Safety Gates
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Topic: Safety Gates
Posted By: peachy
Subject: Safety Gates
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 5:41pm
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I have been looking at safety gates for our french doors as its driving me crazy leaving them closed all day long with the beautiful weather we are having!! Having a crawler on my hands and a deck with no railing and lots of stairs is not a good mix when I turn my back!!
We have two sets of these french doors in the lounge, one set with both doors open is a gap of 150cm the other is 118cm and we would like to get safety gates for both openings. I cannot find gates and extensions to fit the 150cm gap. Has anyone had the same problem and managed to solve it? I am sure it is possible, please?? TIA  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 6:16pm
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Hey
I have a safety gate and the gap is about, not sure but over a metre. Iv got an extension. The thing you may have to do is buy the gate and 2 of the biggest extensions which are 30cm each i think. So one extension for each side :) I got my extension off ferrit. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 6:20pm
| My mother's partner built us a gate with dowling and some wood things. it doesn't open but slides into the grove. not much help for you, but if you know any handy people, it apparently isn;t that tough |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 6:30pm
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Hhhmmm good idea lizzle as I have just found one that will fit ONE doorway for $250!! Bit too steep in price I think! Home-made could be the way to go!
Kandice, I would need two of the 27cm extensions. Thanks for the advice of looking at ferritt, didn't think of that! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 6:34pm
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Also peachy check out trade me, you can get the gate second hand and it will be alot cheaper. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 6:58pm
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We had to put up a block of 1x1 wood and screw it into our door frame - but is your door frame wood or aluminimum? ours is an indoor one -------------  |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 6:59pm
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All wood in this house, they are wooden french doors in a 1950's bungalow style house! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 7:30pm
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Oh good! ------------- |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 8:02pm
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We have a gap that big in our lounge that we got a gate to fit. We ordered it online but I can't remember who. Will try to find out for you.
I know that babycity sold them (but had to order bigger size) but we found one cheaper on line. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 8:06pm
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Ok, looked up who we payed and it was babywarehouse.co.nz and the make is dream baby. You buy which ever gate you want and then the appropriate extension piece(s) to make it to the right size. -------------
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