boy oh boy, I sure wish I could use the things that could clearly be used to attach a door handle
Ah, adventure games. 🤣 When I was making it, everything was too obvious - especially the door handle solution. So I wanted to add some junk to at least look at there.
Hopefully it wasn't too frustrating.
I had to take a break, i've clicked nearly everything and I can't figure it out.
Spoilers:
On the work bench in the basement there are vice grips. Once you have those, you can use them on the door to the back yard.