I bought the dreambaby gate and I have the wall on one side and a banister on the other side at the top of my stairs. will the gate work without this?
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.
1369598
You need this adaptor. The gate will not secure to the banister without it.
1369599
It depends on what type of banister you have on the one side. We have a rod iron banister that is not very wide, so there was no way to install our gate without the adapters. The product worked well for us with the type of gate and banister we have. Much better looking than some of the other products out there that are big and bulky that go around the banister. Highly recommend this priduct
1369600
I'd suggest getting the adapter. I tried to use a gate with the same set up (wall on one side banister on the other) and it was not very secure. After putting the adapter on, it was as secure as having it set up between 2 flat surfaces.
1369601
No. You won't be able to properly mount it on the banister if it is rounded. If it is square/flat edged you can.
1369602
You will need the adaptor for the banister side if your banister post is circular where top of gate would connect to it. I think it can be used with most gate brands - I would think it would work with dreambaby gate too since its same brand as the adaptor. Think about what kind of gate you want at top of stairs...the ones with a bottom bar are not recommended because of tripping, but if you put it down on the first step down you cant trip over it or if you have a landing at the top put it a few feet before the stairs start.
655362
Not required. I installed these at the top and bottom of the stairs without having to screw into the banister. However, in my case I didn't have a banister on the 2nd side so I had to screw in one end into the wall which is possible because they do have screw holes.
1515555
I absolutely believe so. This material quite frankly SUCKS!! Go to home depot and look at other options. Me and my wife went to babies are us and got 5 baby gates and zip tied them to the banister because our children are huge, and wild. I regret spending the money on this product. I wish I would have returned it to amazon but I was so mad I just put it in the garbage.
1420174
Yes if you use the spacers that come with it. We looked a long time for a really nice/good gate and so happy we found this one. We liked it so much that we purchased another one and we are ready to buy our third.
1787954
It appears that it should work with that gate, yes. I don't see anything out of the ordinary in the installation of that particular gate that would make it not work with the Wall Savers.
1276391
We have it installed in the wood door frame of our basement stairs doorway. It is really secure but also really hard to open. If installed on a bannister, I would worry that the action of opening/closing the gate would eventually loosen the bannister.
1832595
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. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P007FI/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
204390
Possibly. You'll need to install a piece of wood or something to attach the one end of the gate too (metal banister side). The directions for this gate are terrible!! I would suggest finding a gate that is tension mounted instead if possible.
940850
We were able to mount the gate to a banister on one side. It did not come with the hardware. We had to buy and stain a 2" x 4" piece of wood and cut to the height of the banister, then strapped it on the banister with heavy duty straps. We had cut grooves in the 2x4 to secure the straps in place. Then the gate circles (where the gate is attached to open and close it) were screwed into the wood. It sounds like a lot of work but works great in the long run.
140805
If you install it not quite vertically aligned, with the top bar tilted towards the side of the room you want the gate to stay open, it will stay open due to gravity. To shut it you'll have to push the gate to catch the bottom latch, but the top gate latch may not close then. A child will not be able to open the gate, because you have to lift the door to disengage the bottom latch. I just installed it yesterday and it does not close. I intend to correct it today though, as it is not recommended.
351653
You can buy attachments for your banister. We bought the No Hole Stairway Baby Gate Mounting Kit By Safety Innovations & just stained the wood to match our railing.
860160
I just went up in the attic and got the box; it says "F196 Banister Gate Adaptors - 2 pack (sold separately)" I think this is what you would need for the staircase. It does come with the wall mounts.
752926
This gate is a really good option on the stairs and I do recommend it because it's out of the way and doesn't pose a trip hazard when you don't need it. However, as is, you do need to screw the 2 lock clips on the opposite side of the gate into something. Assuming you can't screw them into your metal spindle, you could use a kit to connect the gate to the rod. I used the "No Hole Stairway Baby Gate Mounting Kit By Safety Innovations" that I found here on Amazon. It provides a box type clamp around your spindle and a surface to mount (screw) the gate locks into. It wasn't particularly easy to install the gate or the kit but now that they are installed, they both work great.
71119
I don't see why not. Mine is mounted in a hallway where the distance between the walls is wider than at floor level distance between the baseboard. Therefore, if your banister is the right height (at the top) it would work. Check the height of the solid most part of your banister to make sure it is the same height of the gate frame.
1055865
Well, the 'pin side' has to be installed on the gate and the 'lock side' has to be on the fixed wall or post. Also worth mentioning - the key side probably can't be installed upside down. I cut a piece just a hair too short and so our latch relies on gravity to shut fully... and the lock won't catch if it's not shut fully.
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
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!