BabyDan Guard Me, Auto Retractable Stair Gate, Fits openings between 55-89 cm, Black, Made in Denmark - Baby Gate/Safety Gate (Pet Gate/Dog gate)

Absolutely great product. I fully endorse as a brilliant, versatile, clever, auto retractable, one handed, stair-gate. Really smart stuff the way it fits together and really neat looking and unobtrusive when fitted. They are very robust and I have no issues if the dog jumps at them. I almost tried the mesh ones but reviews about them ripping easily put me off. VERY happy with these. I need x2 of these to keep my dachshund either upstairs or downstairs - depending where we are. All other gates we tried were either trip hazards or difficult to open/close one handed. You can see from the pictures that the openings/staircase are challenging due to the spindles - but these did the job, top and bottom, due to their versatility. At the top - although the instructions don't suggest it - I used the adaptability of one side fitted straight on - but the other using the sideway attach. Don't be offput by the instructions - they are actually very simple.

This is an excellent product. I was slightly unconvinced about using this rather than one of the traditional wood jobs but my wife and I are both very pleased with the decision we made. We have a bit of a non standard location we want to mount the gate, which means that the fact it folds into itself rather than just swings out is pretty useful. Let's be honest, this gate is still going to be on my wall when the kids are 20, so at least it's unobtrusive. I didn't find it very hard to install and the app instructions are excellent - lots of nice pictures / movies to show how to install it. I do have quite a bit of DIY experience tho it must be said. The ability to customise the gate to the correct width is also very good. It's also easy to open and shut one handed, which is useful whilst you're holding a baby. Sturdiness wise it's resisted our children giving it a good wiggle and kicking so far. One thing to note is that it would to be hard to mount at ground level if you've got skirting boards - this wasn't a particular issue for us, as it'd be pretty impossible for our son to wiggle under it and then round the first step (if he can do that he's not going to have an issue with the stairs!). If you did want it low down, you'd either need to mount on some wood packers or cut a bit of skirting board out.

Very pleased with this stairgate. Very easy to open and not difficult to fit. Two helpful hints.... 1. I found the instruction manual rather difficult to understand about expanding the width. Essentially the procedure is to remove some of the original panels of the stairgate and insert one narrow one between each of the wider originals. There is a tool to push in the lugs that hold the panels in place. 2 I found it a bit difficult to close so I made a small modification..... I used the device supplied to help take panels apart as a little handle. Drill a 4.0 mm hole opposite the locking mechanism, about 6-7 mm from the edge of the mechanism and push the device into the hole to make sure it fits and sits closely against the edge of the locking mechanism (trim a little off the device if necessary to give a perfect fit). Mount it horizontally so the force goes through to 'pin' and doesn't rotate the device. Then superglue in place. Hopefully the photo will show it better than my words!

Excellent baby gate! I bought this and the Lascal Kiddyguard Avant gate and personally I prefer this Babydan one. It folds back very neatly when not in use so excellent for when baby is asleep. It's plastic rather than mesh like the Lascal one has so it doesn't have as much flex to it which is safer for use at the top of the stairs. It is easy to open but takes a bit of practice at first and closing it is very simple. It is a silent open, no loud clicking although it does make a faint click when you lock it shut. The only negative point, which may be a deal breaker for some, is it that it is not suitable for use where there is a skirting board taller than about 1 inch high. It needs two walls without skirting for the gate to be fixed to. In theory you can buy a piece of timber the same width as your skirting and drill the gate sides to that and the wall but I suspect most people are either not bothered for that hassle or have no clue how to start sawing and measuring wood (I fall into both categories!). Where I've placed the baby gate has very short skirting so I can put it just above it. I wouldn't do this at the top of the stairs just in case, but at the bottom there's no way my baby can get under it. I wish there were spacers sold with this so that it can be used over skirting, otherwise it would get 5 stars and I'd have this as the only baby gate in house.

The gate we receive height is 68 not the advertised 89H The plastic build feels cheap and flimsy. Not ideal for fitting where there is a skirting board which i would assume is most cases.

