Anyone know where to get cheap LARGE child fireguard?

Bexm

Hello

I need something like this:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3769960.htm

But our fire place is too big apparently going by the standard size of these things. It's 150cm width with a depth of about 60cm.

I have found some for about £60/£70 but I'd rather only spend around £25 like this argos one.

Any ideas?

WestonDave

That one extends to 152cm so the width should be OK. The issue you may have is over the depth, but that might be solveable by putting it on the hearth rather than round it, or depending on the shape of the fireplace using longer chains and using the uprights of the fireplace to block the access from the sides.

Alikay

http://www.clippasafe.co.uk/rsm/53/products/?stage=view_category&id=6

There is an extension panel for this one.

Bexm

Yeah, it's the depth that's the problem, I'd though of actually putting it on the hearth but have quite a few things on it that we want to be covered too and the opening of the fire is very wide next to the size of the hearth.
Meaning if we put it on the hearth rather than round it, the "utensils" will actually be pushed in front of the fire..!

Got to be awkward!

Bexm

@Alikay Only just saw your message. I think the extension is for the width rather than the depth. Plus it still pushes it up to nearly £40.

tara747

£40 to keep your child safe from the fire sounds cheap to me.

WestonDave

Personally, I would look at using the Argos one to cover the width, adding additional fixing chains to the sides that come with it (i.e it will come with one mid way up the height - if you add another one top and bottom ), and attaching some additional mesh (which you can get from most DIY stores) to the chains to fill the gap.

That is on the basis that even with a fireguard you shouldn't be leaving a small child alone with a fire so other than the instant reach and grab etc, you should be there to stop them getting too serious with getting round/over/under it.

I suspect your chances of getting one that has deeper sides without going to the really expensive BabyDan style ones is remote so a bit of DIY might be the better option (bearing in mind that winter is heading out so it might not be there for that long).

skintchick

Why bother with a fireguard? I don't have one. I just taught my DD not to touch the fire, the same way I taught her about the oven. Children naturally have a wariness of hot things anyway, and fires are easy for them to understand because they look hot, unlike some hobs, for example.

I'd spend the money on something else, personally. But then I hardly used stair gates either. I just prefer teaching children about safety than simply preventing them get near it as one day they will be exposed to it somewhere else and if they don't have the relevant knowledge/skills they might get hurt.

krlyr

Would a puppy pen achieve the same kind of thing? You can get different designs, some you just join together as many panels as you need.

Bexm

@tara747.. this is a money saving site, if I have to pay more I will, I was just looking for options.

Weston dave, I will have a thnk about adapting the cheaper one. Unfortuntely the room is a cold one most of the year so the fire will get lit in the summer too sometimes.

@skint chick, I had thought of this but as its a wood burner its not always obvious its going to be that hot. Caught me out a few times when opening it. On this occasion im defintely going for better safevthan sorry. Same for stair gates (we have a lot of stairs) but luckily we've been given stair gates.

@kylyr I will look into this also. Thanks

tara747

Bexm wrote: »

@tara747.. this is a money saving site, if I have to pay more I will, I was just looking for options.

Weston dave, I will have a thnk about adapting the cheaper one. Unfortuntely the room is a cold one most of the year so the fire will get lit in the summer too sometimes.

@skint chick, I had thought of this but as its a wood burner its not always obvious its going to be that hot. Caught me out a few times when opening it. On this occasion im defintely going for better safevthan sorry. Same for stair gates (we have a lot of stairs) but luckily we've been given stair gates.

@kylyr I will look into this also. Thanks

Just putting it into perspective, since it seemed likely that you would have to spend £40. I was trying to make you feel better about it.