Hello everyone,
We are expecting a child and have an open staircase with steel stringers (see pictures).
Sorry that the pictures are not up to date: the intermediate sections are now filled with glass, as you can probably imagine.
Now I have the following problem: which type of stair safety railing could I install here? On the right side, I could attach it to the wall – but on the left side, apart from the glass elements, there is unfortunately nothing to attach to...
If I want to install the safety railing on the first step (which might be possible with some tweaking), then I would have the problem that the gap at the lowest step is too wide – meaning I would need to position the railing all the way at the bottom. Unfortunately, there is no surface to fix it on the left side there.
Do you have any ideas, or have you perhaps been in the exact same situation and found a suitable solution? I would appreciate any advice or tips!
We are expecting a child and have an open staircase with steel stringers (see pictures).
Sorry that the pictures are not up to date: the intermediate sections are now filled with glass, as you can probably imagine.
Now I have the following problem: which type of stair safety railing could I install here? On the right side, I could attach it to the wall – but on the left side, apart from the glass elements, there is unfortunately nothing to attach to...
If I want to install the safety railing on the first step (which might be possible with some tweaking), then I would have the problem that the gap at the lowest step is too wide – meaning I would need to position the railing all the way at the bottom. Unfortunately, there is no surface to fix it on the left side there.
Do you have any ideas, or have you perhaps been in the exact same situation and found a suitable solution? I would appreciate any advice or tips!
mayglow schrieb:
Otherwise, just wedge a telescopic pole underneath or something, if you have concerns?That’s what I was thinking... Then I don’t have to have anything custom made and can just use a standard stair gate off the shelf 🙂
Take a look at the stair safety gate model 2733/2735 from the company Geuther. You can attach it to the wall on one side, and on the other side, there is also the option to fix it using wooden clamps to, for example, a flat steel bar (you might need to add some thickness here, but I’m not entirely sure). It would then be clamped in place, which could even allow it to fit just in front of the bottom step.
Unfortunately, the picture is not clear enough! We have installed this gate three times and are very satisfied with it. The advantage is that there is no threshold.
Unfortunately, the picture is not clear enough! We have installed this gate three times and are very satisfied with it. The advantage is that there is no threshold.
Kuckmada, in a contemporary different thread: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/wert-der-bestandsimmobilie-erhalten-steigern-was-ist-wichtig.44894/page-7#post-615888 you can find this image: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/attachments/pxl_20220111_105801204-jpg.77850/
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I know we are always unconventional: we used a kind of fishing net and attached it at 10 points so that it was taut. On one side, we added a metal rod, so we only need to open and close it at one spot with a carabiner hook.
It looked much better than the usual stair gates, was cheaper, and with this DIY solution, it fit perfectly to our old staircase.
It survived four children, and the children survived too 🙂
It looked much better than the usual stair gates, was cheaper, and with this DIY solution, it fit perfectly to our old staircase.
It survived four children, and the children survived too 🙂
J
Jurassic13528 Jan 2023 17:54I was just about to vote for the Geuther 2733+, but @11ant was quicker and already posted the picture. I would only consider clamp bars if they are installed going upwards, like at the bottom of a stair landing. Never at the top or beginning of a staircase. Clamp bars might not hold securely. I believe this is also mentioned in the instructions. Some people do it anyway, but it’s important to be aware of. A small child tends to run, jump, and slide into things with force or play around on them, even while you’re just drying your hair.
I’m not sure how to fix it next to the front door, since you have a glass panel there.
I’m not sure how to fix it next to the front door, since you have a glass panel there.
We took a completely unorthodox approach and simply skipped the stair gate. 😀
Babies and children go through different stages, and in the first few months, you don’t need to worry much since they’re not mobile yet. Once they start crawling, you’ll quickly reach the point where you either a) need to supervise them very closely, or b) keep them within a “safe space,” like a larger playpen or something similar.
I wasn’t a fan of the playpen idea at all until we had a child. We got one relatively quickly because the kid didn’t find it “prison-like” at all the way adults do – ours always thought it was great, happily played inside, and often even fell asleep there.
We never missed the classic stair gate because there were so many other things in the hallway that weren’t childproof anyway, so we either stayed close to the child or restricted their access to the hallway.
As he got older, we eventually installed a pressure-mounted gate at his bedroom door. We secured the room so he could safely stay and play there alone, and the gate at the door prevented him from going to the stairs or other areas that weren’t child-friendly. This is a fairly specific case, though, as our son played independently quite early and was generally not very clingy. From what I hear from friends, this isn’t necessarily the norm.
Just offering this as food for thought—of course, it might not fit into your plans.
Babies and children go through different stages, and in the first few months, you don’t need to worry much since they’re not mobile yet. Once they start crawling, you’ll quickly reach the point where you either a) need to supervise them very closely, or b) keep them within a “safe space,” like a larger playpen or something similar.
I wasn’t a fan of the playpen idea at all until we had a child. We got one relatively quickly because the kid didn’t find it “prison-like” at all the way adults do – ours always thought it was great, happily played inside, and often even fell asleep there.
We never missed the classic stair gate because there were so many other things in the hallway that weren’t childproof anyway, so we either stayed close to the child or restricted their access to the hallway.
As he got older, we eventually installed a pressure-mounted gate at his bedroom door. We secured the room so he could safely stay and play there alone, and the gate at the door prevented him from going to the stairs or other areas that weren’t child-friendly. This is a fairly specific case, though, as our son played independently quite early and was generally not very clingy. From what I hear from friends, this isn’t necessarily the norm.
Just offering this as food for thought—of course, it might not fit into your plans.