Pressure-mounted or pressure fit gate or stairgate require no drilling and rely on pressure to stay in place This pressure fit safety gate fits openings of 76 cm to 82 cm. There are no extensions compatible with this safety gate. It is important that you measure the opening of where you want to install your safety gate correctly. Always measure from the narrowest point, typically skirting to skirting. It is important that you measure the opening of where you want to install your safety gate correctly. Always measure from the narrowest point, typically skirting to skirting

It may not be the best-looking stair gate but for ease of installation, intuitive daily use and sheer, stubborn immovability, the Easy Fit Plus Deluxe gets top marks. The Lindam 7cm Stair Gate Extension works with pressure-fit safety gates and can be combined to span a variety of opening sizes up to 117cm wide. A customised fit is always better than a standard one, especially when it comes to baby-proofing. If you need to extend your Lindam pressure fit safety gate, you can do so with standard universal gate extensions available in a variety of sizes to give you the perfect fit. These extensions work with pressure-fit safety gates and can be combined to span a variety of opening sizes up to 117cm wide. If putting an extension either side, then one side must be 7cm. Available in both silver and white, they come in 7cm, 14cm and 28cm sizes. Wall mounted gates or wall-fix safety gate or stairgate are usually installed by drilling into the surrounding wallsOnce up, the stair gate is with you for the long haul. After a testing period of several weeks in a high-traffic area (being opened or closed more than 50 times a day by none-too-gentle older siblings), an adult was unable to shake the gate out of position by more than a millimetre or so. Your rioting toddler will have no chance. When it comes to products like this, safety is of course paramount. While we don't test in a lab, we think testing by real families in real homes provides an invaluable true-to-life insight into the quality of a product. Somewhat frustratingly, the gate doesn’t pop out when you want to give the house a clean. Instead, the whole gate has to be removed from the wall cups using the spanner to loosen the gate adjusters. We suggest keeping the gate in place and vacuuming around it if you can. Is the Easy Fit Plus Deluxe stair gate good value for money?

Accredited with an M&B Gold award (the ultimate recognition of excellence in the competitive Baby Safety industry) and acquired by much-loved baby brand, Munchkin, Lindam are a fail-safe option for all parents. The bottom bar of the Easy Fit Plus Deluxe is fairly typical for safety gates at 3×2cm – quite likely to result in a swearing-under-your-breath toe stubbing or two, while you get used to it. We also tested Lindam's other gate, the Sure Shut Deco. While more expensive, it received a similar score from our tester and has previously passed Which?'s safety testing. This is why we have chosen the Sure Shut Deco as Mumsnet Best. Pros Once baby is on the move and ready to explore, they tend to be pretty much unstoppable! Whether newly crawling or walking, it’s essential that your home is made safe with the right pressure-fit stair gate, or wall-mounted child safety gate. Find the perfect baby gate for your stairs to ensure your little one can explore safely and you can have peace of mind! It’s also a good idea to watch out for the uncovered bottom corner of the gate, as the turning circle is slightly wider than average and it’s easy to catch a bare foot.

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A safety gate’s key task is to prevent a toddler or young child going somewhere they shouldn’t. In most cases, it’s to stop a toddler going up or down a flight of stairs that they could, if not monitored, fall down, or into a room where they could seriously hurt themselves. It’s surprising that the Easy Fit Plus Deluxe is essentially Lindam’s entry-level pressure gate: it’s less expensive than the auto-closing Porte and Orto, and less striking to look at than the Deco – but it performs impressively in every metric tested. Available to extend the Easy Fit Plus Deluxe, Sure Shut Axis, Sure Shut Porte and Sure Shut Orto Safety Gates