Kidco Gate Installation Kit

by KidCo

Product Features

• Wood Banister Installation using plastic ties
• Wrought Iron Installation
• Hollow Wall (Drywall) Installation
• A kit is required for each side that is not mounted to the door frame

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000056JNU
• UPC: 786441010104
• Item model number: KID-K10
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,039 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Product Description

Size: 1-Pack

Editorial Review

This handy gate installation kit makes it possible to mount a metal KidCo Safety Gate on a variety of different structures and surfaces around the house. The kit is well equipped and comes with everything you will need (except tools) to attach a KidCo Safety Gate to wood banisters, wrought iron banisters, and hollow walls. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and include pictures and illustrations that will come in handy during installation. Depending on the type of surface the gate will be mounted on, adult installers can choose to install a gate with either wood screws or plastic ties. Along with wood screws, a wing nut, washer, toggle bolt, and plastic ties, the kit includes a 33-inch-long piece of pine wood and a pine wood spacer for installations on walls with molding at the base. Mounting a KidCo Safety Gate on a wrought iron banister requires two gate installation kits for each side of the gate. Additional tools, including a drill and screwdriver, are required to install a gate properly. --Chris Burns

Product Description

Enjoy the versatility and convenience of the Kidco Gate Installation Kit in your home! Parents won't be running back and forth from the hardware store with the Kidco Gate Installation Kit! KidCo has assembled the materials and fasteners necessary to install any child safety gate to wood banisters, hollow wall, drywall or wrought iron. The Gate Installation Kit will save you time and money. Since a one size fits all gate design does not exist, Kidco has developed their Gate Installation Kit to virtually fit their gates in any room opening or doorway in your home. Used for: ?Wood Banister Installation using plastic ties Wrought Iron Installation ?Hollow Wall (Drywall) Installation The beauty of todays homes is the diversity of designs and materials used for stairways, room openings and doorways. The installation of child safety gates can be difficult since a one size fits all gate design does not exist. KidCo has assembled the materials and fasteners necessary to properly install any child safety gate to wood bannisters, hollow wall (drywall) or wrought iron. The KidCo Gate Installation Kit can save several trips to the lumber yard and hardware store. When mounting the gates to unusual surfaces such as brick or concrete, KidCo recommends that you consult a hardware professional, baby shop or baby proofing specialist. One kit is required for each side of the gate that is not being mounted into a solid vertical wood surface and only the most basic tools are needed to assemble any good child safety gate.

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money, you're better off going to the hardware store, January 25, 2008

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Chang (Oakland, NJ, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KidCo Gate Installation Kit For Any Brand Gates (Baby Product)

Don't waste your money. This review is mostly geared to those of you considering buying this kit for mounting a gate on a hollow wall WITH A BASEBOARD. I can't comment on the supplies or instructions for the other segments of the kit. If you have hollow walls and your stair area doesn't have a baseboard then I don't think you would need this kit at all - just a pair of butterfly togglebolts to securely fasten the brackets of the gate.

I purchased this kit thinking I needed it for installing the G20 Kidco Safeway gate in my hollow-walled-baseboarded stairwell. First of all, it's this teeny tiny box about 1"x2" and about 24" long and it arrived in a ginormous box that was almost bigger than the box that the gate itself arrived in. Secondly, it contains more than what you need to mount the gate on a hollow wall - so you're paying $10 for an assortment of hardware that you will realy only need 1/3 of since the kit works for mounting on hollow wall, wrought iron, as well as wooden banisters.

The worst thing about this kit was that the instructions were beyond terrible - it would have been pretty intuitive to screw these pieces of wood onto the wall to create a flat vertical surface upon which to fit your gate, but I made the mistake of trying to follow the instructions which were beyond confusing, not to mention outright incorrect in one instance.

