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You didn't think hard enough about magnets
You can get them in pretty much any size and strength imaginable.
How To Keep Metal Gate Open Against A Brick Wall
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You can get them in pretty much any size and strength imaginable.
This, with one side screwed to wall, the magnet catch glued (araldite) to door.
www.toolstation.com
Magnetic Door Holder
www.toolstation.com
This, with one side screwed to wall, the magnet catch glued (araldite) to door.
Magnetic Door Holder
Probably not a strong enough magnet, to cope with wind catching the door.
Works for me...... But for me the typical wind direction works to my advantage pushing door open onto magnet.
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The wind usually blows down the side of the house from the back to the front, so it wouldn't take too much to blow the gate off a magnet. The gate has already broken once (composite panels popped out). I'd rather have something that physically "clips" it to the wall.
I'm pretty sure a gate latch will work, securing the bolt part of the lock in the latch. I will have to mount the latch on a piece of wood, crossing my fingers that will do the trick. The bolt is 2.5cm long and 17mm thick, hopefully not too thick.
I'm pretty sure a gate latch will work, securing the bolt part of the lock in the latch. I will have to mount the latch on a piece of wood, crossing my fingers that will do the trick. The bolt is 2.5cm long and 17mm thick, hopefully not too thick.
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I think you underestimate, the strength of modern magnets.
Whilst I'd agree a magnet could be very effective here, there's also a bit or trial and error necessary to procure a magnet of just the right strength.
While I know some magnets can be really powerful, I'd rather not risk it as this gate blocks entry to the back garden and last time it blew shut in the wind several panels popped out of the gate and it was a royal PITA to refit them (part of one shattered).
Simple is best.
You can get floor mounted retractable door holders. You push them down and they pop back up to hold the door open.
Not cheap though and I don't know if they are suitable for exterior use.
zeroplus.co.uk
Not cheap though and I don't know if they are suitable for exterior use.
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Combination floor fixing cylindrical door holder with lock down facility. Operates as a conventional doorstop, or holds the door open by depressing, passing the door over it and releasing. Manufactured from Grade 316 satin stainless steel. Supplied complete with multi purpose rawl plugs and...
zeroplus.co.uk
Why not just use a deeper bit of timber, screw it to the wall and then drill a 20mm hole in to the edge of the timber to receive the lock bolt?
It's what I'd have done, thread could have ended after the second post. 
We inherited this
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There was one site that used to sell a seriously dangerous magnet, warned you to always plan your route before moving it, and to use the box provided to make it feasible to pull it off a steel surface.