# Looking for a smart Lock for my double gate

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/looking-for-a-smart-lock-for-my-double-gate/106657>\
**Category:** Device Ideas\
**Tags:** project\_gates\
**Created:** [November 24, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/looking-for-a-smart-lock-for-my-double-gate/106657 "2017-11-24T05:19:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![BBoy486](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bboy486/32/96682_2.png) [@BBoy486](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BBoy486)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/looking-for-a-smart-lock-for-my-double-gate/106657/1 "2017-11-24T05:19:45Z")

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Is there a smart lock rated for outdoors and weather?

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**Author:** ![Matt\_S77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/matt_s77/32/96395_2.png) [@Matt\_S77](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Matt_S77)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/looking-for-a-smart-lock-for-my-double-gate/106657/2 "2019-10-09T14:17:14Z")

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Two years later and still nothing that I can find. I need a gate lock too. Perfect for when I’m not at home and a tradesman or gardener needs to get into the garden.

Anyone come across anything yet? Key thing is that the lock needs to be weather-proof.

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**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/looking-for-a-smart-lock-for-my-double-gate/106657/3 "2019-10-09T16:21:50Z")

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You can get a mighty Mule or a bulldog gate lock, both of which are weatherproof and which have their own control systems. Then you can add a Z wave relay, typically a mimolite, to jumpstart the lock’s control. It works fine, it’s just that you have to get multiple devices to make everything work with smartthings. 🕶

Here’s a good project report from one guy who did it:

> **[Smart Lock for Outdoor Gate \[works with Alexa\]](https://livinghightech.com/smart-lock-outdoor-gate-alexa/)**
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> What to control access to your yard, pool or other outdoor area? With this solution you can unlock a gate from anywhere, even using your voice.

Also, many gate locks which have a button remote for use inside the house can be activated with a switchbot.

[2019 Switchbot Review ( robot button pusher), integration through IFTTT](https://community.smartthings.com/t/2019-switchbot-review-robot-button-pusher-integration-through-ifttt/168279)

So basically find a lock which already has an electronic control system, and then integrate to the control system rather than to the lock itself. it’s hacky, but it works. 🕶

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**Author:** ![BBoy486](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bboy486/32/96682_2.png) [@BBoy486](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BBoy486)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/looking-for-a-smart-lock-for-my-double-gate/106657/4 "2019-10-28T02:18:08Z")

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Thanks. I try to stay away from things with multiple points of failure. This was a good alternative.