DH and I are starting to look into child-proofing for our DD. we have two sets of stairs we need to gate off (the stairs leading to our basement are open).
The top of each stairwell will require attaching a gate to 1 wall and 1 bannister. The bottom of both stairwells have no wall to attach to - just the bannister on each side.
What baby gate do you have and do you like it? Is it easy for you to open and close to pass through?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
We have this one at the top of our stairs:
http://www.amazon.com/Regalo-Stairs-Expandable-Metal-Mounting/dp/B003VNKLI4/
It works great! Easy to open and close and I like that the whole thing opens, not just one center section. Plus the side that attaches to the banister didn't damage it at all, though we had to drill into the wall side (also, we ended up having to buy 3" screws for the wall side because the screws that came with it were too short for us). Also, I believe this gate comes with hardware for having banisters on both sides as well, so you wouldn't have to screw in at all on the bottom stairs.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
The previous homeowners left us with something like this at the top of the stairs. It's easy to open and close.
persimmon / 1071 posts
@Mrs.KMM: We have TERRIBLE basement stairs. And they'll be staying as they are until we re-do the basement (which we're in no hurry to do). Luckily DH is very handy, and does woodworking as a hobby. I'm going to have him make a barn door baby gate. It's super cute and really not that much work, then we can pick the closing method (most likely same as a fence gate latch) so it'll be easy to open and close.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I think I've seen special bannister mounting kits on Amazon too. I use north gates http://amzn.com/B000PRUAFI
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