Cardinal Pet Gates Stairway Special Gate, White Review
This gate installs much like others of its genre - a metal bracket is mounted on the wall, eyebolts are screwed into the gate, and a vertical rod serves as the hinge. On the latch side, a smaller bracket is installed on the wall and a bracket with a couple of pins is attached to the gate. The latch mechanism has two arms terminating in hooks which grip a washer-shaped part to hold the gate pins into the latch bracket. In operation, one pushes down on the two tabs to release the hooks, then pulls upward to release the gate proper. Easier to operate than to describe!
Since we were installing this on an outdoor deck with metal railing, we did not want to drill into the railing posts. While similar parts are available from the manufacturer [...], we cut 4" x 1.5" x 0.75" pieces of redwood and used galvanized hex bolts to form clamps to go around the railing posts. We mounted the hinge and latch brackets to these redwood blocks. We did purchase the "outdoor hardware pack" from the vendor to obtain stainless steel eyebolts, screws, and other bits Cardinal Gates Stainless Steel Hardware for SS30.
Our only complaint is that the gate had, applied to one end, what we call "lawyer tags" - dire warnings that theoretically absolve liability. These were quite ugly, were not even applied neatly (they were crooked and one had been applied over another), and were quite difficult to remove without damaging the finish. We finally used penetrating oil and a plastic putty knife. While we understand the (unfortunate) necessity of companies to provide these warnings, they should at least not impact the appearance of the product, or should be reasonably easy to remove.
Overall, we would recommend this product.
Cardinal Pet Gates Stairway Special Gate, White Feature
- Latch system baffles toddlers, yet allows one had operation for mom
- Maximum safety gate for top of stairs
- Wall mount at angels up to 30 degrees
- One way opening for top of stairs
Cardinal Pet Gates Stairway Special Gate, White Overview
Wall mounted, all metal construction. Can be mounted at angles. Gate is made of rust proof aluminum. Great for top of stairs. Gate with is adjustable 27"-42.5". Height is 29.5". 10.5" extension is available for openings 42.5"- 53". 21.75" extension is available for openings 42.5
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Customer Reviews
Great Buy - Amina Jackson -
This is the easiest gate I have ever had to install!! And I mean I have installed a number of them. It is also very easy to operate. I can even do so holding my 1 year old which was always a pain with my other gates. In fact it kind of looked so easy to me compared that I was worried my 3 yr old would figure it out like she does everything else in no time. Well it has not happened yet. You pay more than other gate but it is all worthy it.
Easy to install, hard to operate - F. Gibbons - Boston, MA United States
I agree that it's easy to install this gate. I bought the original, plus the 10-inch extension to fit the stairway on my deck (stop my toddlers falling down the 5 steps to the yard below).
I'm sorry, I just don't see how this could be easy for anyone to open. I understand how the mechanism is supposed to work (pinch the little tabs together, and lift). I don't know whether my particular unit had a thicker-than-usual coat of paint that makes it all a lot stiffer to operate than it needs to be. I can definitely say that tabs you pinch with your fingers could be bigger.
Overall, the whole thing is too stiff to operate with one hand. I'm keeping it because I typically only need to shut it while the kids are out on the deck, then leave it open the rest of the time, and it's hard to find an operable gate in this width (53").
Very good. - A. S. Aydin - ca USA
We have been using this gate for two months now, and we are very pleased. I was looking for a gate all metal (no plastic pieces) and this one.
Opening with one hand is easy.
Installation was a little trouble for me since one side was dry wall. It took me some research to find out about molly-bolts (an anchor type for drywall) to use for drywall. I wonder why they did not include a set in the package.
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