Can you take the individual panels apart? I'd like to use 3 panels to set up in the door frame of one door to block access for my 15 month old.Thanks!
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Just go to http://www.amazon.com/North-States-Industries-Superyard-Colorplay/dp/B006NTY1HK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1422571149&sr=8-3&keywords=north+states+baby+play+yard and click on the photo that's listed as a video. It clearly explains and demonstrates how to separate the panels. Not user that I wold use a section of the pen to block a door for an 18 month old though. They are not very sturdy as freestanding panels, and a toddler could easily knock them over. You'd be better off with a product designed to specifically to block a door. There are lots of them out there...get one that is pressure mounted if you don't want to mar your walls or mess with screws. I have a nice one made by "Summer" that is quite secure when it's installed according to the directions, and it automatically swings shut and latches. Much safer for a toddler and I'm pretty sure I got it here on Amazon too....
1358542
yes, you can use as many as you want..Its very versible Or you can just use 1 panel
1358543
Yes you can but you have to give it a good tug. Also, you'd have to make sure there was something to prevent it from falling over. I used all six panels as a wall in the same way to make a half circle to keep our son inside the couch area. I stuck one end between the couch and a table and the other between the love seat and an ottoman.
1262061
Where each panel intersects, the vertical rod that acts as the hinge comes off. There is a small handle on the rod (near the top) that is labeled with an arrow for lock and unlock. Turn this in the unlock direction and you can remove the rod and separate the panels. Reverse the procedure to join them.
1271312
Sort of. If you completely force two panels together it is very difficult to separate them. If you left it only halfway together in two places, it would be portable. But then it's not as sturdy.
929025
Yes, the panels you could do a square, even a triangle if you wanted. My mother in law has also used it as a "gate" function by stretching it out across areas to keep the baby safer.
1752077
The panels are not pre-connected. You will receive a total of 8 separate pieces. You will connect the smaller panels on top of the larger panels resulting in 4 pieces. You will then connect the 4 pieces together one by one to create one panel that you see in the picture. The included instructions provide good direction.
980587
The panels are together by the end pieces being bent to for a loop. I do not see how you could take them apart without either cutting the loop or unbending it (the latter of which I have not had any luck doing on something such as metal hangers). When I need to make mine smaller, I either fold a couple panels around the back side (making a flap) and bungee cord them closed, or I just make a smaller circle and bungee it closed. Seems these days, I use my bungee cord a lot. :D Hope this helps
1015776
Panels are all hooked together. You could take them apart with tools, but it'd be tough to put them back together.
922714
No joke, I tried 3x unsuccessfully and my 5 yr old insisted she could do it and she did 1st try. I took out the plastic black frame inside, slid it in the back slit, then not sure how she got it in, she may have kept in horizontal somehow! Good luck!
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My installation was on/in a 6 panel door. I chose to go directly in the center of the door vs. to one side. My line of thinking was that it would create less of a problem by not getting the edge of the door to thin and possibly warping it in the future! You do notice a gap where the door panel(s) concave's, however, it is not enough so that it bothers the Mrs. or myself. Additionally, the center housing that "locks" everything together is designed in a way that the "gaps" or "concave areas" of the door are sealed. Hope this helps?
929024
no. Each panel can only bend to the right so you can put it in circle or you can put it as a single line barrier. You can also (with a Phillips head screwdriver) remove one or more panels to create smaller sections.
1957198
The product is not meant to add panels to it. However, if you have some skill, you could possibly add panels. There are metal brackets holding the panels together. You could remove them, add additional panels, and add new brackets. I would not recommend trying this until you have replacement brackets found and on hand. One bracket came off of mine, and I used pliers to squeeze the metal bracket together. Basically, as in most things, you can modify it, but it depends on whether you want to.
992514
No, there isn't a door panel. I haven't found it to be annoying personally. I like the fact that although my 15 mo. old is starting to climb, he can't get up and over the rails of this... so it makes it a safe place for him to be if I need him to stay in one spot for a little bit. I really love that it doesn't have "baby" colors, because when he's older, he could crawl over the rails and make a fort or something. Only downside we think is that it doesn't travel... we got a separate one for that.
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I would not take down even the panels as they are difficult to fit in properly in the first place. Very little clearance into the slots and was not sure I would be able to do it. It took several hours just to put the panels in place. Have a neighbor who has left his up all winter for the last three years here in MD with no problem. That being said if it was a heavy snow I will go out and push as much off as possible so it won't accumulate too much.
790432
I don't know what the other answers are talking about. If they're connected by hinges, I consider it one piece. Also, I wasn't able to separate the pieces, unless I wanted them to break.
1752076
The panels are not pre-connected, you have to buy panel clips at the hardware store or order online. You could do 2 sets of four panels but may need a post in between for rigidity
1882753
Yes you can, but remember that the more panels has the structure becomes weaker. This is important because when kids push the panels it will yield more easily. Extrapolating: a 3 panels yard (a triangle) would be virtually indestructible while octagons or decahedrons have not been made famous for its resistance. Paradoxically as your children grow you should remove panels of the yard because your yard will be to weak for him. Greetings from Uruguay.
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There is a thin plastic sheet you can attach at the corners, they attach with clips, to create two rooms, it is very thin so we ended up not using it between us and the kids. Also, the door is accessible from either side of the "sheet".