Door to the basement

sunflwr0911 · September 2012

What are you doing to secure this?

Ours has a lever-type handle and I was reading reviews on the door knob cover for these and they are not good.

GingerNess · September 2012

I don't have any advice, just wanted to say that im jealous. I have never seen a basement in real life. We don't have them around here :[

mama31 · September 2012

Maybe one of these things would work. I saw it on you tube also.

https://www.amazon.com/Child-Proof-Deluxe-Door-Lock/dp/B0014WN86Q

ldcoffel · September 2012

Like this

https://www.amazon.com/Door-Monkey-Childproof-Pinch-Guard/dp/B004ECJWK4/ref=pd_sbs_ba_1

Ours has a deadbolt... I don't know why...

sunflwr0911 · September 2012

Thanks for the ideas! I actually found this one and might get it:

https://www.amazon.com/Door-Guardian-Childproofing-Lock-Colors/dp/B004HELK0E/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2OQXOQPUUDYTI&coliid=I2YTD6SF11FHLN

shelley1002 · September 2012

Ours locks and also has a deadbolt further up. The locks were already on the door when we bought the house.

Not sure what can be done for the lever handles.

And I have never been in a house without a basement. Where do they not have basements? I know BIL in San Diego does not have one.

sunflwr0911 · September 2012

shelley1002:
Ours locks and also has a deadbolt further up. The locks were already on the door when we bought the house. Not sure what can be done for the lever handles. And I have never been in a house without a basement. Where do they not have basements? I know BIL in San Diego does not have one.

No one had basements when I lived in Houston. I'm guessing that it's harder to do when you're close to sea level?

shelley1002 · September 2012

sunflwr0911:
shelley1002:
Ours locks and also has a deadbolt further up. The locks were already on the door when we bought the house.

Not sure what can be done for the lever handles.

And I have never been in a house without a basement. Where do they not have basements? I know BIL in San Diego does not have one.
No one had basements when I lived in Houston.  I'm guessing that it's harder to do when you're close to sea level? 

Maybe. Could also be a regional thing i know house styles can and do differ by region.

GingerNess · September 2012

cmoosey:
shelley1002:
Ours locks and also has a deadbolt further up. The locks were already on the door when we bought the house.

Not sure what can be done for the lever handles.

And I have never been in a house without a basement. Where do they not have basements? I know BIL in San Diego does not have one.

I thought "the south" is usually basement less.

Yes, here in Florida, if you try to dig to put in a basement, it better be water proof. :::Winky Face:::

boxtonmom1014 · September 2012

My DH is going to replace all of our lever handles. I don't think he's actually even doing it with baby safety in mind, just because he doesn't like them, but child proofing is a nice bonus.

bluejetta · September 2012

We have a regular knob that locks so we keep it locked and we keep the kitchen/dining gated off. Can you get a lever knob that locks?

sunflwr0911 · September 2012

bluejetta:
We have a regular knob that locks so we keep it locked and we keep the kitchen/dining gated off. Can you get a lever knob that locks?

Yeah, but I'm just worried that he would figure it out. When my nephew was around two, he got ahold of a screwdriver and took a doorknob off! I guess I'm just paranoid!

We can't block off the kitchen because it's an open floor plan. I keep him contained in the loft upstairs for his crawling/cruising around now, but I know I can't do that forever.

vnstacie · September 2012

I'd try a gate first.

We have a basement but the door is outside.

Also, in South TX we did not have one, but in north Texas, the panhandle area some houses had basements because of the tornados.

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