We have prepared a wicker basket to serve as a bed for a small child. We plan to attach this basket to a ceiling beam using a hook and rope so that the basket hangs in the air. People hang heavy items like sandbags from ceiling beams, but I would prefer the basket not to fall, so I intend to over-dimension. The basket, with bedding and child, may weigh 6-10 kg in total.
The idea is to use a thicker ceiling hook with an eye and then secure the basket with boat ropes. I just wanted to double-check here so that both I and the child can sleep well at night.
Do you think it will work?
The idea is to use a thicker ceiling hook with an eye and then secure the basket with boat ropes. I just wanted to double-check here so that both I and the child can sleep well at night.
Do you think it will work?
If you are unsure, try to pull off the hook yourself, you won't be able to do it. They are quite firmly attached.
But why hoist the child up to the ceiling, do you have bears indoors?
But why hoist the child up to the ceiling, do you have bears indoors?
Place the "krogen" on the floor instead.
Simpler, no risk of falling injuries when the child starts moving and might fall out!
Simpler, no risk of falling injuries when the child starts moving and might fall out!
Thank you for your responses. We hang the basket so it can be gently rocked. Of course, the child will be moved to a crib when there is any risk of climbing out.
Strong hooks of the type used for hanging a trapeze (if the beam holds) will work for the few months the child is small enough that he/she doesn’t try to climb out.
But I have to agree with KnockOnWoood. Very soon, you will have a child who has injured themselves attempting to get either in or out. And in the worst case, knocked out and floored by the bed that swings back.
I definitely feel like a complainer now, but maybe mom and dad should think a bit more about the child's safety and step back from aesthetics. There are quite good reasons why we don't hang children from the ceiling anymore.
But I have to agree with KnockOnWoood. Very soon, you will have a child who has injured themselves attempting to get either in or out. And in the worst case, knocked out and floored by the bed that swings back.
I definitely feel like a complainer now, but maybe mom and dad should think a bit more about the child's safety and step back from aesthetics. There are quite good reasons why we don't hang children from the ceiling anymore.
I understand your concern, and if there is the slightest risk that the child could be harmed, we will skip this. It was something we just saw in a magazine that seemed very convenient right at the very beginning before there is any risk whatsoever of the child climbing out and injuring themselves. But as I said, safety absolutely comes first.