Make Your Own Baby Gate

Your measurements will be contingent on your space since i made 4 gates for my house i m listing the measurements i used for one of the gates you can adjust for your space accordingly.

Make your own baby gate.

Having a baby can be extremely expensive. And i needed to do it fast. This will be the length of your gate. The baby is crawling pulling up and cruising around and everything waist level and lower is at risk.

The cheapest manufactured baby gate we could find for a space this large would have cost us around 200 and were made of cheap plastic and mesh fabric. This plexi glass baby gate is a great design for those of us who are minimalists at heart. You can slide it back and forth to get through. It is time to admit that i need to baby proof the house.

I thought they looked tacky and cost too much. The other day when i caught him making his way up the steps i knew i needed to install a baby gate. For unknown reasons the stairs to our basement have a door at the bottom instead of the top so we might have to do the same thing. Be sure to make your gate 2 inches less than the width of where you want your gate to go.

Lauren m 6 years ago. As well as make sure that you re gate extends to a solid surface that you can attach the latch to. This stair gate is perfect for odd shaped spaces where a straight plastic gate simply won t fit. And since ours is technically a dog gate and not a baby gate we didn t add a latch to it.

That gate just rests between the spindles of the stairs. Additionally you can modify it to fit with your home s decor. Think again because with these great hometalker tips you will be able to make your very own baby gate to help keep your child safe. And it doesn t have to cost you a fortune either.

Step 1 measure the width of the opening you want to close with the diy baby gate. So here we have this custom baby gate idea for you that would be too easy to get your hands dirty with and also flaunt it rustically with that brown stain all over it. So if you need a latch you ll need to extend your measurements to accommodate a latch. So if your hallway is 42 your gate should be 40.

We have extra wide stairs and needed to make our own baby gate i have to say yours looks miles better than ours does great job. With a surprisingly easy step by step tutorial you can make your very own. So we made our own out of wood pvc pipe and stray paint for under 50 almost half of which was spent on a nice rounded piece of wood for the. It just swings open on hinges.