Stair gates for young children

A15X · 01-26-2018, 03:43 PM

Hi all,

After some advise need to look at getting some stair gates at home to keep our daughter safe at home.

We have a town house with 2 sets of stairs so looking at 3/4 gates total.

My wife bought some cheap ones but they don’t seem to be wide enough.

Any recommendations??

Broncho · 01-26-2018, 03:51 PM

Most are adjustable with an Allen key so will fit any staircase.

You only do this kind of shit with the first child because the second bounces.

jamojdm · 01-26-2018, 03:53 PM

When we first looked at them we tried a cheapish pressure fit one but with the lower bar etc decided it wasn't sturdy enough and the lower bar created a trip hazard.

Eventually settled on the BabyDan Multidan Extending Wooden Safety Gate, Beech (purchased from amazon) which have been great for the last 2 years. Only problem as they have been screwed into the woodwork is I'll have to re-gloss when they have been taken down.

teaston · 01-26-2018, 03:54 PM

We have just bought stair gates for ours, went for the screw on type, more long winded to fit but they mean a wider opening and no trip bar along the bottom! Also much easier to open one handed.

BabyDan No Trip Screw Mounted Safety Gate, White https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007XTDH..._ho6AAbZ5ZV46W

teaston · 01-26-2018, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamojdm

When we first looked at them we tried a cheapish pressure fit one but with the lower bar etc decided it wasn't sturdy enough and the lower bar created a trip hazard.

Eventually settled on the BabyDan Multidan Extending Wooden Safety Gate, Beech (purchased from amazon) which have been great for the last 2 years. Only problem as they have been screwed into the woodwork is I'll have to re-gloss when they have been taken down.

Wow we posted the exact same thing at the same time!

ajfoggy · 01-26-2018, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A15X

Hi all,

After some advise need to look at getting some stair gates at home to keep our daughter safe at home.

We have a town house with 2 sets of stairs so looking at 3/4 gates total.

My wife bought some cheap ones but they don’t seem to be wide enough.

Any recommendations??

We have these:

https://www.munchkin.co.uk/numi-alum...fety-gate.html

Also need to sell them as well as we don't use them anymore.

teaston · 01-26-2018, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ajfoggy

We have these:

https://www.munchkin.co.uk/numi-alum...fety-gate.html

Also need to sell them as well as we don't use them anymore.

£85 for a stair gate!

That is proper fucking mental!

ajfoggy · 01-26-2018, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajfoggy

We have these:

https://www.munchkin.co.uk/numi-alum...fety-gate.html

Also need to sell them as well as we don't use them anymore.

£85 for a stair gate!

That is proper fucking mental!

Didn't pay that for them. They are strong and look pretty nice.

I like nice things but never pay full price for anything.

A15X · 01-26-2018, 04:57 PM

Thanks for the reply’s guys! Our house is only 18 months old and I really don’t want to be screwing gates to door frames or woodwork!

AJfoggy - how do the aluminium ones fix to walls/door fames?

teaston · 01-26-2018, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A15X

Thanks for the reply’s guys! Our house is only 18 months old and I really don’t want to be screwing gates to door frames or woodwork!

AJfoggy - how do the aluminium ones fix to walls/door fames?

Doesn’t really matter how old the house is, a dab of pollyfilla and a spot of paint and you’d never know it was ever there!

ajfoggy · 01-26-2018, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A15X

Thanks for the reply’s guys! Our house is only 18 months old and I really don’t want to be screwing gates to door frames or woodwork!

AJfoggy - how do the aluminium ones fix to walls/door fames?

Three screws each side!

You can get ones that don't have to be fixed but I'd only risk them at the bottom of the stairs.

aquazi · 01-27-2018, 12:55 AM

Get the cheapest easiest pushfit ones you can get..... we only had ours up for under 12 months from when he was 10 months when he could walk till around 1.5yrs when we was going up and down the stairs confidently.

The pressure fit ones are very sturdy... had our little one literally tugging and climbing up them they wont budge!

He’s 2 now and only fallen down them once... but ironicaly that was when we had the gates up!

We had 2 mothercare for £30 pushfit... downstairs i had to cut a block of wood (and painted it white) to allow it to fit... cheaper than buying the extensions to widen them.

After we removed them i had to repaint the gloss on the banisters where the pressure cap was as they had yellowed from no uv.... and paint the wall as they used double sided tape which removed the paint... so screwfit or pressure ones both may need some patching up after.

SkyJawa · 01-27-2018, 02:28 AM

Another vote for the Numi, we had 2, great gates and usually find them somewhere at nowhere near list price.

Ours is 3.5 and still can’t operate it, the cheaper type with the usual kind of lift up handles he cracked by 2!

Goneinsixtyseconds · 01-27-2018, 02:51 AM

We have screw fit ones as well. Mainly chose them to not have the bar across the bottom. Seemed to make sense, stopping a toddler with the gate, but then having a trip hazard at the top when they start learning to navigate them didn't.

Also glad I did. My 3 year old stands on it and swings back and forth, despite being told not to. I don't think I'd trust the pressure ones as much as screw in.

We have these, £35 each https://www.mothercare.com/mothercar...tm_content=PLA

Rbrown · 01-27-2018, 03:08 AM

Another vote for Baby Dan. Recommend this one...

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/1390719

Argos have quite a good range of other styles.

Healy · 01-27-2018, 03:14 AM

I am convinced half of the guys on here should be on 'MumsNet' grow some bollocks guys for fucks sake

Rbrown · 01-27-2018, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Healy

I am convinced half of the guys on here should be on 'MumsNet' grow some bollocks guys for fucks sake

We did...and used them = why we know about a kids stuff!

The best (and hardest) job in the world!!!

gangzoom · 01-27-2018, 03:32 AM

20 months old, she climbs up and down already pretty well, and seem to know to only go up/down when we are there. So haven't bothered with stair gates.

Potty training is next.......apparently advice is to wait till summer and than let them poo/wee as much as they want in the garden??

teaston · 01-27-2018, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gangzoom

20 months old, she climbs up and down already pretty well, and seem to know to only go up/down when we are there. So haven't bothered with stair gates.

Potty training is next.......apparently advice is to wait till summer and than let them poo/wee as much as they want in the garden??

Ummm, isn’t that the advice for puppies, not kids!?

Broncho · 01-27-2018, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Healy

I am convinced half of the guys on here should be on 'MumsNet' grow some bollocks guys for fucks sake

Standard response for a Jaffa.

P-ToK72 · 01-27-2018, 06:20 AM

Which ever way you go, try not to forget they are closed when you get up half pissed in the night

....,,,,..,,.. · 01-27-2018, 09:29 AM

We have one of these on our bedroom door.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Safety-1st-...7066598&sr=8-5

Use it to keep the dog out of bedroom (and me when v drunk lol)

We have had it nearly 6 years and it's obviously used numerous times daily.

Far more than most baby gates ever will.

Handles a 35kg Dalmatian standing on it with front paws.

You don't need to pay a fortune for a decent gate.

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A15X Lieutenant 126 Rep 458 Posts Drives: BMW 430d M sport Convertible Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Hertfordshire UK iTrader: (0)	Stair gates for young children Hi all, After some advise need to look at getting some stair gates at home to keep our daughter safe at home. We have a town house with 2 sets of stairs so looking at 3/4 gates total. My wife bought some cheap ones but they don’t seem to be wide enough. Any recommendations??
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Broncho Banned 2311 Rep 5,101 Posts Drives: Chav white Mercedes Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Rainhill iTrader: (0)	Most are adjustable with an Allen key so will fit any staircase. You only do this kind of shit with the first child because the second bounces.
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jamojdm New Member 16 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 340i Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cheshire iTrader: (0)	When we first looked at them we tried a cheapish pressure fit one but with the lower bar etc decided it wasn't sturdy enough and the lower bar created a trip hazard. Eventually settled on the BabyDan Multidan Extending Wooden Safety Gate, Beech (purchased from amazon) which have been great for the last 2 years. Only problem as they have been screwed into the woodwork is I'll have to re-gloss when they have been taken down.
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teaston Banned 10995 Rep 32,881 Posts Drives: X3 M40d Join Date: May 2012 Location: The High Seas iTrader: (1)	We have just bought stair gates for ours, went for the screw on type, more long winded to fit but they mean a wider opening and no trip bar along the bottom! Also much easier to open one handed. BabyDan No Trip Screw Mounted Safety Gate, White https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007XTDH..._ho6AAbZ5ZV46W
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A15X Lieutenant 126 Rep 458 Posts Drives: BMW 430d M sport Convertible Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Hertfordshire UK iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the reply’s guys! Our house is only 18 months old and I really don’t want to be screwing gates to door frames or woodwork! AJfoggy - how do the aluminium ones fix to walls/door fames?
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aquazi Major 461 Rep 1,303 Posts Drives: 18 M4C Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Sutton coldfield iTrader: (0)	Get the cheapest easiest pushfit ones you can get..... we only had ours up for under 12 months from when he was 10 months when he could walk till around 1.5yrs when we was going up and down the stairs confidently. The pressure fit ones are very sturdy... had our little one literally tugging and climbing up them they wont budge! He’s 2 now and only fallen down them once... but ironicaly that was when we had the gates up! We had 2 mothercare for £30 pushfit... downstairs i had to cut a block of wood (and painted it white) to allow it to fit... cheaper than buying the extensions to widen them. After we removed them i had to repaint the gloss on the banisters where the pressure cap was as they had yellowed from no uv.... and paint the wall as they used double sided tape which removed the paint... so screwfit or pressure ones both may need some patching up after.
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SkyJawa Major General 3719 Rep 8,636 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (1)	Another vote for the Numi, we had 2, great gates and usually find them somewhere at nowhere near list price. Ours is 3.5 and still can’t operate it, the cheaper type with the usual kind of lift up handles he cracked by 2!
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Goneinsixtyseconds Banned 4280 Rep 7,703 Posts Drives: Q7 & Clubman JCW on order Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Chesterfield iTrader: (0)	We have screw fit ones as well. Mainly chose them to not have the bar across the bottom. Seemed to make sense, stopping a toddler with the gate, but then having a trip hazard at the top when they start learning to navigate them didn't. Also glad I did. My 3 year old stands on it and swings back and forth, despite being told not to. I don't think I'd trust the pressure ones as much as screw in. We have these, £35 each https://www.mothercare.com/mothercar...tm_content=PLA
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Rbrown Brigadier General 2766 Rep 4,577 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Another vote for Baby Dan. Recommend this one... http://www.argos.co.uk/product/1390719 Argos have quite a good range of other styles.
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....,,,,..,,.. General 6733 Rep 20,651 Posts Drives: xxxx Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: xxxx iTrader: (0)	We have one of these on our bedroom door. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Safety-1st-...7066598&sr=8-5 Use it to keep the dog out of bedroom (and me when v drunk lol) We have had it nearly 6 years and it's obviously used numerous times daily. Far more than most baby gates ever will. Handles a 35kg Dalmatian standing on it with front paws. You don't need to pay a fortune for a decent gate.
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