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Inexpensive, Practical, and Very Simple

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Inexpensive, Practical, and Very Simple

Mommy of a Crawler and a Climber from Riverside, CA

This product does exactly what it was designed to do: provide a flat surface to use either a pressure mounted gate or hardware-mounted gate with an awkward banister or railing (for us, wrought iron). When I first received it I thought it might be missing some parts because it is the most simple contraption I have ever bought, but it really does work. We use a pressure mounted gate and this kit keeps the gate firmly in place. The only thing I think needs improvement would be the strength of the velcro. My toddler has a fairly easy time prying the velcro straps open, which can make the gate become loose. Some additional fastener or much heavier-duty velcro straps need to be included in future models. Overall, very satisfied with product. Read more

A great invention!

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMT

A great invention!

TJ from Joliet, IL

This is a great invention! Totally saved my stair posts. I used it with a metal angle mount gate and it works perfect. The only thing I added was a little more padding - those round circle sticky things you put on the bottom of furniture as a buffer so the wood is not directly touching the posts. It comes with little pads but I needed them also on the bottom where the posts meet the floor. The extra pads work perfect. I have a 2 yr old and 4 mo old so I plan on keeping this up for a long time and love the fact that if I want to remove the gate all I have to do is undo the velcro and the whole thing disappears! No holes or hardware sticking out! Read more

Does its job

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Does its job

Mommy313 from PA

This gate installtion kit was the best I could find for our stair dilema. We have wrought iton railings on both sides of our stairs. We were dissapointed that it did not fit our railings perfectly. Our railings are 30" high, the wood with the kit is much taller. My husband cut down the bottom of the wood so that it would fit our railing. Also, the wood width was wider than our rails, so we had to really wrap than tighly. I hate the idea that we had to "rig" our gate up, but it's better than no gate at all. If you have wrought iron railings this product will work could work for you too. Read more

Good idea but be aware of this ...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Good idea but be aware of this ...

Kim from Cincinnati, Ohio

This kit is a great idea. It's simple to use and will save your bannister. It's also surprisingly sturdy, which I was a bit concerned about. There is only one problem. The screws that come with gates approved to be mounted at the top of the stairs are longer than this item is thick. So, if you are mounting at the top of the stairs, you'll end up drilling into the bannister regardless. In reading other reviews, I think someone else had this same problem. She said her husband wedged a piece of wood between the bannister and the kit. I can see where that would work so I'm going to try that next. If it works, I still find this product to be worth it enough to recommend it. Read more

Great but keep this in mind

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Great but keep this in mind

Kim from Cincinnati, Ohio

I use this on my banisters at the top of my stairs. They are great and have kept me from having to drill into the wooden banister. The only thing to remember is that they aren't very thick. Most screws for top of stairs gates require screws that are way longer than these are deep. It defeats the purpose because you'll wind up screwing into the banister anyway. I ended up using the kidco top of stairs gate which has shorter screws. The gate is lighter so it doesn't require the heavy duty screws. [...] Otherwise it's a great idea. Easy to use for sure! Read more