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Stair Baby Gate Needed
I found the best gate for staircases with spindles to be from safebeginnings.com . .... We used this gate at the top of our stairs, and we had similar issues ...
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- Have you tried one of those playards? We got one and ziptied it to the wall to go around our pellet stove. We only use 3 sections for that and were able to find a us...
- E., My neighbor had the same problem, she ended up using an inexpensive sheet of plywood, and sliding it between the spindles at the bottom of the steps. It should wo...
- I would check out the onestep ahead website or catalogue. They have all types of gates and I believe mesh ones.
Finding Unusual Stairway-ready Baby Gates
For the top of the stairs it really is best to have them screwed in and not the pressure mounted ones. The wall mounted gates give you so much more room to ...
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- yes, kidco is the brand you want. i think i bought mine through CSNbaby.com. check out their website, they had a lot of different gates. teh hardware is what mounts to...
- we have a gate in the hallway upstairs. It is easier to mount to the walls than it is to the bannister, and I find it easier to step over because it is on a flat surf...
- http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1&parentCategoryId=85183&categoryId=85217 Don't know if that will work -- you can also call them or Evenfl...
Top of the Stairs Gate for an Irregular Opening
Best of luck! Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ... Need Baby Gate - Top Stairs - Wall on One Side & 5Inch Dry Wall Section on Other ...
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- We had stairs with an irregular opening at the bottom. It was very difficult to find a gate thatworked. We ended up with one that attached to screws in the walls. I...
- Hi S. - First off, I strongly urge you to NOT use a springloaded gate at the top of the stairs. Crawlers turn into cruisers and soon she will be using the gate to sup...
- My daughter's God Mother found a great gate for her for a similarly strange place - too wide, banister on one side, wall on the other, over flooring height change... S...
Fireplace Safety Gate
I don't know which gates are best; hopefully Consumer Reports or another consumer agency has done some ... Baby Gate Advice for Wide Area at Top of Stairs ...
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- I didn't use it for a fireplace, but the Kidco Configure Gate is awesome. You can buy as many extensions as you need to gate off the whole thing. You will love this ...
- We were able to block off the entrie room, that had a fireplace, with gates.
- go to onestepahead.com they have a ton of different styles of safety stuff.
Pressure-mounted Gates?
I have read that wall-mounted gates are safer at the top of stairs..." ... We have an odd set up in our home, so the "Kiddy Guard" gate was the best fit. ...
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- I don't know anything about pressure-mounted gates, but we have wall-mounted gates that we installed. Like you, we did not want to damage the bannister, so we put a p...
- Hi Jen, Actually we have an odd railing configuration too. At the top of the stairs I use a pressure gate. My son really doesn't get free roam of the house witho...
- We did pressure mounted at the base and wall-mounted on the top. The pressure seems just fine. We have an odd space on the bottom and also have a safety first gate, ...
Pets and Safety Gates
My best advice is to start using the gates now so that you have time to come up ..... Next question: Problem with Gate at Top of Stairs-animals Can't Get ...
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- I have three kids, two cats and a dog. I still use safety gates. I use the "top of the stair" gates that get mounted to the wall. They are raised a little from the ...
- I too had the same problem. I was able to find a pet door for the cats that was intended to be installed into the door accessing the basement. I found this at Pet Co. ...
- Hi B., My cousin has safety gates up in her house and her cats just jump over them. I think your cats will be fine. You may want to lift them over it the first ti...
17 Month Old Daughter Keeps Getting up the stairs..Help!
I agree that the best thing to do right now is to teach her how to safely .... Childproofing Our Home, and Need Top of Stair Safety Gate Recommendations ...
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- As soon as my kids could go up the stairs, I taught them to go down backwards. I would bring them to the stairs, turn them around so that they were feet first, then pu...
- Dear J.: Your daughter sounds like she is very bright...perhaps bright enough to understand that there will be consequences based on her actions. Maybe speaking to h...
- The bars of a banister need to be no more than 5 inches apart. If she can get through, your banister is older and not up to code. My friend's daughter fell from the se...
Babyproofing Stairway
You buy a swing gate for the top of the stairs. Then you buy two planks of wood (stain to match if you like) and attach the gate to the two pieces of wood ...
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- We boxed in our spindles with two 1x6s (stained to match) and bolted them together. Then attached the swing gate to the 1x6. We saw the kits, too, but they were pret...
- kidco makes a kit that you can use to attach to the staircase ...babies r us sells it http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2967825
- It depends on if you know someone who is very handy. We used the standard wooden gate that is really cheap. We then got 2x4's and foam to mount on each side of the s...
Baby Gate Suggestions
We used the Evenflo Top of the Stair Gate and we love it. ... 32 minutes ago. Best Baby Products for Mothers of Multiples · aw voted 1 hour ago ...
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- We purchased the Kidco Safeway gate in black to match the iron banisters on our stairs. My husband purchased a 1" x 2" board and cut into 2 pieces measuring the heigh...
- Call Jack with Infant House. ###-###-#### www.infanthouse.com He can give you a couple of suggestions and a good deal. I believe he used a Kidco at the top and bott...
- J., I see that a couple other moms have suggested you give us a call which I really appreciate - thank you both! This is exactly what we do, so please give my husban...
Baby Gate for Stairway
I was able to get a top of the stair gate with a battery operated motion ... best of all was inexpensive to make & opens flat against the wall so it doesn't ...
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- Hi K., I would start at BabiesRUs, they have so many new products out for babyproofing, I'm sure they'll have you covered. S.
- Go to onestepahead.com its all about babyproofing.
- Love our "Kiddy Guard Gate" sold by Babies R Us, One Step Ahead and Amazon.com in the past. Don't know if they're still available but we have two. They are indestruct...
