how well does the gate work with trim on the bottom of your wall, will i have to go above trim and have a big gap on bottom
832478
The bottom of the gate must rest on a solid surface. The "hinges" will not support the weight of the gate.
832479
I went to Lowes and got 2 pieces of wood about the same thickness of the baseboard and screwed that into the wall so the gate would screw into that and be flush... so no gaps and looks nice. This is a great product
832480
If you have baseboard it will have to mount flush to the top of the moulding unless you notch it which is a pain without proper tools.
1321124
There is a small gap from bottom of gate to floor but not enough for a child to go under but can stick arms under. We had no issues. We mounted our gate on the inner side of our stairs/ banister b/c there is some push to the gate. It worked Great and we Love our gate!! We also made home made mounts for out banisters, by personal choice is all. Hope that gives you an idea......
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Derrick, per instructions the height of your gate will determin if the unit may work, you can also call Gorilla, let me how it works out.
517973
We use ours at the top of the stairs and have never had an issue. We have an extra-wide staircase, so this is the only gate that works for the size.
673870
Yes, you may have to trim the top and bottom rails. Installed properly this is a great door, the only problem we've had is people trying to walk through it when it is closed. :-)
1759265
NO, it should not. But, I have found that if the two side panels, that are mounted to the walls, are not perfectly square, then the gate door will not fully latch. You may want to try adjusting the frame, but loosening, or tightening, the mounts. I hope this helps!
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If you have a banister on both sides or handy stud in the wall it will be fairly easy. If you don't have anything solid to mount the gate to on the wall side it will not be easy as the weight of the gate will eventually break any drywall mounting methods loose after awhile. I rated this fate low due to the clumsy closing method which requires two hands and some fiddling to close. If you only need to open it occasionally you will probably be happy with the gate.
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Dear Larisa, the door needs to be lifted about 1/2" from the floor in order to install the floor guide. Our Strongar Hardware system allows to have baseboard or trims (no thicker than 3/4"). Once the door is installed you will have a gap of about 1" between the wall and the door. Let us know if you have additional questions.
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We had a 63 in opening and my husband had to add about 2 inches of wood on each side of the walls. The gate works great.
252066
Stress is around edges of door so you shouldn't have any problems. That's why you need to put it on the side of the door with the jam so it doesn't stress the trim molding. Mine is on a hollow core door and I have had no problems at all.
895079
if the gate is a little bit twisted it doesn't close on its own. look very closely from different angles, may need some tweaking on the install. good luck
794827
It is normal. Just tighten the wall screws and that will push the gate inwards from both sides making the gap close. But you need to do some real tightening for that.
886179
Yes, but if it's a hollow wall, like studded walls w/ drywall, the void in the wall will be exposed. This being the case in most situations, some drywall and plaster work would have to be done first, then the door would be used as finish trim.
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thats what we had to do, my husband says that 3inches is probably the most offset they could be. If we understand what you are describing. Our walls were not even across, there is about a 2 inch difference in the walls. This is the second gate that we have installed, the first one we have had for 5 years. We liked it so much we got another to use for the basement stairs. The first was used on the landing of the stairs going up. It's been great for our grandkids and our dogs!
725708
Usually yes. Each of the four mounts adjusts individually, so the bottom mounts can be a little closer together than the top mounts. The only time this wouldn't work is if the distance between the baseboards is less than the minimum width of the gate, so measure carefully. (This is an issue I had at the top of my stairs- the distance between the walls was the minimum distance, and the distance between baseboards was too short).
507469
Yes, you can install the gate higher off the ground if you want.. there are knows at the end if the fare to tighten to the wall
2275134
The gate is pretty easy to use and I suspect it will work fine in a doorway that is not exactly, completely square...depending, of course, on how un-square the door in question really is.