Baby gate for deck?

[DrSally]

Do you have a baby gate on your deck? I've seen them on decks and am wondering if these are special "weather proof" gates or just regular baby gates used on a deck? We are building a deck with black aluminum spindles and will want a black gate for sure.

[DietCokeLover]

I have seen them advertised in the One Step Ahead catalog. They have them in different finishes.

[hillview]

we have 2 retract-a-gates on our deck (it is covered with a roof). We haven't had any issues. Retract-a-gates do not come in black. Also with retract-a-gate you can take the roller off the hinge and take it inside -- we did this over the New England winter.
/hillary

[DrSally]

Thank you for the responses. I did a search and they also have "weather proof" pet gates in black that seem a bit cheaper. Seems like there are many options, but all online. My building contractor says he's never seen any IRL.

[purpleeyes]

Thank you for the responses. I did a search and they also have "weather proof" pet gates in black that seem a bit cheaper. Seems like there are many options, but all online. My building contractor says he's never seen any IRL.

Could your contractor build you a gate to match the deck? That is what we had in our previous house ( a townhouse with a 2nd level deck). It matched the wood, opened and closed nicely and had a childproof lock.

For my new deck, it is only 5 steps off the ground. I want a gate mainly to keep DD on the deck when I am cooking dinner, etc. so I know she's not running all over the yard where I can't see her. I am probably going to go to BRU and get something cheap that doesn't necessarily attach.

I am considering this
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2266977
This one because I can 'lean' it across the opening, plus I have the superyard inside, so I could use it as an attachment as well.

There is also a mesh railing guard that ties ( I probably not explaining it enough!) Anyway, I am considering that one b/c I can strech it across, tie it to the railings and she can't move it, like she maybe could move the superyard one.

Anyway....that's *my* story, lol. HTH!!

ETA: the many spelling mistakes, yikes!

[newg]

Our deck came with a gate when we moved it....it seems like it is built out of the same materials as the deck....same spindels and stuff....has one of those slide latches (on the outside of the gate) and regular door hinges.......very very sturdy.
I think a pp mentioned this as well....could you have a gate made to match the deck?

[DrSally]

HAving a gate made to match the deck is a nice idea. I think that would look nice. I will talk to my contractor about it.

[brittone2]

DH made one. It has a wheel on one end to help it slide open/closed. It opens toward the deck, not toward the stairs, obviously. I like it because I can also use it to lock my dog on the deck when needed ;)

We also had to add extra slats to our deck when we moved in. There were places where the gaps between slats were more than 4 inches apart. There was someone here at the BBB a few years ago who had a DC fall through slats on their deck (and they said they never would have guessed their DC could fit through them), so when we moved in, I made DH add extra slats.

[DrSally]

DH made one. It has a wheel on one end to help it slide open/closed. It opens toward the deck, not toward the stairs, obviously. I like it because I can also use it to lock my dog on the deck when needed ;)

We also had to add extra slats to our deck when we moved in. There were places where the gaps between slats were more than 4 inches apart. There was someone here at the BBB a few years ago who had a DC fall through slats on their deck (and they said they never would have guessed their DC could fit through them), so when we moved in, I made DH add extra slats.

Oh that's sad. I must not have been here when that happened. I'm not sure what code is here, but I will make sure they're no more that 4 inches apart.

[emschwar]

bump!
Any other gates for decks besides the One Step Ahead one?

[justlearning]

We used a Supergate IV (mounted, of course) for our deck and it worked great for many years, being left out year-round in our CO weather.

It isn't black but it's possible you could paint/stain it if you really wanted to. When our deck was stained (with an opaque stain), the guy put the stain over the attached hardware from the Supergate and it then blended right in with the rest of the wood.

[DrSally]

We're finally getting ready to do the deck and our guy is going to make a gate to go with the rest of the deck--cedar with metal rods on the inside. Neighbors have this as well I just noticed and it looks pretty good. Will have him put the latch on the outside.