RegaloHeritage and Home Wooden Extra Wide Stairway and Hallway Walk Through Baby Safety Gate with Mounting Kit

We’ve had this baby gate for a while now and because we were preventing our kiddos from tumbling down the stairs and wanted something sturdy and secure. This gate attaches to the wall and is super sturdy and durable! It was a bit hard to install, but totally worth it for the peace of mind!

This is a lengthy review but I've tried to cover all of the highlights and things you might have questions about as well as my experience with the gate in general.This gate is a great product! It[gate] is made of steel, not some cheap plastic and lightweight wood contraption which breaks easily under the tension required to hold it in a doorway. While the listing is for stairway and hallway applications, they can be used in doorways just as well. It is important to note that this gate must be hardware mounted, it can not be pressure mounted. While it can feasibly be done with just a screwdriver, a power drill will make the job easier.Two of these were installed in doorways in my home to grant our 2 cats reprieve from being chased by a very rambunctious Bassethound puppy at every turn. We originally had wooden & plastic combo gates but they were cheap and cracked after a very short period of time. I returned one gate once and the other gate twice; the wood & plastic gates were also pressure mounted and unlike the steel gates, weren't actually true gates. We had to remove then reinstall them every time we needed to pass through the doorway which was a real pain or step over them which caused one household member with severe knee problems a lot of true pain not to mention the danger of falling if a foot hadn't cleared the top of the gate as happened to another household member. These steel gates were the perfect option because they actually have a gate which pivots open and then latches back into place as needed. For those of you who are interested in info pertaining to keeping your little one safe, I highly recommend this gate.It is designed such that you choose which direction for the gate to swing open which makes installing at the top of steps/stairs, very safe because it can & should be installed so that the gate will not swing out over the steps/stairs, only over a floor. The gate can be easily opened one-handed by an adult or older child but your toddler won't be able to manage the task, even with both hands. When properly installed following easy to understand printed text and pictures for clarity, the gate is spaced such that a little one can not get his/her head stuck in the space between the bottom of the gate and the floor and the uprights/rails are also designed with that in mind. The design makes it easy for you and your littleone to see one another so you can keep an eye on the little one and he/she can track your movements easier too so that separation anxiety doesn't kick in.When you've finished installing the gate you will have 2 pieces left over, it's supposed to work out that way. Save the two pieces along with the installation instructions and the marking templates in the event you wish to move the gate and need it to swing in the opposite direction. You would also need the installation instructions in the event you wish to purchase a completely new hardware kit for the gate. Be sure to circle the model number of your gate inside the instructions so that you'll remember which hardware kit to order as there are two different kits available.I highly recommend this gate whether for baby humans or baby pets. I believe it to be a very good quality gate.One last noteworthy point; a small level and something to use as a temporary shim may come in handy. If like me, you live in an older home built by hand and on blocks and therefore may not have level floors. You'll need to level the gate so that the latch works as intended. I speak from experience. One gate is fine but the other takes a bit of finessing to get the latch to catch as it should. It works fine but eventually I intend to move the hardware on the pivot side of the doorframe so that it functions smoothly.

Had to find a gate that would fit top of the stairs, and connect to a newel post on each side. Surprisingly, there are few options out there for this (although plenty of 'adaptor' kits for other models, which practically doubles the price).Pros:- Very sturdy. Once put up and you tighten the straps to the posts, it can slide a bit (~1/4 inch), but it will NOT let go. I can push/pull this as hard as I want and it won't let go, so I'm 100% comfortable that my 1.5 year old crazy dude won't be able to rip it down.- Easy assembly. Instructions are clear, took about 20 minutes start to end to put up. Getting the little rubber corners underneath the straps was a bit tricky, but other than that, super simple.Cons:- Use of plastic. There are 2 very small plastic clips that surround the peg that goes into the hole at the top to secure the gate (presumably to aid in docking the peg to the hole). One broke off within 48 hours of having it up, but I see very little reason for their existence anyway. A couple of other posters mentioned this as well. No idea why you would craft this entire thing out of sturdy metal and then just toss these plastics clips on it. Doesn't make sense, but again, does not seem to affect the integrity of the gate.- Price. For what it is, it's a little on the high side, but not outrageous. I could be affected/biased by the fact that I have 3 other perfectly good gates that I couldn't use for the top of the stairs though. That said, if you need a gate for top of stairs, this is a very good one, and the price is ultimately comparable to similar stair specific models.- Operation. Definitely NOT a one handed operation to close. The easiest way is to use one hand to raise the whole gate up, then use the other hand to guide the pegs (top and bottom) into the holes. You 'can' do it one handed, but it's pretty difficult, and frankly not worth the effort. You can open easily with one hand however.Overall:Definitely would recommend this. Very solid gate, does exactly what it's supposed to (and needs to) do.In fact, I am going through research now for the bottom of the stairs, and will very likely land on this one again since it's so easy to put up and is secure.