Project Child
Building a Child Safe Backyard Deck
Everyone in the family can enjoy a deck but just how child safe are they?
Your new deck needs to be child friendly and that can all be thought about in the planning stage of your project. It’s not hard to use some common sense when it comes to the safety of your family.
Even if your deck is not a high one, a rail is a good safety measure to take. An unnecessary fall can be prevented this way. Also a child safety gate will be required if there are stairs built to and from your deck. The stairs should be able to have a safety gate fit at them to prevent sudden falls down the stairs. Accidents happen too fast if you’re not prepared for them.
Be sure that when you’re picking up your decking materials that you select ones that are rounded and smooth to prevent any splinters in it. The deck will also need to be checked every so often to ensure there is no splintering that can cause damage to little (or big) feet.
A summertime necessity is shade. One can only take so much sun, especially for the safety of little children who have no concept of the dangers of it. Why don’t you consider building an overhang or a canopy over your deck and then there are no worries of too much sun exposure. This is not to replace sunscreen of course.
Try to think like your child would. Does he/she liket to climb? Squeeze through little open spaces? Put this thought into your plan to have no temptations for climbing things and squeezing through wide slats on your railing. Make the slats very narrow to avoid any of these ideas getting in to their little heads.
Your deck is there for you and your whole family to enjoy so a lot of thought has to be put into the planning as to how to keep everyone, especially your little ones safe. Thinking ahead before you build can help you avoid any unnecessary accidents down the road. Sometimes it’s good to hire a professional deck builder.
Project CHILD Overview
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