Window locks (toddler safety)?

purplepatch

Can anyone recommend any good sturdy window locks that aren't too difficult to fix in place?

I don't dare open any of our upstairs windows as I have an acrobatic 2 year old who fancies herself as Houdini. She's pretty nifty at undoing things, so they need to be very toddler proof.

albalad

something like this or this should do the job nicely , and not too difficult to fit

the above link was for a twin pack , here it is for a single window

Claudie

We fit them to every window upstairs as my little one was an Explorer too. The ones we used were v similar to this

http://www.mothercare.com/invt/lt3329&bklist=

I have seen them at the large Tesco too for a similar price - occassionally Boots seem to have them.

We also ended up buying locks for the big appliances but he tore those off to see how they were fixed :O)

purplepatch

Claudie wrote:

We fit them to every window upstairs as my little one was an Explorer too. The ones we used were v similar to this

http://www.mothercare.com/invt/lt3329&bklist=

I have seen them at the large Tesco too for a similar price - occassionally Boots seem to have them.

We also ended up buying locks for the big appliances but he tore those off to see how they were fixed :O)

Thanks Claudie. I'd looked at these actually but wondered whether they'd be sturdy enough. How strong would you say they are? Also can you tell me, do they lock manually like the cupboard locks or do you use a key?

alanobrien

purplepatch wrote:

Can anyone recommend any good sturdy window locks that aren't too difficult to fix in place?

I don't dare open any of our upstairs windows as I have an acrobatic 2 year old who fancies herself as Houdini. She's pretty nifty at undoing things, so they need to be very toddler proof.

I can recommend the BandQ one Albalad linked to above

We used a few in our old place to keep our 2 boys (4 and 2 yrs) from leaping out of the loft windows.

Could do with a couple for our new place but i have yet to find any compatible with Aluminium windows

nickinoo

alanobrien wrote:

I can recommend the BandQ one Albalad linked to above

We used a few in our old place to keep our 2 boys (4 and 2 yrs) from leaping out of the loft windows.

Could do with a couple for our new place but i have yet to find any compatible with Aluminium windows

The link listed above is suitable for aluminum windows http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=31180&slotName=null&homeRef=&ts=59537&destination=../cat/pro.jsp%3Fid%3D31180%26slotName%3Dnull%26homeRef%3D&_loopback=1

I must get round to ordering this-my little one is getting far too curious. Is the screwfix one the best for UPVC windows & are they easy to fit?

trafalgar_2

Whatever you do ,if you get key operated ones make sure you keep the key handy,2 children died in Plymouth because they couldn't get the window lock open in time ........................the key was hidden.

Just a reminder

Suewre

When our eldest was young, we couldn't find anything to fit our windows. In the end dh fitted a chain to the window and a loop to the frame. These were long enough to have the window open, but short enough to stop him getting out! The chain was padlocked to the loop, with a key hung up at the top of the window. The chain was strong enough to stop a child, but we could break it in an emergency if we didn't have enough time to get the key.

Claudie

Forgot all about this post - sorry I didn't get back to you!

The safety latches on our windows are really more of a stop than a lock - they allow the window to open but only about an inch or so. They can be overridden but I really doubt a child could do it. There aren't any locks.

The cupboards all over the house have catches - I guess my small one may now probably be old enough not to need them. I watched him open the cupboard the other morning unlocking the catch to do so :O)