I purchased one of these gates several months ago to contain my female dog, while she was still a pup. Now we are using it to contain her pups. The gate has held up beautifully. As to the comments regarding size, if you read the description it says max 34 in NOT 36 or 39. I haven't seen the extension but I'm sure a long board on each side a couple of inches thick would add enough tension and take up the space without have to modify anything. Hubby wants me to purchase two more. One of the best buys ever.

I purchased the Regalo Easy-Step Metal swing gate to keep my Yorkiepoo out of harms way. She cannot see well and one of my rooms has a woodburner in it. I was afraid she would get hurt. Gate works perfectly. Opens easy for my access, but keeps her out. Very sturdy construction for the price.

I bought this gate in 2012 to keep my son out of my 3 year old daughters room as she has lots of little things he can choke on! But I didn't want to close her door when she was in there so I can still check in on her. We were able to teach her to unlock it by herself within a few days of purchasing it so she can come and goes as she pleases. We are now buying another one for my son's room since he now is sleeping in a toddler bed and we need a gate up at night to make sure he stays in his room. I don't like closing there doors at night so this is the best solution! Hope this helps and the cost is well worth it to keep them safe!

This is an absolutely wonderful gate. I didn't expect such high quality from such a low priced item. It is durable, easy to open/close and lock with one hand (extremely important because you are holding your baby in the other). The best gate I've had so far.

We purchased 2 of them after much research on gates and reading reviews. We had a hard time finding a gate for that could be mounted for the top of the stairs that would also adjust different at the top and bottom due to high baseboards. This is working great so far! However, for some reason when we had to use the wall mounts, it was too short without the extension, and too tight with the 6 inch that is included. We had to go through the Regalo site to purchase a 4 inch extension which was another 20 with shipping. However, it fits perfectly now. In another doorway where it is pressure mounted it worked fine.

I did quite a bit of research before buying this. It is a great value for the money. I have to admit that my husband installed it but he said it wasn't difficult. He did not need the extension and the wall caps work fine. It is exactly what I was looking for. I needed it to keep my dogs out of my grand children's room. Our one dog will eat anything that isn't tied down. We had an expandable gate across the hall opening and were constantly tripping over it. We do not need to use the locking feature because it is sturdy enough and a deterrent enough to keep the dogs on the other side. The door works easily. I am really pleased with it and glad that I have it.

We got this gate for our chihuahua and dachshund. Our dachshund actually climbed over our cheap crisscross gate we had, and it was a pain to always have to step over it. It fits in our 33" doorway well. Only issue for me is my dachshund is rather small, so she was able to squeeze through the end between the wall and the last bar. The extension makes the baby gate too big, so for now, had to place the extension piece upright, sideways against the wall to decrease the gap a bit. Easy enough fix for me. Very sturdy and easy to open. Definitely happy about getting this. My sister's thinking about getting one as well for when her son starts to walk!

Not quite what I expected. Didn't fit all areas as expected/described. Definitely not able to "open" with one hand! Skinny opening - but expected that, as described in other reviews. Not able to use tension mount - wasn't sturdy or safe #ended up physically mounting to wall#

We bought this to keep our senior dog safe from attempting the stairs without us being present. I am 5'6", 172 lbs. I am also on the clumsy side. I can get through this gate, with my hands full, easily. While I'm home, I can keep the handle in an easier to use position but can fully lock it when I'm not home. The extra hardware included to add strength, if needed, was a bonus. We have found the tension without the screws strong enough. We were able to try a couple of different heights and positions to get the perfect fit for our stairway. It installs very quickly and easily. It's also aesthetically pleasing in our home.

Love this gate! Bought it for the door way of my daughters room and I have not been disappointed! It was very easy to install and operate; the little red latch is confusing at first but you get the hang of it after a while! The opening is also great; my husband is a bigger man and had trouble trying to get through the gates we were going to use on our stairs (he had to turn sides ways to get through them)...no problem walking through this gate at all!! Would totally buy this gate again!