Installing baby safety gate

When your child started to learn how to walk or use baby walker, it is time for you to search for safety gate. If you go to baby store, there are many styles of baby safety gates available to fit stairs and doorways and even some that are freestanding in the middle of a room. Some are pressure mounted and some are hardware mounted.

Pressure mounted is portable. You can mount it without any additional hardware and can be mount almost every, provided that the extension long enough to reach both side of wall. But if apply enough force, it can be push out of place since it isn't bolted to anything. So, not recommend to use this type at the top of stair.

Hardware mounted use screws or some tools to attach it to wall. It will permanently mark the wall but it much stronger than pressure mounted type. Because it is attach to wall, this type is not portable.

My experience
About 3 years ago, I bought Anakku pressure mounted safety gate plus its extension for my daughter. 6 months later, I kept it inside my store room and when I moved to new home, I lost the mount screws. So, now without the screw, I can't mount it to the kitchen door frame.

Solution?
I went to Anakku store to ask if they sold the screw separately, as expected, they don't. So, what the cheaper way to use back the gate? My answer, change from pressure mounted to hardware mounted gate.

I went to a hardware store to buy some tools and screws. Total cost only RM13.
1) 4 x triangle shape bracket = RM3
2) RM2 wall screws+plugs
3) 1 x tile drill bit = RM8 (look like pointing spear head)

How to drill through tile

Drilling through tile is different from drilling through normal stone wall. Tile can easily crack if not properly drill. So, these are some tips:

1. Make sure the space behind the tile is not hollow. Hollow tiles have higher risk of crack.
2. Use high quality tile. Lower quality may crack but not as important as to make sure the hollow tile. High quality tile also can crack if the space at the back is hollow.
3. Use correct drill bit. Tile has special drill bit. Masonry drill bit also can be use but will be risky.

Masonry drill bit

Tile drill bit

4. Apply some masking tape. Make sure to clean the tile before applying any tape.
   

Apply some tape

5. Use slow speed when drilling.
6. Don't set the drill to impact drill.
7. To prevent damage to the tile drill bit, use masonry drill bit to drill the wall behind the tile.

Finish drilling

Without masking tape

With triangle shape bracket fixed

With safety gate installed

Done!

The safety gate is very sturdy.