On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:53:52 +0100, Thumper wrote:

Is it possible to fit a lock to a 6 foot wooden gate that can be operated
from both sides?

Currently it can only be locked from inside my garden using a simple sliding
bolt. But if I leave my property through the gate I cannot lock the gate
behind me.

Obviously it can't be a sliding bolt on the outside as anyone could lock me
in. Only thing I can think of so far is to cut small holes in the gate and
fence, then loop a chain through that I could padlock on the outside as I
needed to.

Thumper

One problem with gates and locks is that most locks need some precision and
gates don't do that.
On a shed I have Sqires' combination bolt, but the throw is so little that
a gate might well move enough to render it useless.
My next-door neighbour got an 18" combination bike-lock cable and that loops
around the central ledge and the soil pipe (I put a cup hook on the gatepost
to stop the cable descending to the gully when not locked.
The cable can be fed round to access the dials from either side.

Although the soil stack is plastic, the main aim is a delaying tactic and,
of course, the average gate wouldn't withstand a violent attack.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway