Does this gate open and shut for easy access coming up N down the stairs. I"m unfamiliar with pressure gates that don't swing open and shut??
221529
It removes easy enough, but be careful, I had the plastic break rather easily. A small circle that clicked the latch snapped apart without any damages.I was not impressed with this brand, I am going for a metal latch next time. The gate can be plastic or wood, whatever. But if you use this often, that one plastic part breaks too easily
221530
What I do is adjust the gate to fit, then when I want to move it I just pick it up and turn around to put it back in place. Hope this helps - it is a sturdy gate.
221531
Swing open models are by far the best ones to use for stairways ( even though they do cost a alot) . If that is not an option then I would suggest this model being the "easiest" of these style of gates to take down and put up again with just one hand even if you are carrying something even.
221532
You pull the lever up and reajust the gate when you close the gate. It's as easy as that. I love this gate because it doesn't budge when you the lever goes down. I use it to keep my little schnauzer from falling down the stairs. I just recommended this gate to keep my niece from doing the same.
160988
In order for it to swing open you have to hardware mount it on the hinge side. The other side can still use the 'pressure' to secure it in place. The gate can be removed completely even if you hardware mount it. The hardware will stay screwed into your frame or wall. You would have to do a search or contact the company for additional hardware.
51849
There is an option to pressure mount the gate between two walls. I can't remember if the manual provided an option to install when one side is a banister but I believe as long as there is a flat surface on the banister I don't see why not. I do remember reading in the manual that pressure mounting is only OK for the bottom of a stairs (never for the top). Hope this helps. I have two of these installed to swing open. The top of the stairs had a tall baseboard so I had to install a little higher than the bottom. The gap was not too wide so this was OK. The gap between floor and bottom of the gate should not be wide enough for the little tike to fit body parts through.
895078
Ours is at the top of the stairs. It doesn't lock closed on its own. We have to shut it. I find myself closing it like I would a door to a room I'm entering if I just want it shut part way, and then it usually closes and locks. Alignment is key though.
381575
this is not a pressure mounted gate. It screws into the wall and is very secure, the gate latches and locks. The only issue that you may have is the bar across the bottom people might trip over it when the gate is open if they dont step over it.
786572
Yes. It takes a little time so you may want to look into a pressure mounted gate that opens instead. But I do move this gate regularly.
1369597
No it won't, but it works wonderfully WITH this and it's not difficult to change out. Highly recommend. BUT this is not a good top of stairs gate BECAUSE of the bottom bar, it will cause you to trip. I recommend you purchase a top of stairs gate that will install with screws and will swing open without a bar on the bottom. This gate is best for bottom of stairs or room separation, I love the expansion kits it came with as I could cordon off my dining room area.
262432
When you open the gate to walk through, it just swings. It doesn't have a latch that keeps it open if that's what you're talking about :)
755712
No. Gate works with tension. If not a straight tight fit it may not close properly.
362387
The gate does close behind you as long as you don't open it beyond the stay open position. I use the gate for my dogs, so I certainly don't have to lock it. You won't have to lock it for babies and small children either as you have to raise a lever and pull up to open it. It is a really great gate.
1520604
The gate does swing both ways. There is nothing to keep it open but mine stays where you put it. Another words you have to close it back when you walk through it. I love this gate. It would have been easy to install had we not had to adjust our base boards to fit the gate.
1652849
Unfortunately not. It takes 2 hands to open or close this gate. If I had known that I would not have bought it.
1115608
no you have to physically open and shut the gate. to open you have to push down these two parts at the same time , to close you have to lift the gate a little and place this little part in the hole.
1832597
The gate has to be mounted a few inches off the ground or else it won't open easily. I had a similar issue. I bought a Stairway Gate Installation Kit so I could mount the gate on the banister side of my stairs.KidCO Stairway Gate Installation Kit
2111610
No. Gates with that feature are pretty descriptive to that point. This is a very cheap gate. You can't apply to much pressure with it or it will break.
146560
No, it won't automatically close. There's a hinge and you have to lift the gate an inch or so and place it into the lock (which is easy to do).
1768290
Any gate mounted above stairs needs to be hardware-mounted. This pressure-mounted one eventually can wiggle loose, especially if the surfaces it's pushing up against for mounting are not completely square horizontally. More than once we have stepped to open it and the whole thing dislodged, and we hadn't realized it was that loose.