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As grandparents, my wife and I do frequent toddler
babysitting.

The kitchen cabinets, drawers, and other compartments
are very
tempting for our grand-daughter to investigate. We are
looking
for a way to keep this closed and inaccessible to a
young
child, while still allowing adults to easily open and
close the
doors and drawers.

Unlike 30 years ago when our own children were toddlers,
we now
have very high quality custom cabinetry and drawers, and
do NOT
want to drill or attach any fasteners which deface or
damage
the cabinets / doors. The fasteners were used 30 years
ago
required drilling holes into both the doors and the
cabinets in
order to attach the plastic latches. This is NOT an
option for
our current cabinets.

Does anybody know of any device or fastener or method
which
provides a secure and reliable latch to children, easy
access
to adults, and easy removal without leaving any
permanent
damage to the custom cabinetry?

We did a little investigating for our own home, back when we
became grandparents, and there's not a lot out there. You
probably already know that. Everyone seems to sell the
door-mounted nylon restraints that screw to the inside of the
doors. You open the doors a couple inches, then depress the nylon
arm to open them the rest of the way. We didn't mind the extra
couple holes in the door, so I went that route.

You might consider trying one and using the screw holding the door
knob in place to hold the base to the door. I've not tried that,
but it might work, even if you have to make your own base
extension for the nylon base. You could mount the factory unit to
1/8" plywood using flat head machine screws and nuts, then drill
the plywood and insert the knob screw with a washer on it, through
the plywood.

Nonny

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On most days,
it’s just not worth
the effort of chewing
through the restraints..