Excellent service from start to finish. They went above and beyond to understand our specific environment and provided thoughtful, tailored recommendations. They were honest about what we truly needed--and what we didn't--which ultimately saved us money. It was incredibly valuable to rely on their expertise and experience with proven products. Installation was quick, smooth, and professional. read more

Alex and team make this process so, so much easier than it would be without their help. It's a real comfort to have such a thorough, clear walkthrough of the space and the potential issues (they do as much as they can to teach you how to keep your kid safe, including teaching you all the things you wouldn't think to consider, beyond traditional babyproofing) but in making things like gate and latch installation a simple process. It was really lovely to have it all taken care of so quickly and so cleanly, and the price seemed honestly pretty competitive to DIY read more

Safety proofing and evaluation and sales were excellent. Installation was not. While installing I asked ONE safety question and the installer snapped back "All these items we discussed with you during your sales appointment." My baby's safety comes first and this is their entire job so if if I want to ask a safety question, I have every right to do that. I suggest lots more training for the installer. I was told that the owner Alex gets upset if the job takes more than a certain amount of time as he has to pay them. At 330 an hour for labor I think I am entitled to ask one safety question of SafetyNook. I wonder if I had been a man would he have responded this way? Hmmm. They need to come back to add more items/hopefully will send a different installer. read more

We used this company to baby proof our entire house in SF and worked like a charm. It saved us so much time installing all the little things that would take me hours. Also seeing all the things that were dangerous that I didn't even notice where. read more

Very quick response time. The evaluation by Joel, who works for the company, was thorough and efficient. Joel gave me many tips that were not related to my buying things (such as taping shut the covers on board games). He opened cupboards and drawers to look for anything that might be inside that posed a threat and suggested I move certain items. He was able to tell me the best tool for the desired outcomes. He provided a very detailed estimate for the cost, including labor. Less than a week later, he was able to bring all the items I needed and install everything in about an hour. I could not be happier with this company and with Joel who is the person I interacted with. I had several email interactions with the owner of the company (Alex) and he was very helpful and responded very quickly. I would give more than 5 stars if that were an option. read more

The team was quick with installation and easy to work with. Their products all seem to be high quality. They are a little pricey like other reviews say but the quality and customer service are on par with the cost. We had an issue with one of our cabinet latches break within a month or two of installation and despite email issues Alex was so helpful giving me a call and resolving for us. read more

Extremely professional and responsive company! I needed help installing a baby gate to a glass railing. Alex knew exactly what was needed, gave me reasonable quotes and was willing to break down the project costs between parts, labor, and different installation approaches. His installer came over and did a terrific job, and observed all covid safety protocols. Don't hesitate to contact Alex for any child proofing needs! read more

By far the most expensive "babyproofing" we ever did, but also by far the smartest decision we ever made! Alex went above & beyond for us by driving out of his usual territory to walk through our home & tell us what was needed. Due to having 3-stories & numerous decks, we needed lots of plexiglass. After pricing other companies, we choose Safetynook; although they were a bit pricier, Alex was honest with us & seems to truly care about the work he does. His crew came out & installed all the plexiglass in a few hours, and we have piece of mind watching our babies crawl up to the edge of our loft/decks, knowing they are safe. It's actually pretty amazing how it looks. Everyone that comes over comments on how "cool it is". I will post a pic soon! read more

SafetyNook - Plexiglass installed by Safetynook! Keeping my babies safe! - Childproofing Near Me

Joel and Alex are a great team. Responsive and we hunted high and low for a glass railing solution. Finally found one with Alex. The install was quick and very professional. Happy our home is safe with this gate. read more

SafetyNook - Baby gate for glass railing - Childproofing Near Me

We had a metal staircase and banister that needed a special gate and a banister shield. Being my first child, I knew very little about how to deal with this type of situation. Alex, the owner, was very knowledgable and responsive to several questions I had. At first, I was hesitant because the service is a bit expensive, but I did my research and there are very few other companies that do this type of work and SafetyNook felt the most legit. I felt confident that Alex would only recommend safe options, whereas other places might quote you cheaper items that may not be safe. I would highly recommend! read more

Dissatisfied and appalled is an understatement. I hired safetynook, knowing they mark up their prices (by almost 150%) and charge a small fortune, because they claim to GUARANTEE the safety of their items. Until that is, you tell them the product wasnt sufficient in keeping your toddler safe, and than your on your own. I made the poor decision to hire safetyNook for the 2nd time, out of poor desperation when I moved into our new home that had glass banisters by the staircase, and couldn't safely install a pressure gate. They begin by telling you they can only install their own equipment, which is apparently "the best"... even though they mena charging $255 for 3 small sticks of wood, and $170 per gate for gates that retail for $60 in every store. Than on top of that, a hefty $300 per hour for their "superior" installation. As a desperate mom needing to keep my 2 gear old safe, I was willing to pay their absurd prices, as it "supposedly" came with the guarantee of keeping my toddler safe from our steep stairs. The moment they were done installing, my toddler climbed the gate and nearly propelled himself over the top (the installer witnessed this, and responded "you have to teach him no"). Obviously I frantically messaged the owner to have him follow through on his guarantee, to which he began giving me his personal opinions on child psychology ("eventually he will develop a fear of heights" and "once he gets hurt he will learn not to do it again"). Not exactly the guarantee I expected for almost $1000 for 2 baby gates. The conversation continued on to tell me his products are not supposed to be "instead of appropriate child supervision" and "it's not my problem if you don't like my gate". I recommend you stay away from this company at all costs. Rather throw your money in the garbage now, and find someone who isn't out to take advantage of desperate parents who are willing to sell their soles to keep their children safe. I've never had such an upsetting, unprofessional, and rude interaction with someone just for asking them to follow through on their own guarantee. Please make a better decision than I did, by over-paying for a sub-par service, that only "guarantees" nasty comments and frustratiou Update response 2020: we actually WARNED the owners of the house to NOT use this company as they are unprofessional scam-artists, and we recommended how they can just buy the pieces from Home Depot and have any handy man install them. But nice try read more

We had a great experience with SafetyNook. Alex came out for our consultation and took his time walking around our place and making his recommendations. Some were things we could take care of ourself and the others were things they could help us with. On the day of installation we had two gentlemen come over and they were quick and professional and thorough. They did a great job with the two baby gates and the paddings and mounting things to the wall. We really appreciate the work they did and would recommend them for baby proofing because there was plenty they saw that we would have missed just being inexperienced parents. read more

Takes the stress out of what can be a stressful topic....baby proofing. I was most impressed with the thorough consultation/walkthrough Alex provided. He thought me safety pro-cautions that hadn't even crossed my mind. This is one of those services where you get what you pay for and it's worth every penny. Piece of mind. Pro tip - to cut costs you could order your own materials vs buying from SafetyNook. Also, when you move they will come uninstall everything and then repurpose all materials at your new home/rental. Highly recommend! read more

These guys are awesome; Alex is very responsive and the crew is very professional. Highly recommended.

I can't say enough good things about Alex and SafetyNook. We hired him when we moved into our current house to make sure it was safe for our kids, and he was a skilled communicator, very detail oriented, and available very quickly. What's more though, is that even after we hired him, I've e-mailed several times with questions as my kids get older and find new ways to explore the boundaries of safety, and Alex has always gone above and beyond the call of duty to promptly give advice whether on or off the clock. I can't recommend him enough for anyone with kids. read more

We have worked with Alex and his team twice over the past five years and we highly recommend SafetyNook. Ensuring your home is safe for your family is paramount and Alex and his team go above and beyond in assuaging your concerns, transparently laying out an action plan, and executing against it. They define professional - they're communicative (without any judgement), deeply understand how to address any nuances in a home, and provide thoughtful feedback without being alarmists. From initial outreach through installation, Alex and his team ensured that we were cared for and that our home was efficiently and safely set up. We are so grateful and are lifelong clients. Thank you Alex and team!!! read more

Safety Nook provided exemplary service and support in childproofing our townhouse. During his initial visit, Alex provided us with an excellent and comprehensive analysis of items that needed to be addressed. He was very efficient, personable, responsive, and a good communicator. Joel was the technician who diligently performed all the installation work. He adeptly addressed the unique (townhouse design) challenges with respect to the installation of the stairwell gates and he artfully installed some plexiglass in a high risk area. The overall charges on our project were very reasonable and well worth every dollar. We highly recommend Safety Nook to anyone who wants the job done the right way! Bravo to Alex, Joel, and all the Safety Nook support staff for their superlative service and support. read more

Alex and his team are so incredibly professional and stress relieving! I cannot recommend this service enough, our baby boy is cruising around the house due to Alex's impeccable eye for what works best for baby -- and is very educational in explaining. Wonderful to see a passionate entrepreneur helping so many Bay Area families like ours, thank you Alex and the team at SafetyNook!! read more

We had a great experience working with Alex and his team! Alex was extremely responsive and helpful over email, and his walk-through consultation at our house was very informative. He explained all the different areas where we should consider child-proofing, and left the decision-making up to us. He was also extremely helpful in consulting on where we should put baby gates - he suggested a setup that would only require two gates instead of three, saving us money and hassle. Safety Nook installed the gates quickly and professionally. We will continue to work with Alex in the future for any baby-proofing needs. read more

Very happy with the consultation and quality of the work. They aren't cheap but it's good to have the peace of mind that someone professional is doing the work. The gates they installed look great. read more

Very thorough service. Alex and his team were responsive right from the start--working with my babies' particular nap schedule to find suitable times for both our initial estimate as well as the installation. Prices were reasonable and their recommendations were helpful. At first I thought it a bit extravagant to hire a childproofing service (I mean, I can install baby gates, right?) and then I walked through my house with SafetyNook and realized all the things I needed to do to ensure my babies' safety. They weren't pushy about their recommendations but instead gave me the information I needed to decide what was best for my family. On top of that, the process was fast from scheduling the initial walkthrough to completing the installation. Highly recommend! read more

Used this company on the advice of a friend. To make a long story short, we had an evaulation, which cost us about $40.00 Ended up having another child proofer company come in, give us a second opinion and do it for much, much cheaper. Prices are too high for services rendered. read more

Excellent service and worth every penny! Alex and his team did a great job and finished the house in under 2 hours.

Wow, I just spent over $800 to get my house baby-proofed and it was money well spent. Alex (the owner) gives a consultation but different contractors come in to install everything. The only reason I take off a star is because they moved pretty slowly during the instillation process and didn't clean up after themselves. When they drilled holes into the walls it created a little heap of dust on the ground, sigh. The walk-through with Alex was really great. He's very knowledgeable about how to make your home safe for a raging toddler. For instance, did you know that babies will try to lift themselves up by holding onto the oven door handle and that's why you need an oven door lock? He is an encyclopedia of baby safety and I never felt he was fear-mongering me to buy more baby-proofing gizmos. read more

We had Alex and team install a gate at the top of our stairs and cover our open railings with plexiglass. Everything was quick and courteous from initial consultation to installation. We installed it not a moment too soon because the following week our infant started crawling and banging on the plexiglass. read more

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First, I suck for first writing a negative review of these guys. My four and three year olds were having issues with opening their gates. They seem to do okay with it now. My three year old woke me up (mom of four kids - you can imagine how thrilled I was about this) because he couldn't open the gate after it was first installed My four year old was climbing over it instead of opening it. So, I wrote a negative review of this place. Alex responded with utmost professionalism. Then, my three year old and four year old figured out how to use the gate and I feel like a total jerk for writing a negative review here. I'm fixing that now. So, again, I'd like to add that these guys really are super professional. They were professional and courteous to me even when I didn't deserve it to be honest. I really appreciate that they were able to install a gate on a really bizarre stairs. The gates are great. I would highly recommend these guys! read more

