How To Make A Baby Gate Out Of Wood

Keep the little baby girls and boys safe from falling off or getting hurt from the steep stairs by installing this wooden baby gate.

How to make a baby gate out of wood.

Measure the width of the space wanted to block. Will it be a narrow top of the stairs baby gate or an extra wide baby gate. We bought ours at an antique store for 20. This means it was time to put up a baby gate.

Step 1 measure the width of the opening you want to close with the diy baby gate. Simple narrow wooden baby gate on a budget. We measured the inside of the trim so the door could easily open and close. We have a split level entry home and he has started to find interest in the stairs.

Make use of barn wood to trim down your expenditures. It gives the appearance of a dutch door all the while proving safety to your little explorers. The standard height for a baby gate is between 24 inches and 28 inches so. I forgot to take a pic of the door before we cut it.

One of the most simple ways to construct these diy baby gates is to simply cut a door in half and attach a latch. This will be the length of your gate. I wanted to make one instead of buy one for a few reasons. Find an old wood door.

My son has just recently started to crawl. These boards will become our posts on either side of the baby gate. 1 it is cheaper. One set of boards we cut with a flat bottom and the other we cut at an angle to match the angle of the molding on our stairs because that set would sit on top of it.

Use this diy baby gate on its own as a half door gate or add a dutch door to the top for a full split door setup. How to make a diy baby gate. When starting out to make your own baby gate it is crucial to think about where to install it. Rustic barn wood would also add mind blowing rustic details to your modern charming environments.

We began by cutting 4 1 x2 boards to about 28 long.