Evenflo Easy Walk Thru Top Of Stairs Gate

We've been practically killing ourselves trying to step over the traditional doorway gates and finally decided to upgrade to something more logical. After spending some time perusing the Amazon I came across this gate. Looked good at first glance, seemed to get good reviews, so I figured we might as well give it a try. After being chauffeured to my doorstep I unboxed it rather easily and surveyed the situation. (Buyer Beware: the empty box has a way of attracting other smaller, empty feral boxes due to its cavernous interior. BE CAREFUL as the smaller boxes can be rather aggressive and might jump out and BITE you!!) But I digress, after a quick skim through the instructions it was time to figure out where to mount it on the stairs. We decided on the landing that we have at the bottom of the stairs since we're trying to keep the furbabies from getting upstairs. Of course this presented me with a couple of hurdles. First, the base trim on the stairs is pretty pronounced. So the vertical support that the gate swings from wasn't going to be able to be flush against the wall, while also keeping the gate close enough to the floor. After doin' a think, I decided the best thing to do was fill the void between the wall and the edge of the trim with wood. I set off into the woods(hop) to fetch some options out of the off-cut bin. After trying a few things out I settled on (2) pieces of 1"x3" pine, sistered together will glue and screws. Not only did the "post" fill the void, but it was the perfect width for the mounting doohickeys to grab on to. I cut the post to just above the mounting doohickey, lined everything up, and screwed the whole thing to the wall with some of those self tapping, heavy duty drywall anchors (I <3 those things!). Next I had to deal with a decorative, wooden railing post on the other side. I decided, why not go back to the same well! I used (1) piece of the 1"x3" (cut to size). I screwed that into the bottom of the railing post where it was squared off. Then, I cut a spacer to bridge the gap between the top of the post and the curved part of the railing support. Once I got the spacer in just right I put a screw through the metal post, the wood post, the spacer, and into the railing support. Suffice it so say she's solid.. The product itself seems sturdy and well built. I ended up getting a second gate for a different part of the house, which I think speaks for the product in it of itself.

La manija de la puerta no funciona. Aprietas el botón y no se mueve el seguro. Vino rota o es un error de fábrica. No la recomiendo y quiero el cambio de producto no la devolución

I purchased this gate for the top of our stairs. Well, we (hubby, lol) didn't read the directions so initially installed the gate backwards, so had to reverse it making it time consuming for install, but again, our fault. FYI, the gate is set to open/pull towards you if you are facing the stairs. It will not work opening into the stairwell as that defeats some of the safety features of the gate. Unfortunately, our stairs is right by our entry door, so we have to remember to close the gate every time so the door doesn't hit it. All of that aside, as it doesn't tell you about the gate... The gate is strong. The latch is strong and yet easy enough to open with one hand. Since we only need the gate about one day a week, we would like to take it down, but have yet to figure out a quick way to do so. The gate is metal, with some had plastic parts (handle, gate stop). The gate is adjustable in width, so will be easy to adjust to fit your doorspace. It can be used in a space other than the top of the stairs if you wanted. This gate was reasonable in price and had good reviews. I'm glad we picked this one, from a brand that is trusted for baby safety.

Overall this gate works well for its designed purpose. It has only been installed at our house for a short time, but it seems sturdy and does support my 9 month's weight without any worrisome shaking or flexing. It easily adjusted to fit at the top of our stairs and install was fairly straight forward. I had to make a bracket to mount it to our banister since I didn't want to drill directly into the wood, but this was a personal choice that did not affect my rating of the product. The only issue I have with this gate is the width adjustment screws that hold the panels of the gate together after fitting them to the width of the stairs. These screws are 6 small hex screws that are difficult to tighten down sufficiently to prevent sliding of the panels. The hex wrench that came with the gate quickly became stripped and I had to use another set that I had in my tool cabinet which then stripped the screws. I don't believe the materials are deficient, but rather a larger screw would be better suited for this purpose.

Within 15 minutes of installing another gate purchased at Lowe's I knew I'd be starting over from scratch. The first gate I tried spanned to 42" width at the top of our staircase, but was nearly impossible to open one handed and it's adjustable width lost its setting so you had to fiddle with it to get a secure closure after passing through. After reading several reviews online I picked up two evenflo secure step gates - one each for the top and bottom of the stairs. I found these easy to install, and very well designed. For example, the wall fittings give clearance to go over base boards (see pictures) and the offset hinges give clearance for driving the anchor screws. Compared to the first gate I tried, I was very impressed. The bottom of the stairs gate took me about an hour to install, mostly because I wanted to avoid drilling holes in my banister. (I used a banister adapter instead, and took some time deciding how they should work together.) The top of stair installation was my second go round and took just 20 minutes. About the only negative to mention is the tiny hex screws that are used to set the gate length. I found these to be tough to handle with my real size hex wrench (2mm), but nearly impossible with the provided wrench. Overall, I'm very pleased with how sturdy these feel and how easily they open with a toddler in one arm.