The gate along with the included three extension pieces and the optional 9.5” extension work extremely well and appear to be constructed so they will be long lasting. The product itself is a solid five star item. The instructions however are by illustrations only. It took us a while to figure out how to interpret the meaning and to pick the proper configuration for our desired size. But, once we understood it was a snap to install. The people at the Amazon seller, “The North Witch” in the UK are very helpful and respond in a very timely manner. This is a “6” Star product and a top of the line vendor, “The North Witch”. UPDATE: Just received my third BabyDan gate and second extension for the BabyDan gate. The gate itself was almost identical to the first two, perhaps a later or earlier model as it had the name embossed on the top near the hinge and also the thumb release lever. This is not a problem and is not even noticed. I only mention it as it was proof to me that the model level was different. BUT, the extension was far different. The first extension we got had one flat piece with several attached non-removable slats on it. It also included three or four individual slats that could be used as needed. All in all, the first extension we got from North Witch was very flexible and easy to use to obtain the proper width. The second extension we got (from Frugal Living) was two hinged folding gate parts with four fixed slats each and no loose slats that could be used to extend, etc.. To my knowledge, this is not the fault of Frugal Living as what we received is identical to what was pictured on the container from the manufacturer. But we almost sent it back as we only needed the addition of one slat and expected there to be at least three in the package. To use one of the hinged parts we removed the three slats from the main gate part and inserted one of the new hinged extensions. Well, now the gate won't fold as there are two folds adjacent going the same way. Inserted the other hinged part and the gate now folds but is way too long even with all the removable slats removed. Took the last hinged part from the original gate that was next to the latch end off and the length is "about" correct. The last fold is still backward but since the end is not attached when folded it can wrap around the rest and is out of the way. Again, I do not believe that this is the fault of Frugal Living but if they can send me the alternate extension and pay for the return of the "weird" extension, it would be very happy. This does not change my opinion of the gate unless the extension is a newer part, if so then I would change my rating to a three star if you required an extension.

Ik heb veel recensies gelezen en koos voor dit hek, ik weet dat veel merken soortgelijke hekken begonnen te maken, maar ik besloot om de originele te bestellen. Toen mijn man het uit de verpakking haalde, was hij negatief. Het leek hem dat plastic geen betrouwbaar materiaal is en in het algemeen een vreemd systeem. Maar nu geeft hij toe dat hij zich vergiste en we verkiezen dit hekwerk boven het hekwerk dat op onze tweede verdieping is geplaatst. Geweldig hek! het kind kan zichzelf niet openen. We hebben twee kinderen en een hond - het hek heeft alle tests doorstaan ​​en ziet er na een half jaar nog als nieuw uit! Geschikt tot 2 jaar, na 2 jaar kan het kind zich optrekken en over het hek springen. Het kan nog steeds niet openen - omdat het een zeer betrouwbaar systeem is! Ik raad aan om te kopen!

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Il prodotto Baby Dan in questione è veramente ottimo, ben costruito e ben realizzato; i materiali sono di eccellente fattura ed il soffietto è componibile, il che lo rende praticamente adattabile ad ogni apertura, grazie alle prolunghe acquistabili separatamente. L'installazione non è rapida come per i cancelletti rigidi, questo cancellino va avvitato in modo permanente allo stipite della porta, oppure al muro, attraverso gli inserti a tassello e le viti in dotazione, per chi ha esigenze di doverlo rimuovere, sappia che potrebbe ritrovarsi nelle battute degli infissi i segni delle viti da legno che fissano il baby dan. La sua apertura è adattabile da 64,5cm ad 89cm, ma essendo componibile, qui su amazon è possibile reperire separatamente le prolunghe a soffietto che consentono di arrivare ad aperture maggiori. Il prodotto è lavabile con un panno umido, ma non consiglio di utilizzare acqua in abbondanza dato che all'interno del soffietto tra le congiunzioni delle plastiche, le molle potrebbero risentirne per via del ristagno; se avete quindi esigenze di utilizzare il cancelletto in esterno provvedete a pulirlo periodicamente con l'aria di un compressore. Personalmente l'ho restituito ed ho ripiegato per le mie esigenze su cancelletto rigido, meno costoso e sicuramente più ingombrante, ma più sicuro da essere utilizzato a ridosso delle scale. Il baby dan ha il vantaggio una volta aperto di occupare pochissimo spazio rispetto ai cancelletti rigidi, ma essendo a soffietto, tende a spanciare e personalmente non lo consiglio se dovete utilizzarlo a ridosso di una scalinata come nel mio caso; può andare bene ed essere perfetto per cuccioli di animali, ma non certo per un bambino nel caso di un terrazzo collegato da scale. Non posso però dire che è un cattivo prodotto, i materiali sono ottimi e di eccellente fattura, ma la flessibilità del soffietto preclude alcuni utilizzi. Servizio amazon impeccabile come sempre, ne consiglio l'acquisto per chi ha problemi di spazio.