If you have stairs in your home you will definitely need to
use safety gates.
In most homes, pets exist long before children do and for this reason, many parents
use safety gates for their toddlers that they had used in the past for their pets.
You can also
use safety gates to keep children away from rooms that are potentially hazardous, for example, a home office or utility area.
At the top and bottom of stairs, and at the entrance to the kitchen, garage or other off - limits area, you should
use safety gates to prevent falls from stairs.
When
you use safety gates, always ensure that you purchase installed gates for the tops of stairways rather than spring tension types.
If you are placing tree in the central location of your house you can
use safety gates to make it inaccessible for the kids.
using safety gates at bedroom doors and at both the top and bottom of stairs (for babies or toddlers)
Home improvement expert Don Vandervort, writing at Hometips.com, recommends
using safety gates that have a fixed attachment on the sides that mount directly into the wall.
I spent a great deal of time worrying that my daughter would falter on the stairs and take a fall, so
I used safety gates and carried her with me as I moved between floors.
Use a safety gate to block your child's access to the pet door, or keep it locked for now.
Always
use a safety gate and make sure it is kept shut at all times.
Installing locks on cabinets and drawers,
using safety gates, covering outlets, removing electrical cords and making sure that heavy furniture like the stove and entertainment centers are bolted to the wall are great places to start.
Where is the best place to
use a safety gate?
What to Do: Consumers should stop
using the safety gate and return it to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Using a safety gate to block your adventurous child from dangerous areas like stairways, bathrooms, kitchens and more.
Not exact matches
Contrary to what most people may think, if installed properly, this child
safety gate, will not only be easier to
use, but will also cause less damage to your walls than pressure mounted
gates would.
Mounted (not pressure)
safety gates were
used for maximum
safety and to eliminate the tripping threshold at the bottom of the
gate.
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.
The baby
safety gate pictured above was properly mounted to the banister post
using a no holes banister kit to avoid causing damage to the walls and furniture, but also mounted in a way that allows the
gate to be close enough to the floor so as not to pose a falling or entrapment hazard.
As with all of our installations, we were committed to preserving the beauty and integrity of our clients home by installing the
safety gates using a NO HOLES installation kit.
When choosing and installing a child
safety gate, the most important decision is choosing the correct
gate for the application it will be
used.
This
Safety 1st auto - close stair
gate is wide baby
gate, which opens in both directions, it is convenient to
use, while a double locking mechanism adds to security.
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.
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.
It's important to keep children that are too young to understand the dangers of a kitchen outside this hazardous area by
using baby
safety gates like the one pictured below.
If you bought a
used gate and you're not sure it meets current
safety standards, check product recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commi
safety standards, check product recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commi
Safety Commission.
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.
Once in place, correctly installed and properly
used child
safety gates, will securely confine your baby to a safe area of your home, and deny him access to potential hazards.
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.
We will professionally install custom baby and child
safety gates for stairs, hallways and play areas, easy to
use child proof cabinet, drawer, window and door locks and latches,
safety straps for TV's and heavy furniture, outlet plugs, smoke detectors and much more.
You can also
use child
safety gates to keep the child out of the kitchen while you are cooking.
The
Safety 1st simply close pressure fit metal safety gate opens in both directions is convenient to use while a double locking mechanism adds to sec
Safety 1st simply close pressure fit metal
safety gate opens in both directions is convenient to use while a double locking mechanism adds to sec
safety gate opens in both directions is convenient to
use while a double locking mechanism adds to security.
Baby crib slats and approved
safety gates also
use the 2 3/8 ″ rule for their products.
You don't have to worry when your hands are full as this type of
gate has an easy close handle with a
safety locking feature that makes it possible to operate it
using one hand only.
Make sure that her immediate environment is safe and consider
using an approved
safety gate on the door to keep her in her room if she frequently tries to leave.
They are curious and want to see what everything is like (and what they taste like - everything goes in their mouth) so I
used playpens and
safety gates to keep my baby enclosed in safe areas.
The door on the child
safety gate can be placed in a hold open position for easy pass through when baby is not
using the playroom and the door will automatically lock when pushed closed.
Baby Proofing Rutherford New Jersey Fireplace
Safety Gate With winter on the way, fireplaces will be
used more often.
Smoke detectors should be in place and working, radiators and heaters should be covered or otherwise protected, a first aid kit and fire extinguisher should be close at hand, and all standard childproofing techniques should be
used (covered outlets,
safety gates, door latches, etc.).
Child
safety gates for bottom of stairways It's important to know that not all child
safety gates for bottom of stairways are appropriate to be
used at the top of the stairs.
Use hardware - mounted baby
gates at the top area of your stairs and pressure mounted ones at the bottom area for adequate
safety.
It's important to know that not all child
safety gates for bottom of stairways are appropriate to be
used at the top of the stairs.
Pictured below is a Baby
Safety gate placed at the bottom of a staircase
using a no holes banister clamps.
In addition, another primary or secondary
use of
safety gates is to control the territory of household pets.
Here is a look at some of our latest installations Large Sectional Baby
Gates Installation of custom extra-large sectional baby safety gates are used to keep your little one away from the formal living room, dining room area, or to keep kids in the play
Gates Installation of custom extra-large sectional baby
safety gates are used to keep your little one away from the formal living room, dining room area, or to keep kids in the play
gates are
used to keep your little one away from the formal living room, dining room area, or to keep kids in the playroom.
If the
gate will be
used for child
safety, ask yourself how old and what height is the child likely to be when you choose not to
use the
gate any more.
If a baby
gate is not properly
used or improperly installed, it will not keep your child out of harms way and could actually give you a false sense of
safety.
Never
use accordion - style
gates with V - shaped or diamond - shaped openings — kids could be strangled by them, according to the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC).
For top of the stairs installation, the
gate should swing only one way, but if you do choose to
use this
Safety 1st
gate for the bottom of the flight, you can switch the control settings so as to allow the
gate to swing both ways for your convenience.