We had the same exact thing happen to us. We have a free standing gas fireplace in the middle of our living room. Our inspector told us to build one. It was really easy to do. All you need is to block the front and 2 sides. My husband went to Home Depot, picked up some pine wood. Built it in 3 sections and nailed it together. Each section has a top, middle peice and bottom and 2 sides. Then you butt nail the 3 peices together and Walla....you have a protective barrier. Ours passed. THey just want something there that shows the child it is hot and to stay away. We are adopting a 7 year old boy and we still have to have ours in place. So it's really easy and I thnk it cost us like $50. And it looks nice when made from pine. You can stain it or keep it natural. There are several different types of wood you can use too. We used Pine becuase it is light and smells good. Matches our floors too.
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Homestudy complete : 5/20/04
Approved for adoption 6/8/04
matched with 7 yr old boy 12-04.
Met future son 1-15-05!!!!
2 week stay at our home 1-26/2-6
Never went home, with us now FOREVER!
~~WAY TOO HAPPY~~
Every child is worthy of my love because every child is worthy of love.
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