Perma Child Safety Gate

Completely useless – The bottom of the gate fixes securely however the top does not. As per many other reviews here, our gate just falls out of place with slight pressure. I guessing it is due to the streamline drsign at the bottom, I cant believe Bunnings sell them. Show details

Dangerous: unsafe for children – Purchased 2 wall pressure mount baby gates from bunnings. The bottom was tight but the top was extremely loose and my 1yr old boy pulled it over first try. If you try to make it tighter the door will no longer lock because its overtightened. Faulty product. I set this up for our stairs, imagine if i kept this and my boy pushed it over and fell down the stairs. Cant believe bunnings sell these and havent been sued yet. Show details

Swing gate wall mounted – This gate is very difficult to lift up and latch and lift up to unlatch I am relatively strong however am unable to lift it up to latch it closed with one hand and need two hands spread out over the width of the gate. There is so much resistance when attempting to lift the gate to shut it. Impossible to do with a baby in one arm. Otherwise the… Read more

gate it tidy and sleek looking however it is not user friendly with a child and it is incorrectly advertised as a one handed lock.

Efficient and affordable – We purchased these gates for the lounge room entrance and to block off the stairs. They didn’t come in the correct measurements so had to get the extensions, which is fine. My daughter stands up at one and pulls on it and it seems a little flimsy but so far so good! I like the 2 way swing on the main one and then the the other is a one way swing door. They do the job and not overly expensive Show details

wish i read the reviews first – got 3 of the "pressure mounted" Ultimate safety gates from Bunnings.. as the other reviews have said they attach great at the bottom but need to be loose at the top or the gate wont open or close. Making them flimsy. 1 day after installation my 1yr old already pulled one down on herself.. i got a hardware mounted Superior safety gate for the… Read more

hallway as the Ultimate do not extend past normal door frame size without extensions. Got it home and found it had been re packaged with pieces missing. back to the store i go. These are the first i have tried so cant comment on or compare to other brands. for me they are better than nothing and im going to keep mine. I would advise to always use the plastic cups that come with them and check their website if your using them for different sized openings.

Great for dogs – Bought this to section off our study room for our dog suffering from separation anxiety. No more scratched door frames and broken flyscreens now that he has his own little den (as he doesnt like to be crated at all). Gate works fine. When we are home we can open it up and it stays open which lets our dog go in and out as he pleases. Don't have children yet so I have no opinion on that like the other reviewers. Show details

junk junk junk – Piece of junk doesnt even open and close without falling apart (if too tight) or slipping off wall (if too loose) there is no ok tension do that it works Show details

Needs minor improvement – Works great as a singular set for a pen, but we thought the play area was to small so we bought another and joined them together to make one big rectangle play pen. Everything fits together easy enough but you cannot lock the hinges on each panel. Meaning if your Little one is standing up in the pen and supporting their weight in the centre or the… Read more

rectangle they can push out the panel changing the shape of the pen. You should be able to shape then pen however you like if joining more panels and not be stuck in having a big circle. Easy fix by having lockable hinges.

Useless – Our baby was 6 months old and she just pulled on it and it fell down. You basically can't secure it properly to the "anchor" ponts. Total waste of money and dangerous because it will collapse on baby. I am so annoyed that Bunnings sell this junk. This is yet another junk piece going in the bin....It would not be ethical for us to on sell this junk to someone and their baby getting injured.

Flimsy, unsafe, pointless – The plastic joints on the sides of the gate section (not the points between gate and panels that are supposed to pivot) are so weak that my 1 year old can push against the adjacent panel and split them apart, which causes the whole divider to move and the gate to swing open. The so-called "customer service" email address is unanswered.

Does not function correctly, not safe – We installed this barrier as a room divider. The gate we received was faulty, some of the panel locks did not work at all while others held a little bit not completely. In troubleshooting the company advised some movement is normal and to place rubber matting underneath it. We will be returning for a refund and choosing an alternative brand that is functional and safe.

Autoclose? No. Childsafe? No – Autoclose feature is totally unreliable. Even with the wall cups it does not take much force at all to pull it from the wall, will not last my 9 month old for long. I do not recommend this product unless it is for small dogs, I'll be buying another product for home safety.

NOT secure – We purchased these gates when my baby was crawling and as soon as he could stand & start to walk (approx 10 months onwards) he'd figured out he could lift and shake the gate open. Company refused to refund or provide a solution! Not a baby proof product! Get a different brand!!

wonderfull item – This product is really great i use 5 for fencing my dog outside and i dont have that worry that he will get out on the road better than pool fencening panels that i used i would highly recommend this product i even used it with my little ones to keep them in and worry free

Easy to use! Great value! – I purchased my first Perma Multi Purpose barrier from Bunnings a couple months ago and purchased another one on the weekend. You can add as many panels as you want together to make a large play area or room divider. I used three panels to block off my stairs and the rest of the panels I used to make a large play area. I did my research and looked… Read more

at a couple different baby stores but all I could find were playpens upwards of $250 which aren't any different to the Perma playpens I have bought for only $129.

Unsafe - don't put your child at risk of injury – I purchased two of the auto closing Perma child safety gates and initially I had no issues and the product operated as described. Some months later, it becomes evident that the auto closing feature was unreliable and even manually closing the gate was not efficient as the lock was not secure. My 1 year old has now had two incidents of crawling… Read more

through the gate but has got his foot stuck under the swinging gate and has screamed in pain and been unable to get himself free. Luckily, I was just steps away when this occurred and was able to free my son but with extreme difficulty which caused him more pain and distress.

I urge all parents to avoid this product and instead by the Dreambaby child safety gates which are a much more superior product.

Don't put your child safety at risk. I am about to contact Bunnings and advise them of the safety concerns with this product which they appear to sell in all stores.

An accident waiting to happen – Originally the gate was great. It was easy to install and it worked well. We had no problems with it shutting and was securely locked. However after 12 months (just past the warranty) it stopped latching properly when it was opened inward. We could still use it perfectly fine opening outward but thought it would be best to replace it since our 18… Read more

month old is getting into everything. It seemed as though it was just an issue with the plastic on the latch becoming disformed after 12 months of slamming shut. We bought the same gate as it was a good price however this one only lasted a day. The latch on the bottom of the gate is completely faulty. It doesn't stop the swinging gate. It has essentially become useless as my son has figured out that all you need to do is push it and he can get down the stairs. I will definitely not be replacing it with another "Perma" child gate. There is nothing safe about this gate.

Faulty locking mechanism

Not Happy – I bought this gate at Bunnings & should have known that you get what you pay for as it was very cheap. We looked for instructions on-line about putting the gate together but found nothing from the company. We eventually found out that we were missing some parts so had to go back to the store. The metal itself had raised bits that caught on clothing & it did not close properly

Baby has a safe play space and Mum can get on with her day – Strong fencing that it easy to assemble into a playpen straight out of the box. The joints lock to either a hexagon or square shape. It can be configured as a barrier or playpen. It also has a swinging gate. For bigger rooms it's possible to connect multiple barriers together to form a larger playpen. When I put my child in the playpen I feel at… Read more

ease to do housework. We have 2 playpens - 1 in the living room and 1 in the kitchen so baby can always see Mummy. Happy baby, happy Mum, happy house! Preassembled, works straight out of the box Joints could be more regid when locked into place

Shoud have purchased sooner! – Ours too was purchased from Bunnings, with no hassle! We love this product, very easy to assemble, very strong and we love it as a playpen. Our dogs can run around whilst our child plays on the floor with his toys! Strong, Durable and nice and big, especially for a double doorway, love safety gate also!