Recently Sold HOMES HOME & DESIGN Safe Gates Help Save Lives

Drowning is the leading cause of death in children between the ages of one and four years old, with an average of 11 fatal and 22 non-fatal drownings per day. The majority of the children that drown in swimming pools most commonly gain access to the pool area through a faulty fence or gate.

This sumptuous custom-built brick colonial situated on a little less than a half of an acre at 38 School St. in East Williston sold on April 4 for $2,300,000. With more than 4,600 square-feet of living space, this home offers six spacious bedrooms and four bathrooms including a primary bedroom with two walk-in closets and a resort-like ensuite. The home has custom moldings, gleaming rift and quartersawn white oak hardwood floors throughout. The chef’s eat-in-kitchen includes a Wolf 48-inch range with a double oven, a 48-inch SubZero refrigerator, two dishwashers and a sizeable center island with a serving pantry perfect for entertaining. The back of the home is flooded with natural light and allows for a perfect view of the oversized backyard. The home features a blend of formal and comfortable living space including a formal dining room, den, family room, and office with custom bookshelves. The home has a large walk-up attic and a basement with plenty of storage. There are two fireplaces and the home has fullhouse speaker system, a three-level dumbwaiter and a detached two-car garage with its own attic. The home has eight zones of gas heat, a four-zone central cooling system and in-ground sprinklers.

This lovely all brick split level home on a 9,200-square-foot lot at 2 Coleman Dr. in East Williston sold on March 10 for $993,600. This light, bright and airy home boasts an open floor plan, generously sized bedrooms, a living room with built-ins and a fireplace. It has a formal dining room, an eat-in-kitchen, and a primary bedroom ensuite with an updated bathroom and a walk-in closet. The lower level has a den with French doors leading to a patio, a powder room and an office that has potential to be a fourth bedroom. There is also access to a two-car garage. The home has 200 amps of electric, gas heating, central air conditioning and has hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen and bathroom need to be updated, but the home is freshly painted and has great bones. It is in close proximity to Northside Elementary School, shopping, dining, a park and the train station. This home is in the Wheatley School District.

Combined with constant child supervision and other layers of protection, physically checking your pool gate and maintaining your pool gate regularly to ensure it self-closes and self-latches at all times could help prevent drownings, yet only 30 percent of pool owners check the safety of their pool gate once a year. You should not be able to open a gate without activating the release mechanism, which should be out of the reach of toddlers, additionally, the gate should self-close and selflatch without assistance.

A few minutes is all it takes for pool owners to check that their pool fences and gates are in good working order. This simple routine done regularly could help save the life of a child.

Safety checklist for pool gates

• Gates should open outwards, away from the pool

• Latch release knob should be out of reach of toddlers under five years old (check local codes/standards for minimum requirements)

• Fence should be at a minimum height

• Gates must be self-closing and self-latching

• Fence perimeter should have adequate distance from other climbable objects or structures

• Gate hinges are reliable, tension-adjustable, self-closing and rust-free

• Latch cannot be key-locked in the “open” position

• Latch cannot be opened using implements or force

• Latch must be adjustable horizontally and vertically to accommodate gate movement

• Maximum clearance from finished ground surface is no more than 4”

• Gate will latch from any position, including from resting on the latching mechanism

• Gate complies with all relevant Codes/Standards and legislation for pool safety

• Incorporate multiple layers of protection

It is critical to check your local pool codes for compliance, as local codes may vary. Visit www. us.ddtech.com and www.ndpa.org for more information on pool safety and compliance.

—D&D Technologies

Homes shown here represent closed sales, sold by a variety of agencies and are selected for their interest to readers by the Anton Media Group editor. Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. and Zillow.