We are so happy to have worked with Neal! The staircase in our home has some tricky openings that we did not feel comfortable doing ourselves, not to mention the time it would have taken and would certainly not look like Neal's amazing work. Neal was professional and personable, giving recommendations as to our options without being pushy. If we ever have any need to work with Neal in the future, we would not hesitate to call him! read more

Safe Beginnings Childproofing - Gate - Childproofing Near Me - Wilmington, Massachusetts

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Neil is amazing. I didn't know how much we needed Neil's help until he finished child proofing our home. He is a master craftsman and installed the gates cleanly and added extra pieces of wood to make sure the gate would be level and flush with the walls. In addition he know all the safety products on the market so he suggests the items that are the most functional and user friendly. If you are on the fence about hiring someone to baby proof your home just do it. Everything would have been sloppy if we tried to do it ourselves; we would have destroyed our walls. Also, Neil does all the work the same day as the estimate so he in and done. I am really thankful to Neil for doing this for us. As a household with two working parents the time we got back with our daughter was priceless. read more

A plus work. Neil was responsive and professional. He listened to my input and when a couple of pieces weren't in the right color he finished the job with what was available and then returned a week later with the replacement pieces. I would recommend him to friends. read more

Safe Beginnings was excellent for our childproofing needs! Neal is a great, personable individual and easy to work with. He is transparent and extremely organized about his work. He arrived on time, surveyed the home with us while hearing our thoughts before proposing a game plan with an estimated cost for all the work / materials. The experience was extremely collaborative. Rather than being told what we should be doing and which products we should purchase, we were guided to what we could do about our concerns and potential products. Neal was kind enough to demo some of the products before fully installing them to help us decide. I would highly recommend Neal and Safe Beginnings for any new parent looking to safeguard their house. read more

I cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience with Neal! Neal came out to our house and patiently walked through our needs and his suggested solutions. He was not pushy and I truly felt I could trust his recommendations on what we needed or didn't given each situation. Neal took his time and did a quality job throughout the house, even tackling a few very tricky staircase situations. Neal had great tools to solve our challenges, many of which I'd never seen when we had our first child 5 years ago. The price was fair given the amount of work entailed - I cannot imagine how long it would have taken me and my husband, not to mention I wouldn't have nearly the peace of mind that everything would be working as well! Thank you, Neal! read more

Can't save enough about Neal! He was very responsive and great to work with. I needed safety gates installed on steep stairs. I am not handy and the setup is complicated. I called Neal and he set them up for me. The gates look and work great. I am so happy that he was able to squeeze me in since I had guests coming with small children in a short time frame. I am very pleased with his work! read more

This business is a dream for parents!! After driving ourselves crazy for a week chasing our toddler through 100 different death traps in our new house, we now have baby gates, window guards, cabinet latches, and more, and the whole thing took an impossibly quick 3 hours from start to finish. We started with a walk-through of the house, which I was expecting to be overblown and sales-pitchy, but it was the opposite. Jeffrey is friendly and kind, and he is a true professional. He is passionate about safety (ask him why he started the business), and he knows what he's doing. We walked through and had a casual chat about where our toddler usually goes and what he need to keep him from getting into, and Jeff kept a running log of the work. He was not pushy in the slightest -- we only got one cabinet latch, one outlet cover (theirs are far more innovative than the ones you typically buy, by the way) and two window guards, based on where our toddler would be and under what circumstances. He didn't push us to babyproof every inch of the house or anything close to it. Then we minded our own business for a couple hours until he finished installing it, he showed us how it worked, and we wrote a check. Done! I liked how flexible the process was to our needs. We needed an oven latch, so Jeff sort of built one; we have an outdoor area where our toddler needs to be protected from the stairs but it's too big for a gate, so they made an appointment to get a mesh fence out of the pool fence materials. If I was forced to give one area of room for improvement, I wish that they have a way to help babyproof cords and wires from TVs, etc. The prices were reasonable for top-notch materials and professional installation (I'd say if you are babyproofing a whole house, budget at least $1000). Overall, A+++, truly a Godsend for parents looking to keep their children safe. read more

