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Do any of you have open plan stairs?
i.e the spindle and banister have been removed? if so what did ofstead say about this??
i have open stairs BUT they are not in my living room, i do have a seperate hall way............ maybe a photo would help??
HELP
sarah707
10-10-2008, 11:37 AM
They have to be filled in if they are used or accessible by children.
I have bannisters but they aren't close enough together so they had to be filled in with board.
My ex was devastated ... one of the reasons he bought the house :rolleyes:
katickles
10-10-2008, 11:42 AM
A childminder friend of mine had to put board on the landing as her spindles were to far apart, so I can't see ofsted being ok with it, sorry
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i have no banister at all, it is open.
the stairs would be used at the toilet is upstairs however i can get a safety gate to go right across.
:huh:
crazybones
10-10-2008, 11:59 AM
I had to replace my spindles as I wasnt prepared to put board up. Expensive business. Hubby not impressed. :rolleyes: But it looks nicer now.:D
PixiePetal
10-10-2008, 12:18 PM
My house is ex-council and the stairs are boarded. Would like to change to spindles but won't while minding, saves the hassle.
When we put a room in the loft I had to change the builders design slightly so I could fix a gate at the bottom of those stairs !
Jen
i have somone calling out on sunday to give me a price to put spindles up :thumbsup:
Chatterbox Childcare
10-10-2008, 01:40 PM
i have somone calling out on sunday to give me a price to put spindles up :thumbsup:
Make sure they are close enough together so that little heads don't get wedged in between!
yeah he mentioned something about the spindles have to be close enough so a coke can won't fit through is that right?
lol
not like a man to know what he's talking about :laughing:
right...
Had a price of £210 to have banister fitted, my question now is do i need to have this done BEFORE my ofsted inspection or can i just tell them at the inspection that it's going to be done??
It's a lot of money to pay out for me not to be approved
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sarah707
14-10-2008, 01:22 PM
If you don't have it done before your pre-reg you will get a notice to improve, with a date by which it must be done and it might hold up your registration if the work isn't finished...
But at least you will know all the other checks are ok first :D
Hi,
I was told i don't have to have it done, but the guy can do it at short notice as it only takes a few hours :thumbsup:
Silverrose
14-10-2008, 11:53 PM
daft thoght, insead of board clear plastic or neting (high class netting of coz :laughing: )