https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 23:34:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1093381 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:47:14 +0000 regberadaisy 1093381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dojo: you wouldn't! We didn't. The pressure mount basically has a screw tight so you can just mount the bottom part to the base and top to the wall. The top mount would just extend further do that the gate is tight and level. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1093237 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:05:43 +0000 dojo 1093237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: oh I didn't know the Dreambaby gate could be hardware mounted (probably should have checked that...) I got it from a friend and only had the pressure mount. I could probably use it for the bottom of my stairs where it wouldn't hit the trim! </p> <p>@merryc: I didn't even think about the feature of having it be wipeable. I bet it makes keeping it clean easy! I like how it is clear too.</p> <p>@locavore_mama: I was looking at that one on Amazon! I was thinking I would probably have to remove the trim to mount it at the top of the stairs though. I like how it would blend with the rest of our decor. </p> <p>@wheres_c: Scary! It probably would be wise to install two gates! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1093189 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:41:06 +0000 banana 1093189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a gate both at the top and bottom of the stairs. We have a Dreambaby one that can be both pressure and hardware mounted. We hardware mounted both for safety reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1093158 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:23:10 +0000 twinmama 1093158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our main living space is downstairs and only the kids rooms are upstairs, so for now, we just have a mounted gate at the bottom of the stairs. We installed it on the first step and didn't have to worry about any molding. We have the first years everywhere gate I think....the one with the clear panels. I like it and it's easily wipeable :)</p> <p>The kids are highly attended when upstairs, 1:1 ratio, so we don't have a top gate installed yet. When they are old enough to get out of their cribs/beds or open doors, we'll put one at the top. We have it in the garage on standby. The kids are super good about going down stairs feet first, crawling style though...if they were more head first wild child, and upstairs more, we'd definitely have put it up sooner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1093144 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:11:50 +0000 Mrsbells 1093144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dojo: yes our stair case is slightly wide but the gate is adjustable though so the side panels can fold into the staircase </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092914 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:29:07 +0000 mrsjyw 1092914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have a gate at the bottom of the one stair case<br /> we havent installed the two top ones we have.</p> <p>we also have an odd shaped front hall staircase with a landing, so we probably will leave that as is and block off rooms instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092913 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:28:44 +0000 regberadaisy 1092913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this one:<br /> <a href="http://amzn.com/B004CL9YHS" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.com/B004CL9YHS</a></p> <p>It has the ability to be pressure or hardware mounted. We pressure mount and never had an issue with it.</p> <p>We only do at the top but we have short stairs (split level). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092908 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:27:16 +0000 wheres_c 1092908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the munchkin protect. We only had a gate at the top of the stairs, since we were worried about him falling from the top, but he couldn't climb up on his own.</p> <p>I was in the bathroom, and heard a clunk clunk clunk scream. Turns out he went from not being able to climb any steps, to being able to get halfway up the staircase!</p> <p>Definitely buy a bottom gate! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092902 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:25:47 +0000 dojo 1092902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBells: That one looks nice! Do you have a pretty wide opening at the top of the stairs? </p> <p>@Periwinkle: Do you like the KidCo one you got besides the banister dilemma? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092644 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:55:04 +0000 Mrsbells 1092644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dojo: we have one gate at the top of the stairs. You would need a hardware mounted gate. We have this one. It is steel and we like it<br /> <a href="http://www.diapers.com/p/north-states-industries-supergate-deluxe-decor-metal-gate-346071" rel="nofollow">http://www.diapers.com/p/north-states-industries-supergate-deluxe-decor-metal-gate-346071</a></p> <p>We also have a plastic gate for our kitchen </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092638 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:53:36 +0000 Periwinkle 1092638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll be following this because we are having a similar dilemma. We bought a hardware mounted gate (a KidCo one) but cannot easily install the banister kit which would prevent us from drilling into the banister. I am now not sure what our options are so that we have something safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-gates-2#post-1092545 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:30:40 +0000 dojo 1092545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of your with stairs: Did you get two gates one for the top and one for the bottom or just the top? Also can you recommend a nice looking and easy to operate gate that can be hardware mounted without having to remove baseboard trim? </p> <p>We have a pressure mounted DreamBaby gate that we have used in the past for our dogs but it doesn't really stay put very well because of where the mount hits the trim. With the dogs it wasn't as much an issue but now I really want to be sure the gate is secure. </p>