Posts Tagged ‘Wood’

Evenflo Position and Lock Plus Wood Safety Gate

Editorial Review

Once babies become mobile, usually around the age of 9 months, they need protection from household hazards such as staircases or doorways that lead outside. One of the most tried-and-true protection devices is a security gate. Designed to be mounted in a doorway, this wire mesh gate measures 32 inches high and fits across openings as narrow as 29.5 inches or as wide as 50 inches. There’s a built-in measuring stick, so once you know the doorway measurements (more…)

Evenflo Home Décor Wood Gate

Editorial Review

This all-wood baby gate stretches to fit gaps measuring from 2.5 to over 4 feet wide. It opens easily, latches automatically, and features sculpted upper bars and turned vertical rails for a less utilitarian look. It’s also safe for use on stairs, provided that the included hardware is secured into studs or other solid wood. The mounting points are designed to accommodate baseboards or other features that make the gap width uneven. A Phillips screwdriver an (more…)

Evenflo Position and Lock Wood Safety Gate

Editorial Review

This wood-and-mesh baby gate is a quick, light, easy solution to those gaping doorways through which baby can crawl. It isn’t a substitute for semipermanent metal gates–especially at the top of a stairway, for which it is not recommended. And it can’t really be opened and closed with one hand: there isn’t a frame independent of the gate itself, so releasing the pressure releases the entire unit. On the other hand, its sheer lightness makes it ideally porta (more…)