Is there a way to childproof sliding closet doors?

AvaLikeLava

Our toddler has found the joy of emptying his closet instead of sleeping during nap time. We'd like to restrict him of this entertainment, but his room has traditional sliding closet doors and we haven't really seen any child-locking mechanisms.

If you have sliding closet doors in your child's room, have you found any childproofing solutions?

TIA

DandaLion

Would a thin baby gate work to block it so it doesn't slide? or maybe something else you can put over the tracks to make it not slide that would be removable? I also found these which may work. My SIL is having the same problem with my nephew and has basically barricaded off the closets with a giant baby gate so he can't get to them, not always the best solution, but its worked so far.

AvaLikeLava

Nah, a baby gate is a lost cause. There's no way to secure it (the room is shaped a bit strange, and the closet leads right right up to the door), and he can also easily pull the rocker around the room to get over it. We really just need to keep the doors closed.

I like those door flips though. We found something that you have to drill into the track, and then unscrew in and out to open the door, but the practicality is pretty low. This seems fast and convenient enough to try though. I'll show S now. Thanx!

danandkelly

Yes, there is a little thing that you can screw on the inside door and it keeps the outside door from moving.  My parents have one on a sliding door.  I believe they got it at Home Depot.

SweetieP

I'd buy a shower curtain rod and use that.  It has the rubber tips on each end....size it to fit and then secure between the wall and the other door - just high enough so it's out of his reach.

Bonus is that it's temporary, you can remove it easily...etc.

Or you could try a spring-loaded gate like this one:

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3312380

 

 

MrsCali_Bride

We use a sliding window lock at the top of each door. They look like this

https://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100169132&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=100169132&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googlebase-_-D25X-_-100169132&locStoreNum=630&marketID=21

I can try to take a picture for you tomorrow, if you'd like since the kiddo is already asleep.

 

amberfernandez

The simplist and cheapest way is one of those HEAVY duty metal / rubber clamps from Home Depot / Lowes.  Clip it to the top track on the inside of the closet to prevent the inside door from sliding, and one on the outside track.