can you mount it with screws or is it just with pressure? safe enough for top of stairs?
1116470
It only mounts with pressure. I bought it for my granddaughter, who is a very big and strong 14-month old love of my life. My son keeps it at the top of his very wide stairway. My granddaughter has put extreme pressure on it and it is excellent. He takes a shower with the comfort of knowing it will hold her no matter what. I would suggest 99%.
1116471
I put this up in my mothers house and can not remember if it was with screws or not but I fell into it (6'6 285lbs) and it didn't budge so I would say you are good for top of stairs.
1116472
It comes with "cups" that screw into the wall to keep feet from moving. But yes, pressure. We have one at top and one at bottom of stairs. Love them! Have had for 3 years now with extensive use and has held up perfectly. If you have a banister I'd recommend the special V shaped feet.
298565
I have it mounted at an angle, but don't have it at the top of the stairs. I think the post would need to be 2.25 at least. Otherwise it has been good for an irregular area of the house.
787147
Yes! Can be mounted to solid wall just by not using spindle attachment. However, you could also just get the CareRail extensions which do the same job and which can attach directly to an adult handrail and/or the solid wall (but they are shorter, so for a full staircase you might need 4 of them)
328823
Yes, you can tighten up the screw and it shouldn't move unless you try pushing really really hard.
1327249
Is yours a sit on top? If you don't have a hollow area that you can reach under and secure the screws I don't think that you can mount it.
8910
We also have a round stair post. It does secure on with the tension but if anyone runs into it or pushes too hard, it will slide off. It's the best one we found for our situation.
1422792
It can be pressure mounted, mine is, but I think it would probably work better with it screwed in. I have knocked it loose and my very determined dogs have knocked it down a few times.
716485
We screwed ours into the wall. It was a life saver. After years of battling with pressure gates and stepping over them at the top of a dangerous stairs, this one is light weight enough to screw into the wall and not pull out of the dry wall. I LOVE this gate! It easily swings open or can be pushed inward to make it smaller to get through.
1147327
You will need to be able to mount it to a stud in the wall and one of the stairway posts. I had mine on my son's bedroom door to keep the dog out and it broke after a few months. I was unable to return it since it was past 90 days, the company did not respond to my requests for assistance with the broken piece. For our stairs we went with the Kidco Safeway Gate (one at the top and one at the bottom). I suggest mounting these the same way (to a wall stud and the banister post). We've been using them for 5 months now without any problems. Our son tends to climb on the bottom one when we are not looking and it is still rock solid. You will need to be able to mount it to a stud in the wall and one of the stairway posts. I had mine on my son's bedroom door to keep the dog out and it broke after a few months. I was unable to return it since it was past 90 days, the company did not respond to my requests for assistance with the broken piece. For our stairs we went with the Kidco Safeway Gate (one at the top and one at the bottom). I suggest mounting these the same way (to a wall stud and the banister post). We've been using them for 5 months now without any problems. Our son tends to climb on the bottom one when we are... » Read More You will need to be able to mount it to a stud in the wall and one of the stairway posts. I had mine on my son's bedroom door to keep the dog out and it broke after a few months. I was unable to return it since it was past 90 days, the company did not respond to my requests for assistance with the broken piece. For our stairs we went with the Kidco Safeway Gate (one at the top and one at the bottom). I suggest mounting these the same way (to a wall stud and the banister post). We've been using them for 5 months now without any problems. Our son tends to climb on the bottom one when we are not looking and it is still rock solid. « Show Less
298625
no it does not mount with screws.And you must have access to the interior of the panel where the mount will be.you need a better option for mounting
412225
We're hanging a step stoll for ours, but it is attached to a wall and less than a foot off the ground. I wouldn't recommend using it to hang anything from the ceiling and nothing over 5 pounds which if I remember correctly is the weight limit on these. That is nothing your afraid won't fall and hit someone if it did.
1940064
Yes, it comes with screws for that. If you didn't attach it it would move quite a bit
1521501
it depends on how you're going to use it. If you'll use the pressure option, yes, you can just mount it higher. If you're planning on mounting it to the wall, you'll need to cut part of the baseboard.
582976
well, I don't have any ceiling screws...but I would hesitate to put pressure on it in a twisting motion.
1063010
Absolutely Not! Pressure gates are not for the top of stairs. While some reviewers may be using it at the top of the stairs, it's not safe and it's an accident waiting to happen.
1560837
It doesn't come with any hardware for mounting. You would have to rig something up on your own. Plus, the metal that surrounds the whole thing gets very hot, so it would likely damage a cabinet if it were very close or in direct contact.
1622478
I mounted it with 3M Command Hooks and they work fine. It holds the weight very well and I never had to screw a hole in the cabinets.