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59 of 59 found the following review helpful:
Functions Well, But Instructions Are In Small Print, Do Not Depict Parts, Fail to Mention Tools Needed, and Have Swapped Figures May 04, 2009
By ReviewerWhoPrefersToBeAnonymous
(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.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 These saved my vintage railings and son from harm at the same time! Oct 25, 2007
By DL
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.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Just what i was looking for Aug 10, 2008
By Happy Buyer
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.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Make sure you have enough space around your newel post Dec 31, 2011
By vazquezid
The instructions for this product suck but it's sort of a commonsense type of installation anyway. Upon opening and beginning installation procedures, we realized that the newel post is too close to the next baluster/spindle and the entire installation kit has been rendered useless!
WARNING: Must have at least 1.5 inches of space next to your newel post in order for the bulky plastic clamp in this installation kit to work. I would just take out the spindle, but then my toddler could just crawl through the sizable hole that would be left in its absence which would defeat the whole purpose of having a baby gate on the stairs.
I felt kind of stupid for not thinking about how much room might be needed next to the newel post before I ordered the product, but I didn't want anyone else to make the same mistake. Measure how much room you'll have for the clamp before you buy this kit and waste your money like I did.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Easy to use; No damage to railing Apr 02, 2010
By Jason Ryan
We love this kit. We have used it on two staircases. We purchased it for one and were so pleased we bought a second one for upstairs. It is easy to assemble, although YOU WILL NEED A DRILL. The good thing is you drill into the kit, not the banister. The kit essentially allows you to mount a flat piece of wood parallel to your banister. You can then attach whatever gate you want to the flat wood, leaving the banister untouched. Two clamps seal around your banister so that you never drill into it. I am no expert handyman and it took me about 45 minutes to assemble, with most of that time spent reading the instructions and checking ten times before I drilled anything. One downside: the instructions could be better. I was able to figure out what to do (it's sort of obvious from looking at the parts), but the company would do well to improve on the instruction writing. This was not a deal breaker for me, though.
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