Stairway Gate Installation Kit (K12) by KidCo
- No Drilling
- Easy Attachment
The beauty of todays homes is the diversity of designs and materials used for stairways, room openings and doorways. Because of this, the installation of child safety gates can be difficult since a one size fits all gate design does not exist. In the Stairway Gate Installation Kit (Model K12), KidCo has assembled the materials and fasteners necessary to properly install any child safety gate to stairway banisters, without drilling into your expensive, decorative wood. One kit is required for
List Price: $ 51.00
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Functions Well, But Instructions Are In Small Print, Do Not Depict Parts, Fail to Mention Tools Needed, and Have Swapped Figures,
(This item is not to be confused with KidCo Safety Gate Installation Kit or Kidco Gate Installation Kit or The KidCo Gate Installation Kit model K10 which has hardware such as screws and plastic tie straps, but no clamps.)
I wanted to put a pressure-mounted baby safety gate at the bottom of stairs that have a banister (i.e., handrail and balusters) on one side, but I didn’t want to drill holes into the newel (i.e., the thick post typically at the end of a bannister). Also, the newel was about 3″ wide, which looked too large for Y Spindle for Gate Installation (2 Pack) from KidCo or Safety Innovations GM6 Baluster Mounting Kit by Safety Innovations.
This product worked great after installation on the square and round parts of the newel. The pressure-mounted gate is secure against it (and the manufacturer claims that it also works with gates that would otherwise be screwed into a wall).
However, installation took about 30 minutes, which could have been shorter if the trilingual (English, Spanish, French) instructions had been better. You can see the instructions (aka “user guide”) at the Kidco Web site. It has the following problems: (1) The font is quite small. (2) It has no diagrams of the 10 types of parts (clamp fronts, clamp backs, bolts, wood blocks, shims, round post adapters, finish washers, 1-1/2″ screws, 1-3/4″ screws, and a 36″x1″x2″ wood piece). These would have been especially helpful for people who are not mechanically inclined, or for people whose first language is not English, español, or français. (3) It does not specify what tools are needed for installation: a Phillips screwdriver (to attach the clamps to the baluster), a level (to make the 36″ wood piece perpendicular to the floor), a drill with 5/32″ bit (to connect the 36″ wood piece to the wood blocks inside the clamps), and a saw and sandpaper (if the 36″ wood piece needs to be cut shorter). (4) The pictures for Figure 2 and Figure 4 are swapped. Figure 2 is supposed to show the round post adapters and Figure 4 is supposed to show the installed gate.
So I’m giving the product 5 stars and the instructions 3 stars, for an average of 4 stars.
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|These saved my vintage railings and son from harm at the same time!,
What a find. We really wanted to securely fasten gates at the top and bottom of our stairs but couldn’t find anything that would work properly until we found these. They really did the trick. They are perfectly secure around the posts as both square and with the round post inserts. Note: mine were sold through Target but not available from target.com.
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|Just what i was looking for,
This is like the best invention ever invented. Well besides Pizza and maybe the cartoon Smurfs. Kidding aside, We have at the top of our stairs an opening where the rails dont quite match up so a typical baby gate like the ones with the pressure points would not work. Next choice was installing a gate and screwing into our nice oak post stair railings. Not an option. Then i stumbled across these things. Worked perfectly and so easy to install. Most importantly they are easy to remove and when you decide to remove them, no screw holes in the nice oak to fill or cover up. Very very thankfull for these. Highly Recommended.
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