https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:30:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849314 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:59:15 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1849314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: hmm...I don't think your balcony is any more dangerous than the road in front of my house. At least if lo gets through one barracade, there's a railing! If my lo got through the front door he would have access to a decently busy (though residential) road. I have to pick my battles about what to worry about...so far the deadbolt puts me at ease ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849293 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:46:56 +0000 hilsy85 1849293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: we have a balcony with similar doors and we haven't done anything special! Lo can't open them and we are of course always out there when he is out there. I wouldn't worry :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849289 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:45:27 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1849289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I've been expecting a lot of: "you have a BALCONY?! With a child?!?!? Death trap!!" LoL. I have gotten some strange looks when I say we will have a lot of playtime on the rooftop ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849287 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:42:12 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1849287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: i wouldnt do anything then ;) if it will help you sleep better at night, sure. But otherwise, nah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849245 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:11:39 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1849245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I'm actually not worried, but I feel like I should be! Like I struggle to open this balcony door. I can't fathom a situation where a 2 year old could muscle it open, and manage to vault himself over the 4-foot railing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849194 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:29:11 +0000 Anagram 1849194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: We just installed one of these small door bolt very high up on our patio/balcony door. LO won't be able to reach it until she's 12-13 probably. </p> [attach=2976/14/nbe3cn.320x240.door-bolt.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849192 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:28:01 +0000 MaryM 1849192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: Woops! I guess I assumed all balconies have sliding doors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849178 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:16:29 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1849178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: if you wre worried about it you could secure the door with a chain lock (or something similar) at the top of the door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849174 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:10:17 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1849174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: Interesting, but I wonder if it would work on a regular swinging door? Mine isn't a slider, it's just a door you use to get into a house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849164 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:03:40 +0000 MaryM 1849164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my old apartment, we had a stopper like this <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-Patio-Aluminum-Sliding-Door-Security-Bar-U-9920/100197288" rel="nofollow">http://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-Patio-Aluminum-Sliding-Door-Security-Bar-U-9920/100197288</a></p> <p>Instead of sitting in the track on the floor, it attaches about waist high (or wherever you want to install it). You lift up the pole to open the door, then you can swing it down and it rests in the "saddle" to lock it. </p> <p>It's a lot more convenient than the ones that you rest in the track. no bending over! though you do have to make sure it's all the way up when you open the door so it doesn't slide back down to the lock position when you close the door behind you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/balcony-safety#post-1849154 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:58:39 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1849154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved recently, and we have a balcony in our new apartment. The balcony itself is fairly useless...it's really small and I don't intend on being out there much, especially since we have a full rooftop accessible to us. I have no intention of ever letting my son out there, because we could easily just go play on the rooftop. </p> <p>The door to the balcony has a lock mechanism on it that requires you to pull the handle up to unlock the deadbolt. It's really hard to do. Additionally, the handle is at about chest height to me.</p> <p>Is there any other steps we can take to ensure the balcony is safe? We were going to use one of those anti break in door stoppers, but the door has a small step, so it doesn't fit. Thoughts? </p>