Evenflo Secure Step™ Gate

We've had the gate for over a year being slammed, kid climbing on it and it still functions as it should. I have not had to readjust the gate, haven't touched it since install. Great product.

UPDATE 2018:All 3 of my gates are still working perfectly. There have been no issues whatsoever with the lock / unlock mechanism of the handles and they still hold tight. I have 2 young boys at home who give these gates a run for their money. They love to swing my front entry door open to hear it bang into the gate....nice right?! Even with being abused, these gates are unstoppable after the nut-and-bolt modification.This is an additional review after having used these gates for well over a year. I still highly recommend them but read on for very important info. I have 3 of these gates and I noticed on all 3 that the plastic hardware used to lock the two gate pieces together will eventually loosen over time with repeated opening and closing of the handle. The plastic parts I am referring to can be seen in the photos and they are on the top and bottom of each gate. The main purpose of them is to "lock" the gates in the desired width for your hallway. The problem is that the plastic parts cannot withstand the screw torque necessary to hold the gates together firmly. This leads to the parts loosening and allows the gate to "slide" left or right when opening and closing the gate. This can be a dangerous problem because it could lead to a failure of the gate to lock and someone could "push" through it.I tightened and retightened the screws in the plastic hardware however the hardware is not durable and the plastic pieces eventually cracked. These parts should be metal and not plastic. I do love the gates so I decided to fix this issue permanently. I went to the local home improvement store and bought some 1 3/4" screws and nylon lock nuts to prevent it from coming off. I drilled holes through the gates and bolted them together (see photos). This will lock the gates in place and prevent any unwanted "sliding" left or right. You can rest easy that the gates will never fail after doing this simple fix. I still highly recommend the gates but be aware that you should check and recheck the gates every so often for loosening of the plastic retaining pieces if you choose not to bolt these together.ORIGINAL REVIEW:Very sturdy gates and they look great. Be warned, these MUST be drilled into a STUD in the wall. Do not mount these into Sheetrock only as they are heavy and can easily rip out of the wall. If you don't have a stud near your stairs, you can use a piece of wood to extend out and give a proper base to mount the gate to. See photos for examples.

We've been practically killing ourselves trying to step over the traditional doorway gates and finally decided to upgrade to something more logical. After spending some time perusing the Amazon I came across this gate. Looked good at first glance, seemed to get good reviews, so I figured we might as well give it a try. After being chauffeured to my doorstep I unboxed it rather easily and surveyed the situation. (Buyer Beware: the empty box has a way of attracting other smaller, empty feral boxes due to its cavernous interior. BE CAREFUL as the smaller boxes can be rather aggressive and might jump out and BITE you!!)But I digress, after a quick skim through the instructions it was time to figure out where to mount it on the stairs. We decided on the landing that we have at the bottom of the stairs since we're trying to keep the furbabies from getting upstairs. Of course this presented me with a couple of hurdles.First, the base trim on the stairs is pretty pronounced. So the vertical support that the gate swings from wasn't going to be able to be flush against the wall, while also keeping the gate close enough to the floor. After doin' a think, I decided the best thing to do was fill the void between the wall and the edge of the trim with wood. I set off into the woods(hop) to fetch some options out of the off-cut bin. After trying a few things out I settled on (2) pieces of 1"x3" pine, sistered together will glue and screws. Not only did the "post" fill the void, but it was the perfect width for the mounting doohickeys to grab on to. I cut the post to just above the mounting doohickey, lined everything up, and screwed the whole thing to the wall with some of those self tapping, heavy duty drywall anchors (I <3 those things!).Next I had to deal with a decorative, wooden railing post on the other side. I decided, why not go back to the same well! I used (1) piece of the 1"x3" (cut to size). I screwed that into the bottom of the railing post where it was squared off. Then, I cut a spacer to bridge the gap between the top of the post and the curved part of the railing support. Once I got the spacer in just right I put a screw through the metal post, the wood post, the spacer, and into the railing support. Suffice it so say she's solid..The product itself seems sturdy and well built. I ended up getting a second gate for a different part of the house, which I think speaks for the product in it of itself.

I purchased this nearly two years ago and it’s held up great. The best part is that it’s got the hardware to mount into the wall or door frame. We use it for our dog room and let me say the dogs have climbed, stood, pushed and hit this gate and it hasn’t budged at all.

Easy to install. Just line up the rails and mark where the holes are, predrill the 4 pilot holes into the wall, then install the 4 screws to mount the two sides onto the wall. The instructions call for a level but I couldn’t find mine so I just installed both sides an inch from the edge of the wall. I have a very strong 18m old who can move the pressure mounted gaits and climb. I’ve tried a few different swing gaits that don’t have the bar across the bottom which is a huge trip hazard. This gait so far has been the easiest to install and the easiest/smoothest to latch and unlatch when walking through. It latches simply by pushing the swing gait into the wall mounted frame and the little latch knob retracts in its own then extends again the same as the hardware for a door knob works. To open the gait simply squeeze the handle and simultaneously slide it back, this retracts the little knob allowing the gait to swing open. There’s no bar across the floor to trip over, no latches that won’t stay extended to just the right length in order to work correctly, and it can be operated with just one hand. I no longer have to constantly go retrieve my little one from the rooms she’s restricted from and the sound of her frustration that she cannot bust through the baby gait like the Kool Aid man is music to my ears....sorta.

Works well, no complaints. Installed it at the bottom of the stairs in a banister in one side and a wall on the other. No converter kit needed, the screws were long enough.

La manija de la puerta no funciona. Aprietas el botón y no se mueve el seguro. Vino rota o es un error de fábrica. No la recomiendo y quiero el cambio de producto no la devolución