I bought this for my baby brother, Jay. He is my Mom's 1 year old foster child who she is in the process of adopting. Here is what my Mom said about the gate:"The gate seemed OK but was very light weight plastic and we didn't think it was sturdy enough to keep a strong baby like Jay from breaking it out of the wall and then tumbling with it down the steps. Most importantly, the gate was not very tall, only about 24" I think, The railing around the top of the steps is more like 32". We felt that baby would be hanging over the top of the gate and fall down the steps (Jay is already 33 inches tall)."They ended up buying a different gate, so it was a waste of money for me. If I lived in the same state, I would just bring it home to use in my house for my baby since we don't have any stairs.