After our baby began to crawl, my husband and I belatedly started to research childproofing products online - but we were overwhelmed by the breadth of options, and weren't sure which were the safest or when we'd be able to squeeze in the time to install everything given our busy schedules. A work colleague referred me to Safe Beginnings, and it was absolutely worth it to have a professional come in who clearly cares about safety (and has kids himself), and does this every day as his job (so knows the best product for every concern and can install them in a flash). I'm recommending Neal to all of my friends who are thinking about getting pregnant! Here's a more detailed breakdown of my experience: 1. Easy scheduling: Neal gave me a prompt callback, clearly explained what to expect, and offered appointment times that meshed with our work schedules. 2. Low-key walk-through, and great customer service: Neal began the visit by touring our entire house and listening to our concerns. He then outlined potential solutions for each piece of furniture or area of the house, and we worked together on a final list of products, which he installed the same day. He wasn't aggressively pushy about baby proofing every last inch, and in fact was able to convince us that a few areas weren't the death traps that we had imagined them to be! Neal also didn't take advantage of us - we were ready to childproof all of the electrical outlets in the whole house, but he pointed out that when our house was renovated, the developer had apparently installed tamper proof outlets, which we weren't even aware of. I've worked with plenty of contractors that would have installed (unnecessary) outlet covers and charged us for it without blinking an eye... 3. Efficient installation: I can't stress enough what a relief it was to have Neal install everything, and I was amazed by how quickly he finished everything up! Even the simpler products would have taken awhile for an amateur to install, and we wouldn't have had a clue about some of the more complicated items (like installing a gate at the top of the stairs in a manner that was incredibly sturdy but didn't damage our wooden bannisters). 4. Reasonable pricing: Neal's prices seemed very fair, given the cost of goods plus his time. 5. Great results: Our toddler is now much more mobile and curious, and has thoroughly tested out most of Neal's work ;) Everything has stood up well, which has given us peace of mind. Thank you Safe Beginnings! read more

Neal was great to work with you. He was clear, on-time and responsive to e-mails. He did not try and sell us stuff we did not need. He even identified potential hazards we had not considered. He gave a quote and did the work in an efficient manner. When we had a slight problem with a couple of the electrical socket covers he came back and swapped them out, no questions asked. Neal is also a nice friendly guy. I would recommend Neal if you have to child proof your home but - like us - just don't have the time or skill to do it properly! read more

Neal was so awesome for all of our childproofing needs when we moved to a new house. It was a day-long process, as making sure stair gates are sturdy and attached to the wall/in the studs is so important (as opposed to normal tension gates that we were using for rooms in our last place.) Since the studs are often not straight across from each other, I was worried it would look pretty bad -- but Neal not only worked with us to make it functional and as attractive as possible for safe baby gates, but he also humored (with no judgment) my need for straight lines/alignment. Neal was personable, super safe with Covid precautions (mask, distance, took his shoes off, lunch break outside), and didn't push any of his recommendations. He has two kids himself and has been doing this a while; I trusted him fully in all steps in the process. Highly recommend! read more

The service was excellent, install took a long time and was pretty expensive but I would recommend for people who don't want to childproof themselves and know that it will be done right. read more

Neal is amazing, and I would recommend Safe Beginnings to anyone. He was incredibly responsive and easy to work with. He arrived right on time, toured our house with me and explained everything he *could* do without being pushy at all. We made a plan and he got to work. I couldn't believe how quickly he got it all completed...switching out 50 outlets, installing gates, cabinet latches, etc. It was such a relief to just have it all taken care of, and know it was done right. He was also so accommodating while in our home, planning the work that involved drilling around our son's nap time! Highly recommend. read more

Safe Beginnings was such a blessing for our family during a crazy time in our lives. Having just moved 1.5 weeks prior to having baby #2, we didn't have time to baby proof our house. Neal and his team at Safe Beginnings were super accommodating and able to come at a time that didn't disrupt nap time, dinner time etc. Neal was able to make recommendations to help improve the safety of our house while not seeming to push his own agenda. I would highly recommend this company for anyone looking to child proof their home! read more

Absolutely delighted with Safe Beginnings Childproofing service. I have been searching for a service to come in and child proof our home as our son is ramping up to be on the move in the next few months. I called about three different services and either never heard back or got pushed off to mid summer. Neal got back to me right away, explained how he works, set up an appointment and confirmed a time for a visit on that same call. He arrived on time and we did a thorough walk through the house to see areas that needed help. He also showed me a few safety features that I already had but wasn't aware off! After assessing the work that needed to be done, he gave me his estimate and completed the entire job in a few hours. We have a winding metal stair case that leads to the master bedroom and he was able to install a gate in a tricky space - that was one of our major concerns. It's great to know that our condo was professionally reviewed and is now safe for our son. We also saved many hours of research and Home Depot visits in trying to figure out how to do everything ourselves. This is a fantastic service at a great price and I look forward to working with Neal again once we decide to childproof the downstairs are of our condo. read more

Jeff did an amazing job! We have a 17 month old boy and another TBD on October 20th so it was important to baby proof the house. Jeff went through our entire home and showed us potential hazards we weren't even aware of. The custom gate around the fire place and into our family room look amazing and our little guy doesn't mind it at all. We also changed out 85 outlet covers that look 100% better than the plugs you put in. It may cost you more to hire this service but it's well worth it and within a half a day your house will be complete. A+ and highly recommend Safe Beginnings. Thank you! read more