Install
stair gates at the top and bottom of stairs.
Stair gates at the top must be attached tthe wall with hardware.
Not exact matches
After walking up a set of
stairs and through a rather beastly locked metal
gate, I arrived onto an empty rooftop
at Google's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters.
Compared to make budget pet
gates, this
gate offers a generous height of 32 inches, and it can be used in doorways, hallways, and
at the top or bottom of
stairs.
She's on the mend, but we're watching her and... we've installed baby
gates at both sets of
stairs.
Again, don't use a wood or plastic pressure - mounted
gate at the top of
stairs, but if you need a
gate to keep your baby out of a certain room or area, you'll be just fine with one.
If you have no staircase doors, install hardware - mounted safety
gates at the top and bottom of the
stairs; spring - mounted
gates are not advised.
I'd recommend using a metal, hardware - mounted
gate at the top of
stairs.
Stairs can be one of the most intriguing places for newly mobile babies, so make sure you put a gate at the top and the bottom, or put another plan in place to always monitor them near s
Stairs can be one of the most intriguing places for newly mobile babies, so make sure you put a
gate at the top and the bottom, or put another plan in place to always monitor them near
stairsstairs.
using safety
gates at bedroom doors and
at both the top and bottom of
stairs (for babies or toddlers)
Properly install a safety
gate at the door of your child's room to prevent the baby from ever even reaching the top of the
stairs.
Pressure - mounted baby
gates are not recommended for use
at the top of
stairs, even to avoid paying the extra price of holes in your walls.
Our standard pressure mount baby
gate isn't going to work as the
stairs widen and that one wall is
at an angle.
Pressure and tension mounted
gates for example should never be used
at the top of
stairs regardless of what the manufacturer claims.
A pressure mounted
gate should NEVER be used
at the top of
stairs regardless of what the manufacturer claims.
We also used two 9 inch extensions instead of the 24 inch pieces that came with the bottom of the
stairs baby safety
gate to create a smaller footprint leaving more room
at the entry way into the home.
Use a baby
gate that actually screws into the wall, especially
at the top of the
stairs, since these are more secure than other pressure - mounted baby safety
gates.
We installed
gates at the top and bottom of
stairs with custom no holes banister clamps.
Safety
gates at the top and bottom of the
stairs should be securely mounted to the wall and have a locking handle that can be operated with one hand.
He's a little daredevil and although he's really good
at climbing, he hasn't mastered the reverse which leaves me in need of a baby
gate since sitting on the
stairs all day is proving to be less effective for all the other areas of my life.
Keep the
gates up until you are convinced that your child can walk up and down the
stairs safely, usually
at around three years of age (after which time he will likely learn how to bypass the
gate anyway).
Pressure mounted
gates should NEVER be used
at the top of
stairs.
Custom Baby Safety
Gate Install in San Juan Capistrano Baby Safe Homes installed an extra wide gate at the top of the sta
Gate Install in San Juan Capistrano Baby Safe Homes installed an extra wide
gate at the top of the sta
gate at the top of the
stairs.
The clients wanted baby safety
gates installed
at the top and bottom of the
stairs.
Whether you need to keep your crawler out of the kitchen or away from the
stairs or your toddler in his room
at 5 am, a
gate is a hands down MUST.
Using pressure - mounted
gates is not recommended
at the top of
stairs — they can give way under pressure (such as a child throwing his body against it).
It would be best if you put safety
gates at the bottom as well as the top of your
stairs so that the baby doesn't get hurt while moving up or down.
I felt comfortable removing
gates and things like that nature from my
stairs at about 2 and half -3 years old and it wasn't so much that they weren't able to go up and down in
stairs on their own it was, do you really want them to go up and down in the
stairs on their own and realistically most kids start figuring the baby proofing products out
at about 24 months.
If you're concerned about your child sleepwalking during night terrors, fasten a
gate at the bedroom door or
at the top of the
stairs.
This
gate is adjustable and tops out
at 76 inches wide and 31 inches tall, so it fits into nearly every opening in your home, including angled doorways, hallways and the bottom of
stairs.
Mounting a
gate at the top of the staircase is extremely important, but remember that a baby that can't climb up in the first place, will never risk falling back down, so
gates at the bottom of
stairs are just as necessary.
Pictured above is a baby safety
gate installed by Baby Safe Homes
at the top of the
stairs of a home in Temecula, California.
The danger of children falling down
stairs and hitting their heads is a common household accident that can be easily prevented by installing a child safety
gate both
at the top and
at the bottom of the staircase.
As can be seen, this white and elegant safety
gate was mounted
at the bottom of the staircase, and securely prevents children from climbing up the
stairs and possible hurting themselves.
Baby safety
gates are used to keep babies OUT of danger zones such as
stairs, kitchens and laundry rooms, but
at the same time, are used to keep children IN.
Safety
gates are useful, especially
at the tops and bottoms of
stairs to keep young adventurers from taking a dangerous tumble.
The best baby proofing tool to prevent babies and toddlers from getting in harms way is installing a child safety
gate both
at the top and bottom of the
stairs as soon as the child is able to roll or crawl away.
The baby
gate above was installed
at the top of the
stairs.
Baby safety
gate installed in a play area in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County Baby safety
gates are used to keep babies OUT of danger zones such as
stairs, kitchens and laundry rooms, but
at the same time, are used to keep children IN.
The baby
gate for
at the bottom of the
stairs was installed to be flush with the bottom
stair.
Pictured below is a black child safety
gate that was installed by a Baby Safe Homes safety professional in Temecula, California and was placed
at the top of the
stairs using a no holes banister clamps, to prevent damage to the
stair posts.
Pictured below is an outdoor safety baby
gate placed
at the top of balcony
stairs in Newport Beach.
It's ideal to install safety
gates at the top and bottom of
stairs, but the top is the most critical spot.
Here are two examples of baby
gates I recently encountered
at customers homes that were either NOT appropriate or NOT installed properly: This Safety 1st Pressure
gate is NOT certified for the top of
stairs and should NEVER be used as such.
Pictured below is a large custom sectional child safety
gate installed by Baby Safe Homes San Diego
at the bottom of a flight of
stairs.
Two custom
gates, one
at the bottom and one
at the top of the
stair case.
It is important to use hardware mounted swing
gates at the top and bottom of the
stairs.
In general, you should only use wall - mounted
gates at the top of the
stairs.
However, not all baby
gates are designed to be used
at the top of the
stairs.
Before tucking him in for the night, be sure to pick up any toys or other objects that he could fall on during a middle - of - the - night walkabout, and put
gates up
at the head of the
stairs.