And after all was said and done, the bolt that I was supposed to use for the toggle didn't even fit! It was a 3/8" toggle and the bolt was blatantly 1/4". I had to dig through my tool box to find a leftover toggle bolt set and ended up using that instead. And the screws were pretty cheap too - these ones and the ones from the gate hardware - they stripped very easily.

TOTAL waste of money - you are better off getting exactly what you need at the hardware store and it will save you money and hassle and frustration.

Here is the content list from the kit (for the purposes of hollow wall mounting):

1 33" long pine board (0.5" thick by 2" wide)
1 2.5" wood spacer (also 0.5" thick by 2" wide)
1 3/16" butterfly toggle
1 3.5" machine screw aka "bolt"
2 2.5" wood screws

Basically what you want to do is screw the long strip of wood vertically from the baseboard (at the bottom end of the strip) onto the wall (at the top end) so as to create a single vertical surface on which you will be mounting your gate's brackets. The spacer goes between the strip and the wall at the top end, just like how the baseboard is between the strip and the wall at the bottom end. Did that make sense?

The way I did it was to first drill all the necessary holes - the top of the strip will be bolted to the wall with the spacer in between, so the strip, spacer and wall will all need to be drilled through. Additionally, the wall needs an extra large hole for the toggle to fit through (1/2" hole for a 3/16" toggle). At the bottom where the strip simply is being screwed into the baseboard, there was no need for pre-drilling since the wood was not particularly hard and my drill is pretty powerful - here I just used the 2.5" wood screw provided.

Then, assemble the toggle bolt assembly in this order: bolt goes through strip, then spacer, then put on the toggle and have it ready to push through the hole in the wall. Then, screw the lower end of the strip into the baseboard halfway. Screw in toggle bolt assembly. Tighten lower screw. Now you are ready to install your gate brackets.

(NOTE: you just want to be mindful of where the brackets need to go for the gate installation so you can place the screws for the strip accordingly - the G20 gate comes with handy templates for marking the bracket positions)

I hope this helps - I probably shouldn't be writing it after spending an exhausting evening installing the gate, but I'd rather take the chance and be slightly incoherent than put it off and forget!

ALso, I forgot to mention - the kit costs $10 and it ships from a non-amazon merchant so you have to pay shipping, so it is REALLY NOT WORTH IT! Honestly, a trip to the hardware store, including gas, will be cheaper! And at least then you know you are getting the correct hardware and better quality!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Two zip ties and a piece of wood, January 23, 2008

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jay kenyon "jayhawkeye2" (LAS VEGAS, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KidCo Gate Installation Kit For Any Brand Gates (Baby Product)

This product secures a 1x2 piece of wood to your bannister with two large zip ties. The theory is that it creates a plumb surfaced onto which to mount the gate. It did not seem particularly stable, and, ironically the zip ties scratched up our bannister (the whole point of this purchase was to protect our bannister from the ill effects of having kids). Anyway, a much safer and secure bannister installation kit is Kidco Gate Installation Kit which clamps on the bannister.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Convenient!, March 17, 2007

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McChens (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KidCo Gate Installation Kit For Any Brand Gates (Baby Product)

I could have easily gotten the contents of this kit at my local hardware store for a fraction of the cost, but this kit saved me time and effort because I didn't have to buy wood and then cut it to the appropriate length, find the right screws and parts, and I didn't have to buy these items in bulk which would have been a waste. Of course, if you are a handy-person you probably have all of these parts right in your basement- these are common items (screws, wood, zip ties, wall anchors, etc).
The kit allowed me to install the KidCo gates at the top and bottom of my stairs along a wall with moulding and a decorative wood banister. I did have to drill holes in the wall and banister to make the gate as secure as possible. My only complaint is that the wood came in a natural wood color, but with a greenish tint which did not match my house. I painted the wood white before i mounted the gates. There is nothing profound about this kit, but I do recommend this kit to anyone who does not have the time to figure out all the extra parts necessary to mount the gate to a difficult location. It is very convenient!

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