Can this gate be used for the bottom of the stairs?
1638772
Yes you can, we have it at the top and bottom of our stairs. We just secured it into our railing and sheet rock. When it's out the bottom of the stairs depending where you locate it there maybe a gap 2" or 3" gap butt you don't have to worry about that.
204390
Possibly. You'll need to install a piece of wood or something to attach the one end of the gate too (metal banister side). The directions for this gate are terrible!! I would suggest finding a gate that is tension mounted instead if possible.
517975
I would not recommend it for the top of the stairs. A gate whereby one side is secured to a wall and not pressure mounted would be safer.
1321125
It depends on the base molding (if you have any) that you have where you are installing it, if you are installing it on the stair, or if you are installing it in a space that is flat before the stairs begin. Ours is installed on the bottom stair (because there is no space with two walls past the bottom stair) and my 4 year old figured out how to push it just right so that she could slip under the gate. However, she couldn't squeeze through to get up the stairs (which was what I was using it for).
1594510
This gate is not appropriate for top of stairs. I purchased a different gate for my stairs.
1859972
The mounting parts are at both extremes of the gate. They can't be adjusted so I don't think it can be mounted on anything shorter that the length of the gate unfortunately. I had trouble getting it to fit on my stair rail (height-wise) because it's almost exactly the same height.
943825
You probably could. Ours is in a door frame but it has the same fittings as a child stair gate so should be ok.
2201823
I don't know if that would work because the ramp plastic is fairly deep. I think it would be hard to "hook" the ramp onto the stairs.
506876
The gate is too wide for a regular staircase. I had to put a small bench in front of it to keep the gate upright. It is good for doorways and decks.
51849
There is an option to pressure mount the gate between two walls. I can't remember if the manual provided an option to install when one side is a banister but I believe as long as there is a flat surface on the banister I don't see why not. I do remember reading in the manual that pressure mounting is only OK for the bottom of a stairs (never for the top). Hope this helps. I have two of these installed to swing open. The top of the stairs had a tall baseboard so I had to install a little higher than the bottom. The gap was not too wide so this was OK. The gap between floor and bottom of the gate should not be wide enough for the little tike to fit body parts through.
311952
Yes. You can adjust screw to any size. I have it on my stairs and it is wider on top and more nerrow. The screws about 2" wide. Great quality and nice looking gate :)
21457
Space wise, yes it should work. HOWEVER, a small pet (my puppy) escaped thru the 4 1/2 inch space at the bottom, where the base of the crooked bar attaches to the extra piece. I would not recommend this gate for small pets at all. I had to block my with acrylic sheets.
1768290
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.
1048175
No this gate does not bend. It is on a wood frame with steel runners and it would not be conducive to a curved stair case.
1759835
Yes it can. We use it on our stairs for our puppy and we have base boards along the steps and this makes it so easy! We love it.
866950
There are these small "cups" that can be screwed into the wall or post (the gate then pressure mounts into these cups) and these supposedly make the gate safe for the top of the stairs. But, I personally wouldn't do this and would get a different type of gate.
155460
I think it would depend on how big the banister is, if it is small the gate might not have enough surface to grip it.