Children can be naughty, inquisitive, curious, and intelligent—all at the same time. If you are building a house, and you have children, then you must find ways to ensure a safer environment for your kids. After all, you are constructing your dream home to enjoy a comfortable life with your loved ones. Instead of constantly telling you child to stay away from dangerous nooks and corners or fret over their habit of exploring new spaces, build your house in a way that it’s safe for children, from the basement to the attic. Leave no stone unturned. To avoid any fatal accidents or serious injuries, make sure you incorporate these child-friendly features when building a house.
Child-Friendly Features when Building a House
Here is a home-safety checklist for you to consider when building your dream home.
- Switchboards and plugs
- Install a fence around your swimming pool
- Door stopper
- Window guard
- Cabinet locks
- Door locks at a height
- Window blinds should be cordless
- Beware of the nooks and crannies
Let’s discuss each one of them in detail.
Switchboards and plugs
When constructing a house, make sure that all electrical points are out of a child’s reach. Place switchboards and electrical plug-ins at a considerable height from the floor to make it difficult for your crawling baby or inqusitive toddler from accessing it. If it is at a lower position, it is quite likely that your child might insert fingers in it and can get an electric shock or burns. Make sure to install these kid-friendly features in your house, when building it.
Install a fence around your swimming pool
If you have a large swimming pool in your house then you must fence it properly. What if your crawling child walks in the pool area of your house and God forbid, falls in it! To avoid any such fatal accidents and injuries make sure the swimming pool in your house is properly fenced and there are significantly high barriers around it so that your child or even any guest kid in your house can’t access the pool without you unlocking the fence again.
Door-stopper
A simple measure that ensures child safety at home is to introduce door-stoppers in the house. Just imagine your child walks into a room and the door slams shut behind him. What will happen? His little fingers might get crushed if he is still holding the door. It’s a common household accident. It is important to place a door stopper on each door in the house so that such accidents can be avoided.
Window guard
Placing a window guard is one of the most important child-friendly features when constructing a house. Don’t place windows too low or else a child can step up and use it as a door. They might fall off the window sill if the windows are not properly latched and locked. Make sure to install this simple kid-safety latch on your windows to avoid any mishap.
Cabinet locks
Apart from child safety at home, your important documents also need to be safe! This is where cabinets locks come in place. These locks help in securing your important documents and information within the cabinets. Use these simple child-friendly features when building a house to ensure that no documents are misplaced or worse – torn away.
Door locks at a height
This is a simple kid-friendly feature in your house. Just place the door latch at a height. Why? If the door lock is within a child’s easy reach, it is quite likely that the child can reach and unlock it. Then they can get out of the house without you even knowing it. Make sure to place the door locks at a height away from your child’s reach.
Cordless window blinds
Children can harm themselves with the cord of a window blind. Make sure to use cordless window blinds to avoid any such mishap. Even if you prefer window blinds with cords, it should be hung at a height.
Balconies must have a parapet wall of approximately three feet to prevent any fall injuries. The staircase railings in your house should not be climbable. One idea is to use horizontal railings instead of vertical railings so that your little one can’t climb over and hurt himself. The staircase itself should not be tiled since such a surface has less friction. This hack will prevent your child from slipping.
Another child-friendly feature in the house can be installing safety doors on the staircase. If you have a small child, he might roll over the stairs and hurt himself.
Beware of the nooks and crannies
In order to prevent accidents and accumulation of dust in nooks and crannies, make sure there are no small corners in the house. This child-friendly feature can go a long way. Any space in your house that can fit your child and hide them from view is a risk. Don’t take it. A house with less tight spaces is ideal for children. Besides, nooks and crannies where dust gathers can make the house allergy-prone. In order to allergy-proof your home, the construction of your house should be such that there are less smaller spaces.
So, these were some of the most useful tips to install child-friendly features when building a house. Make sure you take these measures and make your house a kid-friendly one. Do take a look at our detailed post on kid-friendly decor ideas. We would love to have your valuable feedback at blog@zameen.com. For more updates, stay tuned to the best real estate blog in Pakistan.
