Baby Proof Your Home With The New Brica Extending Gate From Munchkin

08/22/2015

The Brica Extending Push To Close Gate by Munchkin is a stylish and versatile product to help you baby-proof your home. Its slim black metal design allows it to subtly fit in with most decors. When it’s open, it tucks safely away, and there is no trip hazard on the floor or danger of snagging on the latch side. When it’s closed, the metal and the very clever double latch design also make it more sturdy and effective than some simple plastic gates.

The gate is 29 inches tall, and the width can range from 28.5 to 45 inches. The two latches and the gate are the only things that need to be installed – there is no floor or side rail. This makes the design very flexible for many different sizes and shapes of openings. It works well for the old houses where not every hallway is a standard width or where you might have to deal with uneven walls or floor. The gate is suitable for tops or bottoms of stairs, or any other location in your home that needs protecting, such as a doorway into the kitchen. In my house, we chose to install across a hallway to keep the baby away from the staircase, not just the stairs.

The added height, the narrow openings between the bars, and the fact that you decide how low to the ground to hang the gate, also make this an effective way to separate any medium or large pets from the baby. A kitten or an especially small dog might be able to sneak in.

This gate needs to be permanently attached, so you need to have the equipment and skills to do the work. And if you decide to move or replace the gate, you’ll need to have the equipment and skills to patch the holes. However, the security and benefits of the gate make these minor inconveniences worth it.

The Brica Easy Close Tall & Wide Metal Gate is available exclusively at Babies R Us and retails for $69.99.

Written by Nina K, Mommy Connections West Toronto member