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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
Yes the baseboard will probably be nailed to the bottom plate of the wall framing. Even if it is not, your baby gate could be. You'd just need long enough screws to cover the gate itself, the baseboard, drywall and get into the wood an inch or two. Fastening the top is more difficult though. Maybe toggles? But no studs is a problem. Might be worth making a small hole to install a 2x4 across the wall between studs so that you have something solid to anchor to.
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If you're trying to screw through the baseboard and into the wall plate, don't forget only 3/4" of it its height is above your finished floor.