Do you have a North STates Superyard? It looks like the "basic" one is the plastic 6-panel model that is free standing. IF you have this one, it can only be used as an enclosed pen, right? You cannot use it to barrier off a fireplace, right?
i have this same gate for my small dog (pls dont get offended), it is a great gate, you can use it around the fireplace if the fireplace is small enough. it came in 3 sets of 2 panels each. right now, we are using 2 panels (1 set) across a door way as a barrier. you can also use 4 panels and angle it so it's freestanding.
we have used 2 sets around our christmas tree last year to keep the furbaby away from getting too close. have the gate for almost 6 years and it's still in good condition.
We have the plastic one erected around our entertainment center. It stands freely with the end panels up against the walls. It's not secured so if the kids (2 years old) push up against it, it'll move, but it provides a barrier between the electronics and curious button pushing kids.
@mrsR12, I take that you mean you have the plastic one? How do you get it to stay up around a fireplace - is it secured to anything or just free standing?
@LauraT25, we will be watching him like a hawk. The idea is that with a gate around the stove, it'll give us an extra few seconds to remove DS from harm before he burns himself...
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I agree with pps, the plastic gate freestanding around the stove wouldn't work very well. We use our plastic one in a big u-shape in front of our electronics to keep dd away, but the "tops" of the U are braced against the wall (but not connected/anchored to the wall). If there was nothing for the gate to push against, dd would be able to move it around easily. I have not seen the metal one in person, but I am not confident it would solve your problem either. is there any hearth or pedestal kind of thingy the stove rests on? Maybe you could use a yard style gate and somehow have spokes that go between the gate and the hearth to keep it from moving too close? (I hope I am making sense).
the plastic one that i have and used as free standing is not attached to any furniture or wall.
when used as an enclosed gate, they stand on their own, otherwise you would have to angle them to stand. they are by no mean "completely secure" when i think of a todler pushing it toward a fireplace. but it would do the job if you are just trying to provide a gap.
I would bring lots of warm cloths and ask the in laws not to light the stove until after LO falls asleep for the night. Maybe use a space heater.
I had the plastic yard and used it to block off our computer. I tied it to the desk to try and stablize it, because it wasn't too sturdy. I wouldn't use around a hot wood burning stove.
Re: North States Superyard
i have this same gate for my small dog (pls dont get offended), it is a great gate, you can use it around the fireplace if the fireplace is small enough. it came in 3 sets of 2 panels each. right now, we are using 2 panels (1 set) across a door way as a barrier. you can also use 4 panels and angle it so it's freestanding.
we have used 2 sets around our christmas tree last year to keep the furbaby away from getting too close. have the gate for almost 6 years and it's still in good condition.
Failed multiple cycles of Clomid+TI and Clomid+IUI
3/2011 inj+IUI #1 BFP. 4/2011 missed m/c.
Fall 2011 inj+IUI #2&3 BFN
Jan/Feb 2012 IVF#1 BFP 2/23 EDD 10/31/2012 ~~~ Halloween ~~~
Our IVF miracle, Baby Boy M, arrived on 11/8/2012!
I agree with LauraT, the plastic one is not a good idea around a stove. It would move if he pushed up against it hard enough.
I'm not familiar with the metal one, so can't comment on it.
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the plastic one that i have and used as free standing is not attached to any furniture or wall.
when used as an enclosed gate, they stand on their own, otherwise you would have to angle them to stand. they are by no mean "completely secure" when i think of a todler pushing it toward a fireplace. but it would do the job if you are just trying to provide a gap.
I had the plastic yard and used it to block off our computer. I tied it to the desk to try and stablize it, because it wasn't too sturdy. I wouldn't use around a hot wood burning stove.
Failed multiple cycles of Clomid+TI and Clomid+IUI
3/2011 inj+IUI #1 BFP. 4/2011 missed m/c.
Fall 2011 inj+IUI #2&3 BFN
Jan/Feb 2012 IVF#1 BFP 2/23 EDD 10/31/2012 ~~~ Halloween ~~~
Our IVF miracle, Baby Boy M, arrived on 11/8/2012!
Failed multiple cycles of Clomid+TI and Clomid+IUI
3/2011 inj+IUI #1 BFP. 4/2011 missed m/c.
Fall 2011 inj+IUI #2&3 BFN
Jan/Feb 2012 IVF#1 BFP 2/23 EDD 10/31/2012 ~~~ Halloween ~~~
Our IVF miracle, Baby Boy M, arrived on 11/8/2012!