Cardinal Gates Kids Edge Large Fireplace Pad Kit, Brown

As with most everyone else, I purchased this product to protect my toddler from cracking his head on our hearth. There were several other options available, but I ultimately chose this one for a few important reasons. - the foam is 3/4 thick, where as every other one is only 1/2 thick. - the center pieces are preformed into right angles, others are flat foam and you have to fold it over and hope the adhesive holds. The product came in today. Packaging was good and install was simple and easy. Adhesive was acceptable as this seems to be a very contended point, but our brick is painted which gives it an ideal surface to bond to. Your mileage will vary. The only issue I see is that the foam is actually a bit firmer than what Id think is ideal. I was expecting it to be like a foam stress ball, but its a much more dense foam. Pressing it into place to stick, the foam compresses by maybe half its thickness, and thats using my body weight. With a toddlers 3lbs head, I dont see this foam compressing much to absorb impact energy. Will definitely stop lacerations, but Id fully expect his head to bounce off like running into a plastic slide. Nonetheless, its well made, esthetically good looking, and Ill be happy its there instead of brick when he inevitably falls on it.

Product easy to cut with a razor knife, a little practice to make cuts square, but that is not a product issue. More a user issue. I cleaned the brick with a shop vac before attaching and even though a rough surface brick it stuck real well. Each piece I gently pressed down, then leaned against the face of it, and then walked on the top surface. It has been over a month a not a hint of a sticking issue. If it does come loose, the same 3M double sided tape is readily available to re-apply. I had just cringed watching my daughters one year old play or walk near the corners of the hearth. A cheap simple fix. Dont hesitate, just of the piece of mind

Just what we needed to protect from the rough edges of our fireplace

Great product! Easy installation. More substantial than I thought it would be.

This cover sticks well to our stone fireplace and has not lifted after a couple of months of use.

This is perfect for fireplace edge

It fits perfectly because the instructions were thorough and the color choices were great.

Wish I had this when my kids were growing up. Hopefully save my grandchild a lump or two. :-)

This product is exactly what we needed to protect our granddaughter from the rough edges of the hearth. The pieces are easy to fit together and adhere well to the brick. I will most likely buy another for our other fireplace. Excellent purchase!!

Adhered great, easy to install, thick and looks nice on our raised hearth. If possible, it would be nice to be able to purchase additional long sections as the largest kit does not quite reach all sides. Love the product!