Alex is great! Pricing is a little expensive, so some things you could buy and do on your own to save on cost. But, as far as childproofing goes...he's amazing. Super reliable, friendly, and knowledgable. read more

I am so happy that I hired this team to baby-proof my apartment. Their work was thorough and done quickly and cleanly. Our twins figured out how to open drawers and cabinets the day after they installed the latches; and they started crawling about a week later. At least once a day I think to myself, "that would have been really dangerous if we didn't baby proof!" Everything they installed was also fairly decent looking. My husband didn't even notice that the fireplace had bumpers placed on it. And they left a lot of extra stuff in case we wanted to place extra bumpers or if something n They are also very good about follow-up. The latch on the oven didn't stick and they came over the next day to replace it. And they left a lot of extra stuff in case we wanted to place extra bumpers or if something needed to be replaced that we could easily do ourselves. I highly recommend this team. read more

The home evaluation/walkthrough was very professional and helpful for us to baby proof our home, including personalized recommendations and best safety practices. I would highly recommend this home evaluation for first time parents. They installed high quality gates, helped lock down our furniture and drawers. Highly recommend this company for peace of mind. read more

We highly recommend Alex/SafetyNook! He is professional, nice, knowledgeable and efficient. He charges only $40 for his consultation, which involves 1.5-2 hours walking through your home and recommending how to make it safer. If you choose him to install gates, latches, etc, the 40 dollars is refunded to you! He charges $80 an hour to install whatever you choose from his recommendations, which is well worth it. In four hours he completely baby proofed our very child unfriendly house! It would have taken my husband and I an entire weekend to do it! Alex is never pushy; he makes recommendations, but leaves it entirely up to you to decide what you want done. He even tells you where you can buy the gates yourself to save some money (or he'll get them for you if you're lazy like I am). Not only does he save you time, but he could potentially save your child. He installed latches on our windows so they can't open wide enough for a baby to jump through...just one example of things you may not think of without an expert to guide you. read more

Great experience! Through walk through of my home and quick install of safety devices. I learned a lot about various dangers and will be recommending this company to anyone with young children! read more

There were many missing pieces in their logic The visit was good; almost $100 and some good tips and recounting a few incidents of recent baby accidents in the news then came time to install 1- they installed safety on one side of the baby crib but forgot to do the other part 2- they installed a baby gate on lower floor between kitchen and rest of apart, but did not suggest to install a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs. our baby climbed up the stairs and almost fell from the top (what for having a baby gate at top only?) 3- the baby gate they installed is not easy to operate and is cheap 4- they "supposedly" installed safety for the oven, but our baby got burnt the week later 5- i requested information on what they installed and they claim to design their own material 6- very expensive installation (almost $1000), and it was so basic. i could have done it with $100 using a cheaper handyman. They were done within 2 hours despite wasting time and 2 guys looking at each other in short, the value was really not there and i didn't feel they were on top of the game. Plus, this guy Alex everyone is mentioning, is quite nice; but he shows up only at the visit then he sends two guys to do the install without the oversight. read more

These guys are fantastic. My 1 year old just started really getting around on Monday, and by Friday Marlon and Jose from SafetyNook were at my house making it much more safe for my children (I have 3). I spoke with Alex first, and he was extremely professional and a very good listener as well. He understood that I wanted the assessment and the adjustments all done on the same day. Marlon and Jose were very knowledgeable and had great suggestions on how to make the house much safer for kids. They saw things that I never noticed and that could have been very hazardous. They also both understood that I am renting so the adjustments had to be as non-invasive/damaging as possible. I also want to mention that they arrived exactly on time, which was great because we have a ton going on at our house. I very highly recommend SafetyNook for child-proofing your home. I feel a lot better knowing that the book-shelves aren't going to fall on anyone! ;) read more

This is the second baby proofer we've hired after the first was good but rude. We went for a while doing it ourselves with amazon supplies. But the youngest was getting into things and we couldn't keep her out of it. Aargh! Who wants toothpaste on the rug?? These guys came in and did it all, right. On schedule, on budget. The way you want it done! Well done! read more

