( 56 reviews )
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Posted: 08-07-2009
First of all, this gate is very SECURE. I have a 2 year old and a 1 year old and neither of them, with all their climbing and shaking, can get this gate to budge. Next, it's so easy to take down! If you are having company over and want the gate gone for awhile, it just slides in and out of the clips you install in the wall. It is hard for strangers to open the first time, but I think that's mainly because our walls aren't straight and there's more tension than there would be in well-framed houses. That being said, it installs very well whether your walls are square or not. The latch is very easy for me to open with one hand and it only took a couple of tries to become adept at it. The only downside is that I've pinched my finger in the latch a few times, but it was no big deal. Overall, this gate is so sturdy and safe, I prefer it much more to the tension-mounted one I had before.
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Posted: 07-17-2009
When we prepared for our twin babies in 2004, we bought several types of gates for our stairs and other places in the house. Now that the kids are 4.5 years old, we have sold all the other gates. Most of the others had design problems (one even had to be returned when it broke). But we still use this one daily and it works as well as the first day. It is at the top of our staircase and remains closed when we're asleep so the kids don't accidentally fall down the stairs in the dark. It wouldn't stop you if you tried to run through it, because the wooden uprights aren't that strong. Otherwise it's excellent. The metal latch is exceptionally good and given that it's near the bedrooms I appreciate that it can be opened and closed noiselessly if you're careful.
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Posted: 07-13-2009
We recently moved into a new house and bought and installed 3 of these gates. Within one week, our 13 month old broke two of the gates. Once by holding onto the rungs and shaking the gate the other time by grabbing one of the rungs when he tripped. Both times the rung popped right out breaking at the top and bottom. This left a gap in the rungs wide enough for our son to stick his head through which means he could get past the gate if we kept it up (which of course we didn't.)
