The nails were very cheap and as soon as my husband used his drill it stripped and he ended up having to use different ones. The instructions were unclear as well I ended up having to look up the setup on YouTube. Other than that the unit is sturdy and easy to move in and out of and it comes a little above my waist. (I'm 5'5).

I purchased this for 2 reasons: 1) to keep my 2 1/2 yr old daughter out of certain areas & 2) to keep my 10 month old pug puppy out and in certain areas. When you first get this item, you will probably think that yours is defective. It probably isn't. Apparently, they leave a large gap where the latch connects to the gate. When you pull it out of the packaging you will really notice this. They make it this way so that when you tighten the gate against the door frame, the gap shortens and everything works properly - so don't freak out until you actually try the gate! And definitely try the gate in the door frame before you install the cups just in case it doesn't work for some reason, though it probably will. We just bought a "new" house which was built in 1939 and has numerous "projects" still in process. For example, the bathroom on the main floor is connected directly to the laundry room. There is no door in between, but the laundry room itself has a door - so you can shut the door to the laundry room to have privacy. However, my dog is not allowed in the bathroom because he chews on everything, drinks out of the toilet, and licks the inside of my daughter's training potty (EW). So we put this gate between the laundry room and bathroom to separate the two. The doorway is just drywall - it doesn't have wood like the doorway in the photo. BUT the gate still works great and doesn't damage the drywall in anyway. We did install the cups for better stability - we tried without the cups, and it wobbled. We would have to tighten the gate so much that the gap would shorten too much and the gate part wouldn't work properly. With the cups installed, it's very stable and everything works great. We also are going to install the other gate in the kitchen doorway which DOES have wood around it like the one in the photo - to keep our daughter out while we're cooking and to keep the dog in when we leave. We'll probably install the cups for this gate as well. All in all, this is a very sturdy gate but I do recommend you use the cups. They provide more stability and ease the mind. My daughter and my dog run into the gates all the time and nothing happens. The gate mechanism is fairly easy to use as well. I've only had the gate up for 2 days and I can already open and close it one-handed. My dog chews on it and it hasn't scratched the paint. The gate is also much taller than I expected (I'm 5'4" and it comes up to my collar bone) which is great because the dog can jump over the standard height gates. The gate opening is kinda small, so if you're a large person or have large people in your house or large people who visit, it might be a problem depending on how often they will need to go between rooms. I am average sized and I have to walk through the gate at a slight angle to avoid hitting the opening sides with my arms/shoulders. I am extremely happy with these gates and I recommend them to everyone with kids or pets! (WARNING: make sure that you periodically check the pressure of the gate. I check mine every couple days because normal use can cause the gate to loosen slightly.)

This is a wonderful gate! I purchased it to keep our new dog from attacking our cat. I originally bought a smaller gate but she jumped over it like it wasn't even there. This one is tall, convenient (you walk through it) sturdy and such a great bargain - (I shopped around) I would definitely recommend this gate to anyone who needs one.

Pros: BEST price of any tall gates; easy to install, tall. Cons: hard to open with one hand; gate opening may be too narrow if you're trying to pass through with a large load of laundry or trash bags, etc; if you use extensions then the gate isnt as sturdy. I have two 95lb dogs and they were able to knock the extended gate down at first. After minor reinforcements, the gate is sturdy enough to hold them back! Still glad to have this gate--Great deal!

I bought this gate because it is very tall. Most gates aren not tis tall. I wanted to put this gate in my hallway so I also bought an extension. This worked for a little bit but the bars are a little bit wide and my cat was able to squeeze through the gate. I wanted a tall gate that my cat wouldnt be able to jump but unfortunately I did not think about the width of the bars. She is a little cat and she was able to squeeze through after trying. She can not jump the gate though. Even though this is pressure mounted, the gate is not stable without using the screws that come with the gate to mount the hardware onto the wall. So I had to put holes into my wall. I did end up keeping the gate. i put the gate on my stairwell to prevent my other cat from coming upstairs. he is a very fat cat so he will not be able to squeeze through the bars. again, i had to mount the gate with the screws and hardaware and i had to put a hole into my wall and stair case because the gate will can otherwise be pushed if the hardware is not mounted. i did like this gate although i wish the bars were closer together.

We are so happy with this baby gate! My daughter is only 1 but very tall for her age. I'm so glad I bought this gate because it's tall and extremely sturdy. I recommend it to all my family and friends. We recently had a chocolate Labrador come over for the day, and I was so happy we had the gate to keep the dog out of the baby's room.

Seems to be a good gate. My daughter hasn't managed to destroy it in the first few days. It was fairly simple to install. The only issue is for stairs. There is no way to install the gate next to a hand railing. I am going to have to modify the bars to make room for the hand rail to fit. Otherwise, seems to be excellent.

We use this at the bottom of our stairs to keep the cat out of the bedrooms. It works great!! It's tall enough to keep her from jumping the gate and the bars are close enough together to keep her from squeezing through. And it was a fraction of the price of similar gates!! The latch for the walk-thru feature is super easy to use! I highly recommend this product.

This gate was fairly easy to install, but a little tricky on the fit. It didn't adjust to our stairway opening like we thought it would, but it ended up working out. It is a good gate and easy for me to get in and out and it keeps my daughter safe and where I want her. I would recomend this gate, just be aware that it may be a tricky fit for non standard size door ways.

The Regalo Easy Step Extra-Tall Walk-Thru Metal Gate does a great job of keeping my foster dogs safely corraled in the kitchen/laundry room ... even the worst fence-jumpers and escape artists! It's held securely by the little "cups" that screw into the door frame, so it can't be pushed over by an overeager, oversized pup. It opens and closes easily with one hand, thus freeing up your other hand to fend off determined doggies. The only drawback is the narrow width: If you're even the least bit "wide," I think it would be tough to get through this gate without doing a serious contortion act. I'm not sure why the company made it so narrow, but they might want to rethink that in future editions of this gate. Overall, it was a pretty good buy, and was the least expensive of all of the similar gates that we looked at.