We've had this new door built out of 1" boards for our outhouse, with a new frame. Previously someone had fitted a cheap internal door which was falling apart and awful in every way except that it allowed a regular handle and lock to be fitted.
I prefer not to have a bolt and gate latch aesthetically and I'd like there to be some sort of latch so you can just push the door shut without locking - we sometimes leave this unlocked for parcels.
I'd assumed it would be trivial to sort something out but it's proving a bit trickier. I looked into rim locks but these seem to be designed for inward opening doors. Security isn't a big concern here but some sort of lock is needed in case someone just thought they'd come and look inside.
Any suggestions on how to achieve a)locking b)latching? My ideal solution would be a turning handle and a key but it doesn't have to be - I would just really like to avoid a bolt and padlock approach if possible.
I prefer not to have a bolt and gate latch aesthetically and I'd like there to be some sort of latch so you can just push the door shut without locking - we sometimes leave this unlocked for parcels.
I'd assumed it would be trivial to sort something out but it's proving a bit trickier. I looked into rim locks but these seem to be designed for inward opening doors. Security isn't a big concern here but some sort of lock is needed in case someone just thought they'd come and look inside.
Any suggestions on how to achieve a)locking b)latching? My ideal solution would be a turning handle and a key but it doesn't have to be - I would just really like to avoid a bolt and padlock approach if possible.