Make Your Own Baby Gate

You can slide it back and forth to get through.

Make your own baby gate.

And it doesn t have to cost you a fortune either. It is time to admit that i need to baby proof the house. The baby is crawling pulling up and cruising around and everything waist level and lower is at risk. So if your hallway is 42 your gate should be 40.

So if you need a latch you ll need to extend your measurements to accommodate a latch. 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. 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. 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.

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. The other day when i caught him making his way up the steps i knew i needed to install a baby gate. Step 1 measure the width of the opening you want to close with the diy baby gate. Lauren m 6 years ago.

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. I thought they looked tacky and cost too much. That gate just rests between the spindles of the stairs. It just swings open on hinges.

Additionally you can modify it to fit with your home s decor. 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. Having a baby can be extremely expensive. 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.

This will be the length of your gate. This stair gate is perfect for odd shaped spaces where a straight plastic gate simply won t fit. Creating a diy baby gate from scratch can help put your creative flair to good use and save you a. The standard height for a baby gate is between 24 inches and 28 inches so.

Be sure to make your gate 2 inches less than the width of where you want your gate to go. And since ours is technically a dog gate and not a baby gate we didn t add a latch to it. This plexi glass baby gate is a great design for those of us who are minimalists at heart. Making a baby gate of your own is the best idea to go for because it would be best fitting and suiting with custom measurements and style as well.