Need Baby Gate for Top of Stairs (Only Drywall, No Studs)

DON'T DO PRESSURE-MOUNTED AT THE TOP, as someone suggested.
The reason the pressure-mounted ones are not recommended for the top of the stairs is that they always have a bar across the bottom that is easy to trip over. If you stumble a little at the bottom of the stairs, no big deal, but you don't want that at the top. I was visiting someone's home who had one of those at the top of the stairs, and I stumbled and nearly tumbled down the stairs while holding my 3 month old.

If you're absolutely sure there are no studs at the top of the stair, get heavy-duty drywall anchors. I've seen some at Lowe's and Home Depot that say "Supports 500 pounds" or more. And make sure it opens over the floor, never over the stairs.

Once you figure out how to use those heavy-duty anchors, you ought to be able to use any gate that is recommended for the top of the stairs, but I have one that I particularly like. It's by evenflo and it is made of wood and is very sturdy. And it comes with matching boards to attach to the walls (if necessary) with those wall anchors (much like Tammy L recommended.) It's called the "Evenflo Home Decor wood swing gate" on the Wal-Mart website. It's $80, pricier than most, but it's attractive and sturdy and it can be taken off the hinges in-between children, in case you plan to have more later.

Just accept the fact that a hardware-mounted gate will probably be a bit of a hassle to install. I'm kinda sorta handy and it took me all afternoon. But it WILL be well worth the effort - you REALLY don't want to have visitors (or later, your toddler) tripping over the bar.

Sure and Secure Extra Tall Walk-Thru Gate By Summer Infant for $60. We have that at the top and bottom of our stairs. We have it pressure mounted and I nor my kids or husband or anyone has ever triped over the bar at the bottom. My 18mo old has shaken the heck out of the gate at the top, and it does not budge. We love it and would buy another if we needed to.

check your babies r us or toys r us - there is a great gate that can be pressure-mounted that we used at the top of our stairs for two years (in fact, we have two staircases and we had one at the top of each). the directions say not to use it at the top of stairs, but i did it anyway - i figured the potential for my child falling down the stairs was greater than the potential of me tripping on the gate. i can't remember the brand, but it is white and made of metal.

go to lowes project center or home depot... the will help u.

I don't know if this will help but my father needed a gate when we were visiting and he installed a piece of 1 in. X 2 in. boards on the walls just where the gate would attach. He used drywall anchors and screws to install the boards and then he attached the gate to the boards.

Safety 1St Perfect Fit
Dream Baby Swing Closed Security Gate
Safety 1st Smartlight Stair Gate
First Years Hands Free Gate

All of these are found at Babies R Us, between my sister and I we haved used all of them throughout our home.

Can anyone recommend a baby gate for the top of stairs that can be hardware mounted where there is only drywall and no stud?