( 28 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 29 2009
After searching and searching for chid gates that actually worked well (top and bottom of stairs), we settled on a popular brand at Babies R Us. Long story short, they were crap, and we gave them away and bought these after seeing them at a friends house. They work well and are available in black, which is nice. Installation is a little complicated, and the separate mounting kits for newel posts are expensive. Both my friend and I got around this by buying some wood the same size as the install kits and then routing, sanding, and painting them. They look much better than the kit would have and cost maybe a couple of bucks total (versus [..]per side per gate).
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Posted: May 12 2009
I just finished installing this gate, and it looks great! I have a very difficult staircase with a cast iron railing and banister opposite the railing, plus they are both misaligned...this gate solved all my problems. I installed it using the Kidco Gate Installation Kit as well. It definitely was difficult to install, but it was well worth it. I recommend this gate to anyone having trouble installing other gates in a tricky place. Hopefully this gate withstands the wear and tear of everyday use. Well worth the money!
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Posted: Mar 31 2009
I give this gate four stars because the price is horrendous. With that said, it is the ONLY gate that will work in the situation we needed. So we forked over the cash (and when you count in the extension we bought...well I didn't tell my husband how much we spent on this gate!) Otherwise, I am so far pleased with the purchase. It was fairly straightforward to install, just make sure you have some time to set aside for it--and an extra pair of hands sure was useful. We didn't feel the provided screws were quite long enough to go through sheetrock AND into the wood studs behind the sheetrock. It was simple enough to sub in some longer screws and we have a rock solid install. Now that it is in place we leave the gate swung open and rested against the wall unless we specifically want to close the room off. I thought we might be forced to prop the gate open, but so far the gate shows no tendency to try to swing shut of its own accord. It works great, but to save money next time I might just cut a triangular block of wood to screw into my wall and negate the need for the overly expensive ANGLE mount gate.
