we're looking to install a gate for the bottom of the stairs. One side is the wall and the other side is a metal rod spindle. will this work?
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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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
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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.
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Not if it isn't an even surface. We have 2 of these gates and they don't work well at all for us. The bottom of our stairs the banister is thicker at the bottom than the top and this gate doesn't adjust for that.
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We attached ours to the wall but I think it would work on metal spindles as well as on wooden ones.
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It worked with the Munchkin wood and metal designer gate that we bought. We only used at top because of baseboard on bottom of kitchen entry doorway.
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Yes, I have 3 that are pressure mounted. It does the same thing. I also use the Y on the staircases and they work great. I love this gate.
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Any gate mounted above stairs needs to be hardware-mounted. This pressure-mounted one eventually can wiggle loose, especially if the surfaces it's pushing up against for mounting are not completely square horizontally. More than once we have stepped to open it and the whole thing dislodged, and we hadn't realized it was that loose.
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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
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It's a pretty generic setup. It should work with any type of gate that you screw into the wall. The product is basically a piece of wood you screw into the plastic clamps, then you screw your gate into the wood.
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Definitely. Mine is mounted on a wooden gate. It was easy to mount following the instructions. It also has mounting instructions for chain link and other metal gates.
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Yes it should work fine but you should consider getting this too Magic Sliders 39719 Nonskid Caster Cup it keeps the gate from moving on the walls. Mine would move all the time doesn't matter how much you would tighten the gate till I got those cups for the walls and screwed them in place no more movement plus no damage to the walls other then a small screw holding the cup in place.
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My gate is attached to the banister with the latch side on the wall. It's attached just above the wood. Not sure if this helps answer your question. When I look straight down at the rail from the top, it is uneven in that it angles slightly more toward me as it connects to the wall because we wanted to narrow the gap a little between the edge of the top step and the bottom of the gate. So on the banister side the rail is over the opening of the step, but on the wall side the rail is slightly over the floor before stepping down. Don't know if this makes any sense, but it has worked great.
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We used the gate for a sliding door which it was designed for. It lead out to pool area. The gate is designed with a stop that attaches to the slider. I'm sure it would worked the door is stationary. We liked the fact that we did not have to use screws or drill into the wall since we only use it when grandchildren are visiting
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You could tie one side of the gate to the 1" banister. But what about the other side? They only provide you with two chords (as shown on right side of picture) to tie to a rail. You may have to buy 2 additional chords from them separately. Or you could use those $1 drawer clip locks from Home depot to fix these gates. It would still work. Good luck
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I used this gate at the top of a stairway, with the one side attached to the wall and the opening side overlapping the bannister and a divider on the other side of the stairway opening. Unable to visualize your setup, though, I can't answer that question.
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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.
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Yes that is how my gate is designed. It will work fine! Be careful not to loose the springs that come with it. Very good latch that should last outlast the gate.
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No, I do not think it will work. Ours is on a very very slight angle because we did not use a level when installing and it has some slack in the gate mesh making it not as tight across. Still works but it is frustrating when trying to latch and unlatch.