How To Make A Baby Gate Out Of Wood

Build a barn door baby gate.

How to make a baby gate out of wood. We bought ours at an antique store for 20. These boards will become our posts on either side of the baby gate. It gives the appearance of a dutch door all the while proving safety to your little explorers. Find an old wood door.

Hometalker gretchen has the perfect recipe for a simple sturdy and tasteful wooden baby gate. My son has just recently started to crawl. I wanted to make one instead of buy one for a few reasons. When starting out to make your own baby gate it is crucial to think about where to install it.

Measure the width of the space wanted to block. The standard height for a baby gate is between 24 inches and 28 inches so. Will it be a narrow top of the stairs baby gate or an extra wide baby gate. This will be the length of your gate.

Simple narrow wooden baby gate on a budget. We measured the inside of the trim so the door could easily open and close. This wooden indoor gate is perfect to keep children and pets safe and restrict access to the stairs hallway or any room in your home. One of the most simple ways to construct these diy baby gates is to simply cut a door in half and attach a latch.

I forgot to take a pic of the door before we cut it. 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 diy baby gate. 1 it is cheaper.

Step 1 measure the width of the opening you want to close with the diy baby gate. Make use of barn wood to trim down your expenditures. We have a split level entry home and he has started to find interest in the stairs. 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.