All Of The Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Extra Wide Baby Gate Models
by Chris on February 15, 2010
Infant proofing your house could be complicated, then, when you find that you need to have an extra wide baby gate it seems to become even more frustrating.
A lot of of us now have open plan living. This will typically result in openings and archways between areas which are wider when compared with a normal doorway. If you are trying to baby proof then this might be somewhat awkward to deal with.
You pretty much have three options for an extra wide baby gate. The first is altering a standard gate. Numerous manufacturers have now accepted the need for extra wide baby gates, but they don't want to have to make and test a new product, so the basic option is to adjust a current product. The way this has been achieved is to have panels that may be added to either side of the standard gate so that it would fit a wider area.
This design is however somewhat not so good. When the gate is open you have restricted your opening to the equivalent of a common door. This is not a major issue, but it is intrusive and may not really add to the decor of your place.
The second type of gate available from outlet stores is a roll back gate. This looks the same as a roller blind which is fitted on its side. The benefit of this design is that the when the gate is not needed it can be rolled back and will never be in the way. The drawback of this design is that it is not as quick and easy to open.
The third option which you have is to hire a carpenter to build you a bespoke gate. This will seem like the perfect solution, but there are lots of parents who have tried this and found that it was a bad investment decision. A bespoke extra wide baby gate will be extremely expensive. The biggest issue however, is the design. If this is your first child, then you are still be on the learning curve of child proofing, so to make this large an investment and then realise that there is a big flaw in your design will be very frustrating.
Unfortunately there is no simple or evident solution for an extra wide baby gate. A good way to decide which will best fit you is to speak to other parents and see what their experiences are of the various types available.
The other important thing to bear in mind is that an extra wide baby gate is there to safeguard the baby, but it is the adults who have to use it. If you select a gate which is awkward for you to use you are more likely to forget to close it and then you defeat the point of having a gate at all.
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