Stairgates - has anyone used the Kiddyguard "roller blind" one?

dellas

Hello

I'm after a stair gate for my very nosey 10 month old but have space restrictions as we live in one of those victorian houses where the steep stairs go straight up through the middle of the house right in front of the front door.

By the looks of it the Kiddyguard roller blind style ones look like a really good idea but I have only seen them advertised mail order and never in the flesh, and don;t know anyone who has ever had one.

Any comments on whether they are any good, and also sturdy enough and inflexible enough to go right at the top of the stairs without a toddler being able to bend it outwards and fall down the gap??

Thanks!

Counting_Pennies_2

We have three in our house. We have an open planned house and the openings between living room and kitchen and hallway and living room are too large for any conventional doorway, so our only option was to build out by 20cm on each wall and put in this stairgate.

I have to say it is brilliant. Other friends have a permanent reminder there is a kid in the house, ours we roll back and you forget they are there!

What I would say is there does need to be a space between top of stair and gate, I can't remember how much is recommended, but there is a natural give in the gate that means you can't put it directly on the top stair.

Log on to their website and find out more. If you can't find out anything PM me and I'll see if I can find the packaging

jenpoptab

My friend has one, and it's great, much better than the lindam ones i have, they look so much nicer as well.

suekjw

We've just been to Centreparcs and there was one in our apartment. A bit fiddly to start with but absolutely brilliant to use!

Yoga_Girl

We have one, did find it slightly more fiddly to operate until you get the hang of it, but otherwise excellent, looks much tidier when rolled away than our other "normal" baby gate, also my son doesn't know how to use it which is a bonus!(He's learnt how to open all the other gates!)

There is a little bit of give in it but not a lot, its actually very strong. We got ours from an NCT sale at a bargain price.

fsdss

we also have one because we also have steep stairs and narrow openings, and i must say that they're brilliant. not only do they look neater but they fit better than the metal stairgates (which i think are designed for convential openings). although a bit fiddly to operate, once you have got used to them its no problem.

John_M_Business

I've got one. If you're using it frequently, then you will find it a bit of a pain to roll in and out. However aesthetically you don't have a 'door' that's constantly swinging around.

Personally, I'd get a gate the next time because they are so much easier to manage... but the roller is not a disasterous choice.

HappySad

http://www.mothercare.com/invt/lx1705&bklist= You can ask your local Mothercare store to order it and you can then pick it up from the store without paying the delivery price.

I agree with what the others have said. If you need to open and close it a lot then it is a bit of a pain. It is great because when it is not being used you can walk without having to open and close a door. We have it at the top of our stairs; but not at the bottom where we have a conventional one.

Don't worry about it taking time to get used to it... once you master it you can hold your child and open the gate with one hand.. at first you will be using two hands until you master the operations.