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Storage for cribs

BabyCarryingVesselBabyCarryingVessel member
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We had a wood craftsman build our beautiful custom cribs for our twin daughters. They are solid and heavy, and when unassembled they take up a lot of space. How and where are you storing your cribs? I expect these cribs to be heirlooms someday for my daughters so it's really important to preserve them as best as possible.

 

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Re: Storage for cribs

  • cast920cast920 member
    Safety standards change as time goes on so they might not conform with the safety standards in the future.
    If you want to preserve them I would suggest putting all the hardware into a bag and tape it around a bar of the crib. If there are any parts that protrude, wrap them in bubble wrap and tape in place. Wrap each piece in a heavy duty moving blanket and tape it together. You might also want to label each piece and have the assembly instructions written down somewhere for the future.
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  • MrsJetSetMrsJetSet member
    imagecast920:
    Safety standards change as time goes on so they might not conform with the safety standards in the future.
    If you want to preserve them I would suggest putting all the hardware into a bag and tape it around a bar of the crib. If there are any parts that protrude, wrap them in bubble wrap and tape in place. Wrap each piece in a heavy duty moving blanket and tape it together. You might also want to label each piece and have the assembly instructions written down somewhere for the future.


    This. I'm sure they are beautiful but I would probably sell them. The chances are safety standards will be different by then. The crib I used as a baby had all kinds of bad features that are not allowed today.
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  • PeachsMamaPeachsMama member
    If your children don't die using the cribs I would save them! Heirlooms are wonderful. Especially something as important as a crib. And I would preserve them like pp said.
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  • orangecurlsorangecurls member
    Is it possible to have the craftsman convert them into beds for the girls? Since they sound difficult to store. He or she could probably easily change them to twin or full beds, maybe even a bunkbed.
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  • hmp1hmp1 member

    imageorangecurls:
    Is it possible to have the craftsman convert them into beds for the girls? Since they sound difficult to store. He or she could probably easily change them to twin or full beds, maybe even a bunkbed.

    I would try to repurpose them. 


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  • orangecurlsorangecurls member
    I also wouldn't want to store them for 20 to 40 years.
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  • BabyCarryingVesselBabyCarryingVessel member

    imageMrsJetSet:
    imagecast920:
    Safety standards change as time goes on so they might not conform with the safety standards in the future. If you want to preserve them I would suggest putting all the hardware into a bag and tape it around a bar of the crib. If there are any parts that protrude, wrap them in bubble wrap and tape in place. Wrap each piece in a heavy duty moving blanket and tape it together. You might also want to label each piece and have the assembly instructions written down somewhere for the future.
    This. I'm sure they are beautiful but I would probably sell them. The chances are safety standards will be different by then. The crib I used as a baby had all kinds of bad features that are not allowed today.

    Thanks everyone! Ummm, JetSet... YOU HAVE A BOXER!!!! I also have a brindle boxer girl. They are the best!

     

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