Childproofing Package (Whole-Home)
The Handis whole-home childproofing package is a one-visit install — magnetic cabinet locks, tamper-resistant outlet covers, cushioned corner guards, stove knob covers, toilet locks, and pressure gates at doorways — walked room by room before any hardware goes in, from $250 for a small two-room scope to $700 for a full whole-home. A baby learns to crawl around seven months and finds every hazard in the house in the following week. Childproofing is the work that has to be done in one visit and finished before the child does the finding. Handis sends a vetted handyman with the hardware in the truck — and we walk the house with you first so the install matches your child's actual reach, not a generic checklist.
Service
How the Childproofing Package Works
Six sequential steps from the room-by-room walkthrough to the pressure-gate tension check — the actual sequence we follow on every whole-home childproofing visit.
Room-by-Room Walkthrough
Before the first screw, we walk every room a child can reach with you, note what is already installed and what looks marginal, and flag the items most parents miss — under-sink chemical bays, floor registers, laundry detergent shelves. Twenty to thirty minutes for an average home, included in every package.
Cabinet & Drawer Locks
Magnetic locks on quality plywood cabinets (magnetic key stays on the fridge, lock invisible from outside), adhesive latches where magnetic hardware will not fit, and slide locks on knob-pair cabinets. We carry all three types in the truck and pick the right one per cabinet — most kitchens take 12 to 20 locks.
Tamper-Resistant Outlet Covers
Swap the standard wall plate for a tamper-resistant cover plate with internal shutters that block single-prong insertion on every accessible outlet in rooms your child uses. About two minutes per outlet. Full receptacle replacement is licensed electrician work — the TR cover plate is the handyman-scope install.
Corner Guards & Edge Strips
Cushioned foam-filled adhesive corner guards on coffee tables, side tables, and fireplace hearths; edge strips along the long edges of hearth stones and granite counter overhangs. The adhesive needs twenty-four hours to fully cure — we tell you on install to leave it untouched overnight.
Stove Knob Covers, Oven Lock, Toilet Locks
Plastic shrouds over stove knobs to prevent burner twist-on, an oven door lock to keep the door from being opened, and adhesive-mount toilet lid locks (a real drowning risk for toddlers per CDC guidance). Quick installs, meaningful prevention layer on gas or electric ranges.
Pressure Gate Install & Tension Check
Pressure-mounted gates at kitchen doorways, hallway openings, and room dividers — installed level, tension-checked, and verified to stay put under a sustained push. NOT for the top of stairs; that requires a hardware-mounted gate on the separate stair gate page.
Childproofing Package Pricing
Final pricing depends on room count, cabinet count, and outlet count. Stair gates, grab bars, and anti-tip anchoring are separate line items. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
How many rooms, what age — we will walk the house, list the hardware, and quote the whole visit.
Why Parents Book Handis for Childproofing
Most childproofing kits are sold for one child in one mental model of a house — kitchen lowers, bath under-sink, a doorway gate. The kit ships, the parent installs three things, the rest of the package sits in the closet, and the child still finds the laundry detergent because that shelf was not in the kit. After a few hundred walkthroughs across Seattle homes from 1924 craftsmans to brand-new builds, the pattern is clear — every house has its own set of items the previous owner skipped and items this layout makes harder to reach, and the only way to catch them is to walk the house before installing anything. The package is structured around the walkthrough; the hardware comes second.
Estimate
Share the room count, the cabinet count (lower kitchen and bath cabinets are the headcount), the approximate outlet count in accessible rooms, and your child's age (or due date if pre-crawl). We will quote the full visit.
Customer Reviews
Whole-home and single-room childproofing package reviews from real Handis customers.
Whole-home childproofing six weeks before our son was due. The walkthrough is what sold us — the tech flagged a magnetic latch the previous owner had left half-installed under the kitchen sink, the laundry detergent shelf that was two feet off the ground, and a hallway floor register we had not even thought of. Then he installed 18 cabinet locks, every accessible outlet, eight corner guards, a stove knob set, a toilet lock, and pressure gates at three doorways. Done in an afternoon.
Just needed the kitchen done before our daughter started exploring near the cabinets. The tech walked the kitchen, installed magnetic locks on every lower cabinet, an adhesive latch on the two cabinets that the magnetic style would not fit, an oven door lock, and stove knob covers. He also pointed out two drawers we had not thought about (the one with the cling wrap with the serrated edge, and the silverware drawer). About 50 minutes.
Renter-friendly install on a one-bedroom apartment. Outlet covers, adhesive cabinet latches (no holes), pressure gate at the doorway between the kitchen and the hallway, corner guards on the coffee table and the TV stand. Everything will come off without damage at move-out. Tech was clear about which items would leave a small hole (none of these) and which would not. Forty minutes for the apartment plus the walkthrough.
Three-room package for kitchen, primary bath, and nursery. The tech did the kitchen with magnetics and a slide lock on the under-sink knob pair, the bath with the same plus a toilet lock, and the nursery with outlet covers and a pressure gate at the doorway. He also recommended anti-tip on the dresser and the changing table — added those to the same visit since he was already there. About two hours, one trip charge for everything.
Update to childproofing we did three years ago for our first kid. New gates for the playroom we converted last year, a lock on the new laundry-room cabinet, and four new outlet covers in the office (our second is starting to crawl over there now). The tech reused the old magnetic key from our first round so we did not need a new one. In and out in 40 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the whole-home childproofing package — scope, pricing, products, and what to expect.