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Open staircase
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We have a little one coming along in the new year and I was wondering how do we block off the open staircase we have ( treads but no risers) to avoid the little one falling through when they start to crawl.
We will have stair gates fitted to block off the top and bottom.
I had considered using a sheet of hardboard and tacking/pinning it behind it as a temporary measure.
Has anyone else any suggestions ?
It looks like a previous owner of the house has had something to block it off previously as there are screw holes in the sides of the case between each tread - is there a commercialy available product ?
We will have stair gates fitted to block off the top and bottom.
I had considered using a sheet of hardboard and tacking/pinning it behind it as a temporary measure.
Has anyone else any suggestions ?
It looks like a previous owner of the house has had something to block it off previously as there are screw holes in the sides of the case between each tread - is there a commercialy available product ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There are those who would suggest training/upbringing is the key rather than creating a totally risk free environment. I know of one child who went up such a stair once under supervision before being able to walk. He was taught to stay away from that stair but also how to go up and down other (conventional) stairs in the same dwelling - down by sliding backwards on his belly using the nands and feet to control the rate of descent a step at a time. He only lost comtrol once or twice and grew into a healthy adult.