Baby Gate

[Jenroy]

Try here they offer a first class delivery service - Sicurezza dei Bambini, Accessori Sicurezza Neonato - Bimbomarket

[AllanMason]

Castorama have baby gates in a couple of styles. I'm not sure where you live, but the Castorama website has a map of shops on it's front page. It took us a while to locate the baby gates because they weren't with doors, but rather in the area of shelving for some reason.

One type we bought consists of two pieces with top and bottom bars and vertical dowels. There's a bit of assembly involved since you need to put together the two grids, one on top of the other. By varying how much the pieces overlap, you can use it in openings from about 60 cm up to about 1 metre wide. Installation was a bit fiddly, but didn't take too long. We've been using ours now for a couple of months and have had no problems. It seems a fairly sturdy piece of kit. I can't remember the cost, but it was fairly expensive – perhaps as much as €80.

The other type of baby gate on sale in Castorama is much cheaper in terms of both price and construction. It's the classic "accordion" lattice arrangement where a series of wooden bars overlap each other and have pins at their intersections. It will work in openings from 60 to 110 cm. No complicated assembly required: just attach the flimsy hardware to the door frame, then stretch the thing to close the gap or push it aside to open. We've not yet installed one of these, mainly because they're so insubstantial that I'm not sure it's infant-proof, never mind being sturdy enough to withstand the attentions of a toddler. Again, I'm not certain of the price, but I think they cost around €20.

While I couldn't recommend the latter gate to anyone wanting to use it to ensure the safety of a child, it would probably work fine to keep a puppy out of a certain room.

Al

[stefanaccio]

This summer I was up in the hills above Teramo while visiting the small town of Cesacastina. I noticed that a few of the houses had 1/2 doors on them. When I inquired about their purpose I was told that these served as baby gates in times past.

[Stardust]

I've found my baby gate!...thank you Z....my nearest town is Castiglione di Lago...I found a little shop there that sells prams/pushchairs....and baby gates!!...marvelous....50 Euros...Cats are now happy and contented...Puppy isn't ;-)

[Stardust]

Can I firstly say a big thank you for all your help re the baby gate....I have finally found one....my nearest town is Castiglione di lago...I thought i'd take a drive up the long street in the main town...and guess what!!??...I found a small shop that sold Prams/pushchairs..and ...yes!!...baby gates ....for the price of 50 euros..which I thought was a good price.....so my cats are contended...puppy isn't ;-)...as she can't get to them to play!!..shame.........but again...just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help...