Very educational experience. Learned a lot about child-proofing a home. Job was done in a timely manner and it looks great.
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Choosing the Best Baby Proof Electrical Outlet Safety Covers in Houston
Overview
Self-Closing (Sliding)
Box Outlet Covers
Covers with Cord Shorteners
Outdoor Locking Covers
Outlet Plugs (Caps)
Tamper Resistant Outlets
AV Cable Outlet Covers
Cord and Cable Covers
Purchasing and installing electrical outlet safety covers for your residence is an extremely important step in making your home safe for your baby or toddler. But what’s also important is to select the right type of socket protectors to keep curious hands of your child away from electrical dangers. When you’re looking to child proof your outlets, consider both peculiarities of your home and your child’s needs in order to find the right fit for your entire family.
One of the most common causes of outlet plugs failing to protect children occurs because adults forget to close the cover after using an outlet. Sliding outlet covers stop this accidental situation from ever occurring due to the self-closing design. Installation commonly requires a screwdriver, just like a regular outlet cover.
Box socket safety covers protect the entirety of electrical outlets and some models may even accommodate an adaptor. The lid feature allows for the plug to be reliably closed off while devices are plugged in. This is a great solution for outlets that are constantly in use: unlike self-closing covers that are only meant to prevent a child from putting items inside, it also prevents pulling a plug out of the socket and interrupting the operation of a plugged device.
Because long cords are a likely hazard, look into covers with cord shorteners. Certain box outlet cover types, like those manufactured by Safety 1st, feature storage functions of up to four feet of cable. With less room occupied by cords comes the decreased chance of your child stumbling or falling over cables.
When child proofing your outlets, remember to see to your home’s exterior as well. Outdoor outlet covers prevent more than outlets becoming a hazard for your child: being weatherproof, they prevent rain and insects from finding their way into your electrical sockets. On a rainy day water trapped inside may cause short circuit or distribute electric potential outside the outlet, so an uncovered exterior of the outlet or even a wall around it can give an electric shock to a child or adult touching it. Additionally, some of these covers are lockable. For added security, locking feature prevents others from using your property’s electricity while you’re away from home.
Outlet plugs or caps are made in a range of shapes and sizes. As an inexpensive option and an easy-to-use solution for traveling, this type of baby electrical outlet protector is a go-to option for a cost-effective way of childproofing outlets. However, the drawbacks of outlet plugs are that older models may not fit securely in place, adults may forget to put a plug back into the outlet after using it, and the caps are easy for children to remove. To purchase the right outlet safety cap, remember that colorful or stylish plugs will attract the eye of curious babies. Also, baby proof outlet plugs should be too large for becoming a choking hazard. A good rule of thumb is that if a plug or cap fits inside a toilet paper tube, the device is too small.
Tamper resistant outlets look almost exactly like typical outlets, but feature a design that blocks foreign objects like paper clips from making their way into the socket. Shudders in place only open when a grounded or two-bladed plug is inserted into the outlet, so the pressure is applied on two sides at the same time. While this option for childproofing your home may appear like the easiest and permanent solution to the hazard of electrical shock to children, it is important to note tamper resistant outlets are not fully tamper proof. Children could still attempt to plug in nearby dangerous devices or insert two items in both holes at once.
Exposed coaxial or AV cable outlets are commonly installed right at the eye-level of crawling babies and toddlers. While the voltage in this kind of circuit is too low for a serious electrical shock, there is still a risk of some shock, especially if your baby decides to lick it. You also don’t want your kid to insert items inside the outputs and damage them. A range of solutions exists for various kinds of sockets for audio, video, and computer equipment. Plate or rounded covers are two of the average available options that can be easily installed with screws.
Cable TV, internet, and other wires around your home are best kept confined within baseboards. Organizing cords and cables in this manner will minimize the chance of a pet or child playing with them and possibly damaging the wires or devices. However, when you can’t avoid a cable crossing the floor, long-shaped covers for cords and cables are available to help you hide the wires under them, being attached to the floor.
Very nice staff! Very efficient.
Very pleased with their products and their professional service. The retractable baby gates on our stairs and our "grandma" cabinet locks are perfect for visiting grand kids but not a hassle for everybody.
Great People and products. Thank you so much for creating a safe environment for kids at our home.
Rick and Evan are awesome. Thank you for helping us make our house safe!
Rick, your crew came into my house today to child proof it. The first thing they asked was do we need to take off our shoes, or are you ok with booty covers? WOW! No one has ever made shoes an issue. As a new mom I never thought about shoes on the floor, thank you for that information as well as all the other information you gave us in the home evaluation. The best thing is my home is child proofed, and I feel good about it. There were a few things I knew to take care of but my husband and I had no clue how to. You have helped us so much. At first I thought this was going to be too much money and we could not afford to have it all done. Well you proved me wrong on that, it was very affordable and well worth it. In fact I have two new friends with babies and I would like to purchase a gift card for them. How would I go about doing that? Thank you so much for everything!
