Qdos Safety Crystal Designer Baby Safety Gate - Meets Tougher European Standards - Modern Design and Unparalleled Safety - Beauty & Safety Together at Last - Simple Installation | Hardware Mount

In love with this baby gate. I got the acrylic one for my house and the white one for my parents. It is so sturdy and easy to use. The acrylic looks so clean and flush and blends with your house and is safe, I am a big fan of this and would get it again and again! Best thing I bought for my toddler. Has handled being swung and banged and does not break or loosen at all. Very sturdy, worth every penny!

Love this gate! We’ve had one for 6 years and it’s held up excellent. It looks so nice at the top of the stairs. After 6 years my 3 year old ran through the hall and ran into the gate the opposite direction and it snapped the plexiglass right off. He didn’t get hurt and it wasn’t sharp shards or anything like that. Bought a new one to replace!

I can’t express how much I love these gates! They’re easy to install, easy to use, and look extremely high end. I wanted something that would blend in and not be an eye sore in our newly renovated house, and these are perfect! Everyone compliments them once they realize they’re there! We got the adapter for the posts so that we didn’t have to drill into our railing. It works great, however they do move a little when you’re pulling the gate up to open it. Small inconvenience for keeping our railing intact. Also doesn’t affect the security of the gate, so it’s fine. I highly recommend this gate!

I wanted an acrylic gate since I do not like the look of traditional metal or wood gates but safety was most important obviously. There were not many reviews but so happy we took a chance on this one. I did not have any issues with the install, took about two hours since I had to install a post too on the right side since my opening exceeded the gate width limit. If you are in search of a good quality gate that almost disappears visually, this is the gate for you. Just measure twice before you drill and keep the gate release tool in a safe place since you will need it if you ever want to take it off in the future. Took about a week to get used to the closure... was tough at first until we got a feel for it. Daughter also really likes this gate... I guess it doesn't make he feel trapped like the metal bar ones do.

There were no reviews of this gate when we bought it, but, not being satisfied with the reviews other gates got (and liking the looks of this one), we took a chance on QDOS. Overall, the gate is solid; now that it's installed, it looks great, seems sturdy, and is about as straight-forward to operate as any other gate (at least that I've opened). Here are pros and cons. PROS: 1) The gate looks very nice, no question about that! 2) The hardware seems to be high quality, with parts that fit reasonably well and anchor solidly. If installed correctly (i.e., into studs), the gate will be very stable and strong. 3) I like the magnetic lock feature (with red/green indicator). 4) It's nice that it comes with enough components to install over baseboards if need be, and it's great that it can be mounted to open at an angle, in front of an opening, or with the hinges facing each other within a hallway. I.e., you have some flexibility with this gate. 5) It's also great that the company makes hardware that enables you to install the gate on wooden banisters without drilling into the wood (if you're putting it at the top/bottom of a stair with wood newels/spindles--though the hardware for this is sold separately). 6) Also, this gate does minimal damage to your wall; you'll have four relatively small screw holes when you're finished (unless you did like I did and tried installing it three different places--yep, I know). 7) The included level with double-sided tape was a very nice touch, and will be very useful for folks who don't keep lots of tools around. CONS: 1) The statement that the gate will cover any opening up to about 40" is technically correct, but note my pictures: It WON'T cover 40" if you're doing an outside mount, EVEN IF the distance between hinge/lock points is a little LESS than 40". The reason for this is that the 40" measurement stated by QDOS includes the reach of the hinge/lock posts at either side. This becomes clear once you screw it in in an outside mount and discover, as I did, that the gate won't reach the latch--see pictures. Just be aware of this if you're planning an outside mount, rather than mounting directly across a hall/opening. 2) The instructions are vague in places. E.g., the instructions don't bother to tell you that the "short screw" (out of four) should go in the hole where the latch handle is. It makes sense once you figure it out, but the instructions could be more direct about this--and about a number of other things. This may seem minor, but for anyone who really relies on instructions to get this installed correctly will find this extremely frustrating. 3) Once installed, the gate takes some force to lift up out of the lower lock in order to open it. It isn't extreme, but it's not like opening a door. (This could be a good thing, of course, and isn't necessarily a con when compared to other gates.) Note that there is a spring on the hinge side that works to help lift the gate out of the latch--that's a nice touch, and makes opening/closing it way better than it would be otherwise. 4) The acrylic does have some flex to it, so if you need a perfectly rigid gate that will not bow at all, this probably isn't for you. (The movement is minor, especially once the gate is latched, but I thought I'd note it.) Also, just a caveat, the acrylic is pretty heavy. You really do need to install this well into studs (or other load-bearing material). If you try anchoring this in drywall, it'll almost certainly rip out--and that IS noted in the instructions. All told, I think this gate is solid, and I'm glad we got it. Instructions could be clearer. NOTE ON PICTURES: The pictures show (1) damaged box upon delivery (contents were fine); 2) gate installed in outside mount position, unable to reach latch as described above (brown paper is protective film shipped with the acrylic); 3) closer image of gate still mounted in outside position; 4) outside mount, with measuring tape to show gap (with gate at full extension); and 5), gate installed in inside position (i.e., finished final install).

First time reviewer FYI because I am very happy with the support for this product... I installed one gate to divide my kitchen and living room for my two year old boy. Very sturdy and easy install. We had two pull out flexible gates at the top and bottom of our staircase but our child quickly learned to crawl under/over these gates. So I moved our living room gate to the top of the staircase and purchased another Qdos for the bottom of the staircase. During unpacking the new gate I may have broken a bracket. Qdos quickly replaced this part. Great support. These are great looking and sturdy gates. I would recommend to anyone who wants a more attractive alternative to metal/wood gates.

My husband had a bit of trouble installing because the instructions are not very clear, but he got it up and installed once he got going. We got this gate because we wanted to be able to see through the hallway, and not block any light. We also wanted to go with the mounted vs pressure due to stairs being right there and this gate being used quite often. While I was playing with our toddler and my husband was in the kitchen, we heard a crashing noise and jumped up to see that the bottom hinge was broken and the plastic of the gate had sheared off. No one was near the gate when it happened and we were able to collect the plastic shards quickly. 10 days I ago I emailed customer support and was given a ticket number in their auto reply saying they’d be in touch within 24-48 hours. I called their 800 number today since I still hadn’t heard anything, and was told I needed to fill out a different form and include pictures. So I did that and now I’m waiting but so far, I’m disappointed in how this gate held up to normal use and how the warranty is being honoured. Mind you, it looked great, and we got tons of compliments. Funny thing, we were about to order a second one for our other hallway but it broke, and now it appears you can’t even purchase them online.

I love these gates. They are pricey for sure but we invested in several for our house as well as my parents house for when the kids stay there. They are extremely sturdy and don’t compromise the aesthetic of your home. The best part however is that it’s super hard for the kids to open. We had a problem with my toddler being able to get past the previous gate so I’m glad we don’t have this issue anymore.