Alex was wonderful! He responded to me right away, and was able to set up a walk consultation within a week. For the consultation, he did a very thorough walk through, and pointed out a lot of things that I hadn't even thought about. He also noted where we didn't need any baby proofing, and tried to deter me from doing anything I didn't really need to do, which I thought was refreshing. It made me feel like he wasn't trying to "get over" on me. I ended up not going through with the installation, because the labor cost alone was more than I was hoping to spend on the entire installation. However, I appreciated his professionalism throughout the process, and would definitely recommend him to others looking for a baby proofing service. read more

These guys are awesome. Not cheap, but do you know what else isn't cheap? Taking your kids to the ER for something that you could have prevented. Also, hubby and I want to spend our evenings/weekends playing with our kids, not installing 15 dozen latches. Alex (the owner) and one of the installers (Marlon) showed up for a thorough walk-through of our home. They both had great ideas about babyproofing. One thing I really liked about them is that they didn't push for fixing every little thing. Don't get me wrong - I don't want my kids to be able to electrocute themselves nor have a giant bookshelf come crashing down on them. But kids really need to learn for themselves that closing a drawer on yourself will hurt, and hopefully they stop doing that on their own. They also had a lot of common No cost for the walk-through, but I did put down a deposit to have them return to do the majority of the work. I think usually the cost of the walk-through is applied to the total installation price. If you're super-handy, are low on funds, & have some time on your hands, you could probably manage to do it all yourself. I'd recommend paying them for a walk-through so that you can be aware of the dangers. The babyproofing required for our place took 3 people (who knew what they were doing) almost 4 hours. The crew of 3 were timely and respectful - like the other set of installers that day, they also removed their shoes without asking! So awesome. They worked quietly (of course, drill noises everywhere, as can be expected) and efficiently. You know how when you pay someone by the hour, you sometimes think they'll take longer? Not them. They were on it. One random thing - I swear each person looked no older than 21. Is that how they hire? I'm kidding. They're awesome. Thanks for helping make our home safer for our toddlin' twins! read more

Excellent service from Alex and his team! The review of our house and recommendations where especially helpful and Alex noted several things we never thought about! read more

Alex, Marlon and Jose are very professional, efficient, knowledgeable and good listeners. We are very happy with their work. They helped us baby-proof our house and we are very satisfied and feeling safe to have an infant in the house. At first we thought we can baby proof our house...but it is not as easy as we thought. There are many different kinds of baby proofing products out there. Surfing on the internet finding the safest product for our house, purchasing, reading an instruction and installing them while baby is asleep....it was impossible. In the meantime our baby was growing up and all over the house (and drawers). With their help, our house was baby proofed in a couple of hours. We feel relieved knowing that it was done right and that our house is a safer environment. Thank you very much Alex, Marlon and Jose for all your help!!! read more

Experience and service was great. Quick response time to get a consultation scheduled. Alex came and gave a very fair assessment of what could be done to babyproof our space. He was thorough in his review but definitely did not push any of his suggestions onto me, and I ultimately took a few things out after I looked through the quote. He also just gave us some general safety advice and things to think about that would have otherwise not been on our radar. I found it to be pretty educational and useful. His installer Joel was also very professional and did a great job. We were having trouble finding a solution for a baby gate on our stairs since once side was glass and they were able to install a good looking solution with no problem. I thought the whole process was very straightforward and reasonable. read more

I hired Alex based on Yelp reviews, and I was not disappointed. He is professional, knowledgeable, likable and trustworthy. And he works quickly. Alex walked through our home with us to educate us and learn our needs before offering a quote. When we asked him about specific options he responded directly with recommendations based on statistics and his own considerable experience in the field. So we wound up with a safe home that we can still enjoy living in. Alex recommended products, then told us which ones were cheaper on Amazon, and which he could get more cheaply himself. He showed up on time, with the right tools. And when he made one mistake in ordering parts he returned quickly with the right ones and didn't charge us more. He's the only child proofer I've used, so I'm no expert, but I won't be looking anywhere else as long as he's in business. read more