Dear Rick,I am very pleased we met at the Moms Expo. You and your crew came into my house and did everything you said you would, and more. (Thank you for fixing that cabinet door, its been broke since we moved in). Your company standards are very high, and very professional. Now I know why everyone I talk to has used you. All I can say is thank you for making our home and pool safe. My husband is so happy that it was done by someone that knows what they are doing. I have given your name out many times and will continue to.
Thank you for making our home safe. It was great working with you and your company. Our installers are very professional and courteous, and even stopped and helped me carry in my groceries. I was referred to your company by a very picky friend of mine and I know if she used you, you must be the best. Thank you for all your help. I am sending my mother-in-law’s number to get her home done also.
Rick,Just thought I would drop a note here. When my wife called Precious Baby Protectors to see about an in home evaluation I was against this. My wife told me what she had done and I told her I can do it myself, do not even have them come. Well she had your company come out without me knowing, I was on a business trip for nine days. I guess she felt comfortable with the owner Rick and his staff. When I got back into town my house was child safe. At first I was upset, because I thought I could do it. Then I realized how great this was, its done and I don’t have to spend time trying to do this. There were so many things I never would have thought about that Precious Baby took care of. I am so impressed that I have referred your company to many of my friends. In fact we are all at the mall last Sunday and I was talking to another dad. I told him about your company and how I was so thrilled. He said “Chuck they are coming over on Monday; my sister used them 9 years ago.” All I could say was, Wow good for you! If you ever want to take your company national please look me up, I will be your first investor.
Description of Work: Installed 4 baby gates and baby fence to go across the living room and kitchen.Comments: They did a great job. They brought all of their own materials. They were quick on the installation. They did a very professional job and made it look great.
Rick and his team are extremely professional and knowledgeable. They evaluated my house, inside and out, and made recommendations to keep my 3 toddlers safe. They also told me what we did not need, so I felt they were most concerned with safety, and not just focused on selling me unnecessary things. They have proprietary products that you can't get anywhere else that are better, safer, and easier to use. I highly recommend them.
Precious baby did a great job installing our gates. They were punctual and explained the process. I like that they used a higher grade hardware to install the gates and made everything look clean and professionally installed in my brand new home. They made several suggestions that we didn't end up installing just yet but we plan to bring them back in for phase two. Thanks Precious Baby - these new gates are a game changer for all of these stairs.
Rick was responsive and a great communicator. He told me which of the stuff we had already done was correctly installed or with a modification could be used somewhere else. I appreciated those money saving tips. We have a three story townhouse so stairs we're my concern and their construction did cause for a creative solution which Rick made happen. Everything has been easy to use and we haven't had any issues since the install over one month ago. Appreciate everything he does and can't recommend him enough!
Rick and his install guy did a great job. They were very responsive and worked with me on the design of the fencing. It was just installed and looks and functions great! Would recommend.
Excellent experience. Service setup in less than a week and top notch. Well detailed invoice and great communication. Excellent binder with examples of work and options. Walked through how to secure each lock and explained the invoice in detail. Pleasure to work with.
Rick and Evan are awesome. Thank you for helping us make our house safe!
Very happy with the quality installation and service we received from Rick and his crew for our baby gates. Would recommend this company to anyone out there looking for baby gates that will last - all metal gates look great next to the wrought iron stairway.
Rick and his staff did a wonderful job making our home safe. They installed multiple gates and endless other safety equipment to make the house safe for our little one! Wonderful to work with and we highly recommend their company!
I just happened to see this reply by Inga and wanted to tell you about my 5 star experience. I truthfully don't believe this person. This company has done excellent work and all my friends and neighbors rave about them! This company is #1 in my book!We had our gates originally installed 5 years ago and this company has been nothing but wonderful. We had our whole house baby proofed, and a poolfence. Last year we took the gates down as our daughter was 5 1/2....little Joey came along unexpectedly and is now starting to walk....Rick and Robert were back last week to re-install my gates and they were wonderful. These guys are so honest, do excellent work and I would never trust anyone else to do our install. It bother me that people would have the nerve to lie!
We are extremely happy with the service and our child proof rails. The customer service was amazing, our house looks amazing. We had all the second floor done. We had open walls that you could look down to the first floor and our kids had been climbing to look over. Now with the rails, we have peace of mind and most important our kids are safe. The Second floor looks great because the rails go with the decor. Thank you again, Precious Baby Protectors !!
Rick and his crew are amazing! Highly recommended to all families babies, toddlers, and pets!! They also do pool safety nets and fences! You must protect your family, call them!
We were displaced by the storm. I sent in an email asking for help at our rental house. Rick called me and explained how they work. We made an appointment for the next day at 1. At 1 I get a knock on the door. (Thank god they did not ring the doorbell). Robert and Gage showed up as I was told. We went over everything that I wanted. They installed it all and went over every item with me. Great, peace of mind is here. Robert and I went over the invoice, they discounted everything due to us being displaced by the storm. We are so happy, and all of this will be moved into our home when we rebuild. So professional and went way above to help my family out. Great caring people 3/-0
So happy with their work and customer service!!! Would highly recommend them!! Not only do my baby gates look nice I also finally have peace of mind that my precious one will be safe!! Thank you!!!
Timely, knowledgeable, and extremely professional. Highly recommended. Thank you to Rick for all of your patience with our questions
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