Summer Banister and Stair, Top of Stairs Baby Gate with Dual Installation Kit, Honey Oak Wood Finish – 33” Tall, Fits Openings up to 32” to 48” Wide, Baby and Pet Gate for Doorways and Stairways

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Hayley Jones, mum of three and blogger at Devon Mama Opens a new window, explains "A stairgate is a safety device that acts as a barrier to stop babies and young children (and pets!) from getting through. A baby gate for stairs usually goes at the top or bottom of a set of stairs, and creates a gated barrier between the two sides of the stairwell, stopping anyone from going up or down. The gate mechanism is designed so that it's not easy to open for young children or babies, but it can be easily undone by an adult to allow them through. It prevents accidental access, reducing the chance of your little one injuring themselves by being unattended on the stairs and falling down them." What type of baby stair gate should you buy? We also collated expert opinions and scoured the Mumsnet forums - the biggest online network of parents in the UK - to find the best stair gates UK according to the families who use them every day. You can read more about how we selected and tested the best stair gates below. How we chose which stair gates to test

Since the whole gate swings open, it is easy to walk through even when your arms are full. It swings in either way and closes securely. It is simple to install and to remove. There is no risk of tripping over since it doesn’t have any bottom bar. While there's no statutory requirement to comply, most commercially sold stair gates will have been tested to meet safety standards BS EN1930:2011.Your staircase can have spindles on both sides. Or it may have spindles on one side, while another side is just a plain wall. So the mounting points may not be straight across from each other. In such a situation, once again, an angle-mounted baby gate can be very convenient. Materials Used in Spindles: The door opens in either direction for convenience but also has swing stops feature to stop the gate from swinging over open stairs. This Extra Wide Safety Gate features an all-steel sturdy construction. It is adjustable and swings openly in one direction. It fits wide openings between 24-inch to 40.5-inches. It is fitted with a rotating latch for easy opening. It can also be used in hallways and doorways.

This is where you’re going to hold your gate up and decide where on the walls you are going to install your gate. Our gate requires the wall mount to be no more than 6 inches from the floor, so we started from there (that height makes sure the gate isn’t too high that your baby could crawl under it). With so many variable factors, it can be tough to find the best Baby gate for stairs with Banister. That’s why we created this blog post to help you make that decision easier. Day-to-day use: Does the gate do the job it’s supposed to? Does it withstand a toddler’s weight? Is it easy to open and close with one hand? Within these two categories, there are a few other features that can form part of the identity of a stair gate. For example: Extending stair gates: These can be adjusted to fit a range of doorway widths without the need for any additional extension piecesWhich type of stair gate you choose will depend on your home and your needs. Generally, screw-fit gates are more reliable, so if you’re planning to have a stair gate in place for a relatively long time, and you’re able to drill into your walls or bannister, then a screw-fit gate will be the best choice. You’ll be left with a few small holes to fill when you eventually remove the gate, but nothing that a bit of filler can’t fix. Costs for replacing a banister depends on the material you choose to do the job, but can range from a few hundred pounds to tens of thousands. Although the BabyDan Guard Me is safe for use anywhere in your home, the best stair gate for use at the top of the stairs is the Safety 1st Wall Fix Extending Metal Gate, which is also the best screw-fit stair gate we tested.