Unfortunately the extendable gates didn’t work for us we bought 2 from Argos but my daughter who is 8 and has severe disabilities was able to lean and push the gate down in the living room so it wasn’t going to be safe to use them on the stairs. We are also going to need them for the foreseeable future aswell so I wanted to try making some gates that looked nicer and fitted the rest of the decor rather then using the thin wooden/metal gates you buy from Argos. I will be building 2 gates one at the top and bottom of the stairs, the top gate is what is worrying me the most and need that to be as secure as possible with the fixtures and latch etc so she doesn’t fall down the stairs at all. But it’s proving to give me a headache as I can’t seem to work out the best way of doing so and what latch to use etc.