find a latch that can be operated from both sides of the gate.
The old gate had a dead simple padbolt (https://www.bunnings.com.au/pinnacle-200-x-12mm-galvanised-steel-high-security-padbolt_p0080661)on it, and a hole cut in the gate so you could reach through and unlock it from the front. I think that's a bit inconvenient, and I don't want to cut a hole in the screening on the gate I've got planned.
The D&D lokklatches (https://au.ddtech.com/products/lokklatch-deluxe) are everywhere, and look nice, but it's an outswinging gate so it'd have the larger, uglier side facing out.
What I'm keen on is the idea of something like a sliding bolt that has a passthrough to the front side - a bit like this one on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/627288835/dual-side-operating-rustic-slide-bolt) (however that one doesn't ship to Australia and is nearly $200, which is more than I'm spending on wood).
Has anyone dealt with something similar like this, or have any good suggestions? There's only so much more of my life I can spend googling gate latch options.
The old gate had a dead simple padbolt (https://www.bunnings.com.au/pinnacle-200-x-12mm-galvanised-steel-high-security-padbolt_p0080661)on it, and a hole cut in the gate so you could reach through and unlock it from the front. I think that's a bit inconvenient, and I don't want to cut a hole in the screening on the gate I've got planned.
The D&D lokklatches (https://au.ddtech.com/products/lokklatch-deluxe) are everywhere, and look nice, but it's an outswinging gate so it'd have the larger, uglier side facing out.
What I'm keen on is the idea of something like a sliding bolt that has a passthrough to the front side - a bit like this one on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/627288835/dual-side-operating-rustic-slide-bolt) (however that one doesn't ship to Australia and is nearly $200, which is more than I'm spending on wood).
Has anyone dealt with something similar like this, or have any good suggestions? There's only so much more of my life I can spend googling gate latch options.