I have a vinyl gate on the side of my house. I didn't put a post against the side of the house, to save width, because I need to fit a 6 foot wide boat through the opening. The second post would have made that impossible. Now I'm trying to put a slide bolt on the gate to lock it in place, but is my only option to put the bolt into the masonry (the brick on the side of my house)?
Is there a best practice for this? A sleeve I can put in the masonry to keep it sealed? Or an alternative bolt I can use?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Bolt: