I have a special need son, we need to keep him out of the kitchen when we cook, wondering if these gates would hold up?
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Every application will vary. Installed properly, it should fit the need. The timer-lock is a great feature. We've had good luck with this gate using it at the top of stairs. Still need to keep an eye on crawlers and toddlers.
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Yes, they are very sturdy. They have even kept my 100 lbs lab separated from our bedroom during a massive storm.
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Since the buyer assembles the kitchen the knobs will be secure if you tighten them enough. The stove knobs would be the easiest to pull off I guess, but they are too large to swallow. Just remove them if you're worried.And I will reiterate what previous commenter said, this kitchen took me a long time to put together and there are lots of small pieces. Don't try to do this with your child around. Leave plenty of time.
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We have one side mounted to a banister and the other mounted to a wall. If you have a banister on both insides I would feel confident that this gate would be sturdy as long as the banisters themselves are sturdy.
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It's pretty sturdy. My child is a serious climber and we quite rough with the gate and I've never had any problem with it.
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They are not wide and you won't need to pad them. This is the best investment we are thrilled and use it everyday with our busy crawling baby..... He'll fall or try to put his mouth on them and he's fine. We have it set up in our living room full of toys and it is much better than those plastic gates. It also isn't very tall so he enjoys looking through the mesh and can now use his hands on the top to hold onto and "walk " around .
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The gate is made of wood and I would think if you have puppies that like to chew, the gate could get damaged. My dogs are about 6 years old and haven't tried to chew on the gate. I have the gate positioned in a wide doorway and it hasn't been knocked down, I think the stability depends on how you position the gate. I was very pleased with the quality of the gate, the finish and the look for the price I paid.
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this gate utilizes pressure mount and does not use any hardware to the walls. So if your bannister is FLAT or has about 2 inches (width) of flat surface area you should be okay. If it is a high traffic area or somewhere someone might trip like a stairway, I would recommend searching for a sturdier gate. We bought two. 1 came broken and 1 we broke within a couple weeks. When I say broke... shattered beyond repair. The one that came broken we were able to use small screws to repair with out splitting the wood (barely) but not expand the gate after repairing it (screws got in the way). We have since bought new gates, which defeated the bargain pricing. this gate utilizes pressure mount and does not use any hardware to the walls. So if your bannister is FLAT or has about 2 inches (width) of flat surface area you should be okay. If it is a high traffic area or somewhere someone might trip like a stairway, I would recommend searching for a sturdier gate. We bought two. 1 came broken and 1 we broke within a couple weeks. When I say broke... shattered beyond repair. The one that came broken we were able to use small screws to repair with out splitting the wood (barely) but not expand the gate after repairing it (screws got in the way). We have... » Read More this gate utilizes pressure mount and does not use any hardware to the walls. So if your bannister is FLAT or has about 2 inches (width) of flat surface area you should be okay. If it is a high traffic area or somewhere someone might trip like a stairway, I would recommend searching for a sturdier gate. We bought two. 1 came broken and 1 we broke within a couple weeks. When I say broke... shattered beyond repair. The one that came broken we were able to use small screws to repair with out splitting the wood (barely) but not expand the gate after repairing it (screws got in the way). We have since bought new gates, which defeated the bargain pricing. « Show Less
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It would depend upon how much force your child would use to open the gate (pushing instead of raising the latch) as well as how you have it attached on either side. I have one side that is not screwed in--just uses pressure against the wall and with enough pushing pressure, you can push down the gate.
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If you want them to be abl to get out, you could use the ramp. If not keep the gate closed. Ours have never escaped.
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Yes, I have only used them in hallways. I have three of these gates and they work very well keeping two children and one dog safe.
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We have a VERY active 15 m/o son. To keep him from the fireplace and all of our electronic equipment ( all located on the same wall) we use this gate. I'd say the wall is pretty skinny, maybe 12 ft, but we put the pieces at a slight zigzag across the room and fold 1 of the end pieces along the wall on either side. We did not "secure" it to the wall because we don't want a bunch of holes in our walls. He's been crawling since 8 months, assisted walking since 9 most and fully walking at 1 yr. Even assisted walking along the gate he never came close to pulling it over. Again the zigzag helps big time for stabilization. Now he will grab and shake if he drops a toy over, 26 lb 33 in and barely moves it!
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This is a very sturdy gate with great hardware to assist, but I think if the dog is aggressive he may make holes in the wall over time where you install the gate if not properly installed.
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Probably not your first line of defense. We have it on our doors so that our small child can't get out when sleep walking, and it works perfectly for that. There have been mornings that I've forgotten it was latched and given the door a strong tug and it was fine - but if someone wanted to break in I think they could use enough force to do so.
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I place a kitchen stool in front of the gate. That keeps her from pushing it aside
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Unless someone's trying hard to break in to your house these would hold well.. My fridge's been "safe" from my 4-yr old ever since I installed this.
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We have ours between the kitchen(galley style) and the living room. One side is on the wall and the other at the kitchen cabinet. We never had any problem. It works great for us. Our big lab sometimes try to open the gate with his head but never worked for him. You can also just close the gate or use the red part on top of it to lock it.
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The door has a fairly strong magnet. You should not have a problem with them opening unless considerable stress is involved.