Not meant for stairs you want to use
Only suitable for closing down stair cases you no longer will be using. The method of openibg / closing the stair barrier is incredibly slow and inconvenient when compared to other types of gates/barriers.
The clips are difficult and tricky to open / close. Kids definitely cannot so it on their own (10 yr old couldnt do it)
Wish this was more clear, we did not realize this would be the case u til we had it installed and realized it was just in no way going to be usable.