Perma Child Safety Babies & Kids

Bub on the move, baby proof time – Baby started crawling and we needed to section off the stairs, we looked at a few and were wondering why some were ridiculously expensive. Minimum… Read more

requirements we were looking for is no underbar/frame (as this was at the top of stairs and I didn't want a tripping hazard or something that narrows the walkway) and strong (I wanted it to be drilled into the stairs balustrade to withstand toddler stage and a dog - this was imperative).

This comes with just the door itself (mostly steel), brackets and screws (brackets are plastic). Whole thing took a little finessing to fit properly as there is adjustability to counteract uneven banister, but once fine tuned it works well. I have it placed at the top of the stairs opening into the floor.

It does require physical effort to lift the gate to open it over a latch, it's a good thing but people with dexterity issues or are elderly may find it too difficult. I don't think toddlers (who figure out how to open it) would be able to open it so should have longevity and there is very limited give when trying to raddle/lean on gate. While closing the gate can be done single handed, opening requires two hands so not really as advertised.

For the price ($67 at Bunnings) I think this is worth it over more expensive/fancy gates so I would save on those $200 gates at BBnting. FYI if you do find a second hand one or break any brackets, I believe their website sells new brackets making it even cheaper.

Safety issues and is not fit for its intended purpose – The main problem with this product is that if you secure it the way it should be as it’s held by pressure by the grip pads on each corner of the… Read more

product then what happens is that the door starts to overlap and it won’t close/lock. If you make the lock meet-up than it won’t be secure enough at all and will just fall over.

Many other people are having the same issue just search ‘perma safety gate’ and you’ll see what I mean. They need to redesign the product.

It’s better to find another gate that isn’t held by pressure and if it is then the door should be able to be adjustable otherwise it’ll be the same issue.

Don't waste money on this poor quality product – Bought it thinking it would last long but it started falling off within a few minutes. Strongly don't recommend this product at all. Was completely a waste of my money.