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My husband and I purchased two of these gates for the top of the stairs in our house (we have two sets of stairs) about six months ago. We thought that this gate was the perfect gate, until both handles snapped within two weeks of each other. When my husband lifted the handle to open the first gate we heard a loud crack. It appears that the handle snapped inside, so it is impossible too fix. We emailed "The First Years" in regars to our problem and they were happy to send us a new gate, however we had to send the handle in to be inspected first. That was understandable, but what do we do for a gate until our new one gets shipped. Then the second gate handle snapped four days ago when my sister-in-law tried to open it. At that point we decided that we would be better off spending some money on new gates all together, and we told "The First Years" to keep there gates. We purchased the "Evenflo" top of stairs gate and they seem great so far, as long as they are installed properly.
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I have been looking for a gate for our steps. We have an older house that has high baseboards. This gate works really well for us. The spacers helped a lot. And it looks nice. I didn't care what it looked like, I just wanted our little one safe. It's easy to use. Our other kids(5 & 11) can open and close it without any problems. And they know it's shut when they hear it click. Our 9 month old stands at the bottom and watches everyone go up and down. He doesn't feel left out. There are no footholds on it so he can pull himself up. I was skeptical when I started looking but I think I made the right choice.
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I bought 2 of these gates the same day. I liked this gate because it is more attractive than the other gates that I have seen. After about a week, one of the gates lost all tension on one side. I realized this after my son fell backwards when pulling on the gate. The store (babiesrus) would not take it back because I didn't have the receipt and didn't have the original box. So I am stuck with a wobbly gate. If I have to use it at all, it is as a deterrant only and I must keep an eye on my son. I would not buy this gate unless they fix the problem with the tension, because I see that I am not the only person who has experienced this.
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We bought this gate, primarily, to keep the dog and cats out of the baby room. My husband mounted this to the door frame and adjusted the gate to fit the door, no problem. It works wonderfully. The dog can sit outside the room and see in and that cats want nothing to do with it. The door is secure and safe. I don't have to worry about our little one climbing it because there are no foot holds, just clear plastic. It opens easily and closes in such a way that is easy for my husband and me but I know that our daughter won't be able to work it open.
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This gate looks nice and was extremely easy to put up. I am only using the pressure mount and not the safety brackets. (I am not using this gate for stairs.) I like the option because it requires only one side of the jamb to be drilled into. This gate can swing in either direction. It requires one hand to open this gate, but is easy to open.
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