Toddler Safety Bedrail

 My 2 year-old grandson broke the cheaply made bedrail he had, so I devised this one, made of nothing but 1" PVC and cloth mesh, which I purchased in the plumbing section at my favorite big box store!

DISCLAIMER: This instructable does not warrant/guarantee safety. Any use of this instructable is done at the constructor's risk, and by using these plans, the user of holds harmless the author of these plans.

NOTE: you may want to invest in PVC cutters, but they are not necessary. I will say that I did one bedrail with and one without the cutters, and they REALLY help! With the cutters, this project took about 15 minutes. Cutters cost about $12, the remainder of the project: $14. (March 2010)

Step 1 Materials

(2) 10' joints of 1" OD PVC (you end up with about 5' leftover, so if your supplier has shorter lengths, you may be able buy less
(4) 1" 90-degree elbows
(2) 1" "T" joints
(1) package drain mesh

NOTE: in the image, I have already cut the PVC joints into their component parts.

Comments

[kelseymh]

Very nice!  The breathable cloth webbing is great. We bought the "breathable bumper" for our crib, which looks like the same sort of stuff.

[SpecEd]

 Thanks! It's tough stuff, intended to be wrapped around perforated pipe to prevent gravel/sand/sediment from filling the drain pipe once buried. It works well as a lint catcher for the washing machine too, if you are lacking a lady's nylon hose :o)