Hello
Many of these latches do not come with a pull cable!!
I tried a simple solution with a string tied around the top of the fence post, but that was cumbersom when I had to reach up to the top of the post to grab the string!
So finally, instead of spending a grand sum of approx of $10 bucks or so, I went to Home Depot and got 6 inches of steel chain at 0.52 cents per foot. Then I found a large and small key ring lying around my house and then drilled a 3/8" hole on a slight angle from front to back of the fence post. The angle allows the chain to fall back and when the door is closed, it latches without the need for a spring!!
To open the door from the inside now, just pull the key ring!! It works good and only costs 26 cents!
Saved approx $6.73 for a cable pull
see
http://www.amazon.com/Handyman-Service-186900-Latch-Cable/dp/B005HXHER2
Or by buying the whole latch with spring and cable!
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See my pics below:
Many of these latches do not come with a pull cable!!
I tried a simple solution with a string tied around the top of the fence post, but that was cumbersom when I had to reach up to the top of the post to grab the string!
So finally, instead of spending a grand sum of approx of $10 bucks or so, I went to Home Depot and got 6 inches of steel chain at 0.52 cents per foot. Then I found a large and small key ring lying around my house and then drilled a 3/8" hole on a slight angle from front to back of the fence post. The angle allows the chain to fall back and when the door is closed, it latches without the need for a spring!!
To open the door from the inside now, just pull the key ring!! It works good and only costs 26 cents!
Saved approx $6.73 for a cable pull
see
http://www.amazon.com/Handyman-Service-186900-Latch-Cable/dp/B005HXHER2Or by buying the whole latch with spring and cable!
(broken link removed)
See my pics below:
![[Hearth.com] Most Universal Gravity Latches for Wooden Picket Fence Door have no pull cable for opening from with](/talk/data/attachments/47/47816-416ea5536465d5ccfdfa40f8ba174fcc.jpg?hash=0hvNGIq3y5)
![[Hearth.com] Most Universal Gravity Latches for Wooden Picket Fence Door have no pull cable for opening from with](/talk/data/attachments/47/47817-fac9914c1aa385b3ff67fd9df8237a26.jpg?hash=XUXXKGPcPl)