On Fri, 4 May 2018 14:09:59 -0500, -MIKE-
wrote:

Here's the progress so far...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wUBW8NLPkNUUvbdH7 I'll add pictures of the
finished product mounted in place, later.


https://photos.app.goo.gl/wUBW8NLPkNUUvbdH7
I added pics of the installed gate.
Bottom line, she is extremely pleased with how it turned out-- looks and
function.

An added bonus.
There was concern by some of you about the ease of using the gate, since
it's not hinged and has four anchor points. I kept that in mind when I
was installing and discovered an imperfect, but more than adequate
solution.

As I suspected, the bottom latches don't even need to be used to keep
the gate secure. It is possible to pull the bottom out and a curious
child might do that. So at least one should probably stay latched.
With that in mind....

I discovered there is enough room under the handrail on the right for
the left side of the gate to be pulled out, away from the steps,
allowing enough room for a passerby.

So in the right side anchor holes, I drilled another another hole in
each, though the entry of the existing ones, but at an angle that allows
the anchor bolt to pivot in the wall when the left side of the gate is
pulled out away from the step, acting like a hinge.

Now for the cool part. This allows for one-handed operation, because
you can just disengage the top-left latch, pull the gate out, walk
through, pull it shut, and reengage the latch.
Another bonus, using the above method, the gate can also be totally
removed and/or installed without disengaging the right-side latches.

The client got what they wanted, or more aptly, didn't want-- which is
any hardware attached to the walls. And they get a pseudo-hinged gate
they can pass through without operating all four latches.

Looks really Great!

I have seen my share of what I would call cheap flimsy gates with
grandchildren and their friends home. Nothing that compared to this,
in any way.