Question

Moving next week from our ranch to a 2 story home with a basement. I need two gates for the stairs going up and one gate at the top of the basement stairs (unfinished right now), so kids don’t fall down. I have a 4. 5, 3. 5, and 14 month old. It would be nice for the older 2 to be able to go upstairs without me if I want them to—so be able to open gate. I know everyone loves the retractable, but it seems like a pain to open and close-not just one click. It would also be nice if it closed behind me or easily just clicked into place. I do not want the bar to walk over on the bottom. Oddly, the summer infant retractable isn’t on Amazon Prime? And I think it needs an extra adapter kit to attach to banister? Both will be on one wall and one banister to attach. Basement one will be wall to wall. Please give me all your advice! Thanks!  

Answer 1

We have the regalo in three places at our house. I like it, but it's definitely a pain to close each time and I don't think a child could do it. You have to squeeze the latch and lift the gate up and out of a pegged hole at the top and bottom of the gate. Then to close you lift the gate door up and line the top and bottom pegs back into the holes and drop it into place to latch. If you screw the gate in place rather than strap it to a banister it might be a bit easier, but the straps move a tiny bit so the peg holes don't always line up correctly. However it is very sturdy and I love that it won't damage our banisters.  

Answer 2

We had something like the first at the bottom of the stairs. Easy, can Caroline didn’t figure it out for a long time! Not a fan of the retractable, but sometimes that’s all that works in the space

Answer 3

I bought the regalo ones for my stairs it doesn’t click back in place on its own but I do really like them for safety. Cassandra can’t open it and Mackenzie at 4 can just open them now however she can’t close it. I have it banister to banister on one, and wall to banister on the other two.