OTTOLIVES Metal Baby Gate for Stairs & Doorways, Auto Close 27-40 Inch Extra Wide Dog Gate, Pressure Mount Kit Walk Thru Safety Gates for Kids or Pets, NO Drilling Easy Step with Wall Cups (Black)

Easy to install and opens both ways with ease. The locking mechanism is great for small children since you not only have to squeeze the handle to open but you need also to lift the swinging door. Even if they figure out the squeeze part it would be too difficult for them to lift the door. Yet is is simple and easy for an adult to manage. I got this mainly for my dog to keep her upstairs on the main level of the house. It is taller than other gates so it is impossible for her to jump over. I recommend this gate highly.

Get is sturdy and easy to assemble but there is a bar across the bottom. This bar is necessary for support but it is a trip hazard especially for older people and it certainly blocks wheelchair access.

Works better than any other baby gate I've purchased!

Looks great, easy to install, sturdy, works well.

My sister likes to bring her untrained dogs over then refuse to keep track of them until I'm left with little gifts all over the place. I've tried a few types of grates before, and this is probably my favorite. The others I've tried haven't had doors, so going between areas of my house while carrying trays or anything else was always a hassle. This makes it easy. I'm very happy with the product.

When this arrived it was packaged nicely in the box. There are no instructions included. There is a warning label that is zipped tied to to where the gate is kept closed that tells you not to remove until you have this installed. This is due to how this is made & the free arm is very strong when it pulls away.Not too much of an issue if you are going to leave this in place. If this is for temporary usage, this strong spring affect can be cumbersome to overcome. Although we have had similar of these gates, none were so strong with this arm wanting to push away. There were 2 extra heavy duty zip-ties included so you can strap this in place when moving / removing.The included side extenders are very free fitting. There are some silver steel brackets you can use to hold these in place. (I think the silver brackets against the black metal looks a little off)Same goes for the screw adjusters / tighteners you use to squeeze this in place. There are some additional pieces you can screw into you wall / doorway where the plastic pieces would contact.These don't thread into the ends, so you can have several loose pieces you are trying to get into place before you tighten this into place. There are also slots in the wheel you turn to tighten things up so you can place a flat bladed screwdriver into these if you need extra leverage.Once installed & tight enough for the latch to catch, this stays put & latched until you squeeze the top & bottom of the latch. When you have the gate fully open (can go in either direction) it does stay open. Once you start to swing this closed, it will self close & latch.We are using this at the top of our stairs for when we need to keep our dogs on the top level while workers are on the bottom level or in the back yard as there is a doggie door down there they use.So far this has worked as we wanted, just a pain to zip closed the door every time we want to then remove & put away until next time.

Got this gate about four months ago to replace our old one to stop the dogs going in the kitchen. Everything was fine with it until about two weeks ago when we noticed it jamming and not having the same movement response as before. Even after checking screws and tension, it felt off. Then, a couple days ago, both hinge points failed with the spring top essentially exploding and the metal on the bottom bar giving way so the hinge rod pushed a channel past the original hole.Even after trying to repair it, it will not go back together and has lost all functionality. Just extremely frustrating with no idea what happened.

This is nice quality, black metal. It has three side extensions to customize the width. I didn't realize that it doesn't stand on it's own, it has to be assembled in a doorway. But other than that, it is a beautiful and functional gate.