some reviews say you must drill a hole in your banister for this to work, others say no. Please, which is it?
1807763
The banister stays intact. No holes. After initial installation right over the steps with the second floor gated entirely, we changed our mind and re-installed it so that only the kids' side of the second floor is blocked and there were no holes left in the banister (nor any other markings from the brace).
1807764
We did not have to drill a hole. It's been up for a year and we've had no problems but I won't really know how well it protected the banister until we take it off which will be quite a few more years I hope.
1807765
You do not have to drill into your banister. You do have to use a drill, but only to attach to the provided wood block.
52215
Yes, that is how I mounted mine. However, the canister falls off easily (mounted upside down or right side up) it doesn't lock into place, only a few degree turn. I would not buy this again.
829065
First of all, this jig drills 1/4 holes and it requires 1/4 shelf pins not 5 mm shelf pins. Secondly this jigs comes with a pin that allows you to move the jig up or down so you can continue the shelf pins holes at the same spacing and position. What you are trying to do sounds a little risky since you are starting with someone else's spacing and work. I love my jig, but I use it for my own work and I do not try to use it as an addition to somebody else's work.
2003606
Lol, I can only speak for us but it works for us well without being drilled. My husband was in a hurry to open the back door and forgot it was there and tried and tried to open it and couldn't and we just had it wedged in the door down close to the bottom. We havent drilled anything and it works great
1458906
Hum, not sure. I do the hole in the other end, but not sure that is the problem. You are putting the lid on, right? If so it might just be a defective unit.
2251852
Yes, it could work, but I do not recommend it. 1 one of the eye screws would project further out of the banister, which would not look good. 2 the eye screw would not be properly supported, so a longer one would need to be used.
1457268
I did. I wasn't sure whether or not the holes should be in the very bottom or where the punched in area is. I bought two containers so did one each way.
51849
There is an option to pressure mount the gate between two walls. I can't remember if the manual provided an option to install when one side is a banister but I believe as long as there is a flat surface on the banister I don't see why not. I do remember reading in the manual that pressure mounting is only OK for the bottom of a stairs (never for the top). Hope this helps. I have two of these installed to swing open. The top of the stairs had a tall baseboard so I had to install a little higher than the bottom. The gap was not too wide so this was OK. The gap between floor and bottom of the gate should not be wide enough for the little tike to fit body parts through.
1816361
I used a 5/16 drill bit and a 1/8th inch pipe thread tap to get the threads started, do not thread the tap in to deep just about 3 threads that way the hole won't be to big. I am sure their are other ways to do it, this is what works for me.
1224653
Requires a BIG hole. I was not prepared for the hugeness so We have to drill out a big hole. Haven't measured it yet, sorry
2129331
I haven't tried it so I'd be sure to check on the return policy if there's a problem. My wife received some coupons for a crystal type which I've been meaning to try but haven't gotten around to it. As always I'd suggest turning the handle slowly. If the crystals are small enough to slide through the grate built into the box it should work just fine.
1453393
Hi, it's not made to drill little holes but if you do it slowly and they are small holes, you should be okay. Hope this helps.
1493671
Funny! I tried it a for awhile, it did not work. Went back to it, it did not work. Finally I figured it out. Have you figured it out yet? A couple of things: 1) the pole pulls out to be longer. It should be as tall as you are. 2) it seems like it does not fit in hole. But, you have to push hard. 3) Look at picture on box. The parts will actually end up looking like the picture. (Smile)
1018271
We installed it at the bottom of the stairs but did drill into the banister. There are separate kits to allow of gate installs that clamp around banister but you'd have to buy that in addition to thus. The eye bolts that this uses are about an eighth inch so you could puddy them without much issue when you remove them.
1901819
You have to cut a hole in the liner. I did not want to do that, so I sent it back. Looked like it would work good, if you don't mind the hole.
1022661
Zip tie a 2x4 to your banister and mount it to that. Also works for wood banisters.
1062692
I do have a hole and I am sure there was one in the illustration. The hole is too small for my sink, but I like the grid and just lift it to remove the stopper.