I bought this playard...and it's beyond perfect. However, due to my dog being only 4 lbs, he was able to escape; therefore, i'm returning it. I would HIGHLY recommend this playard for children and dogs (of course, one's that won't fit through the bars). It was very sturdy and easy to open and adjust. I had other's for my son, this by far, was a better one. I wish I had this when my son needed one...life would've been much easier. :)

It anchors well to the wall, either straight on --------- or at a turn |________|. It was one of the few gates on the market that were greater than 10' and not flimsy. Still shakeable by a toddler, but not dangerously so. There are 8 2' panels, or 16' total. If your opening is smaller, you can remove segments. However, the only problem is that if you want to use an odd number of segments for a better fit (instead of an even number), the way the corners and posts are engineered, you really can't. The plastic attachments don't come off the horizontal metal bars and the plastic end caps don't fit the other way. So my installation looks like this: \______/ It could have been engineered more intelligently to use an even or odd number of segments, so I hope the manufacturer reads this in addition to potential customers and subsequently fixes it. And then sends me a new one for doing the job their Quality Assurance department should have done.

This was the largest gate we found with 8 panels instead of the typical 6. Buying 2 sets and joining them together allowed us to create a rectangular play area in our family room. It blocked out the windows, fireplace, passthru, patio door. It is made of metal and heavy enough to provide good stability. it is good quality and excellent value. You cannot expect it to be solid if your child rides it and shakes it but then again that's not what it's made for. People need to understand it is a gate to help keep the baby safe from crawling all over the house. I highly recommend this product,

I bought this gate to separate puppy from cats while I am not home to watch them. It works good for what I need it for. It has to be bolted to the wall otherwise would be very easy to knock over. I would use with a child but only if bolted to wall and of course with supervision. Good value for the price I would recommend.

I brought this item, not for kids, I am using the gate for my crafting business. I make rugs, the weave is stored in a room above garage, the gate is holding the weave up against the walls. Before the gate, I had weave in bags, everywhere, now I can see what I have. I think the gate would be great for kids, small dogs or thinking out of the box, as I did.

I was surprised by what a good deal this was. I use it to protect our granddauaghter from touching our wood stove. It surrounds the wood stove with the convenient gate in the front where we can still access the stove for loading wood and general maintanance. This is a metal fence which works well for the area it is being used in, I did not want to try a plastic beside the stove. The price was considerably less than other places I had looked. This was a value and a bargain.

I received this gate just a couple of days after ordering it, which was a very pleasant surprise. I knew it was going to be long and removing a couple of panels was easy and set up was just as easy for me. I needed the gate to go across a larger than normal doorway to keep puppies from going into other parts of the house. I wish I had gotten this gate sooner.

We ordered this online and drove to the states to pick it up. When we opened it it was dirty and scuffed like it had already been used, and one of the bars fell out right away. We were able to attach it again, but that's not what I expected from a product right out of the box. I think they must resell returns. Not impressed.

I wanted huge gates, and that's what I got. I can't imagine a room these wouldn't cross. Tricky to shorten or rearrange where the the door is in the gate, but it is somewhat flexible. The hinged connectors are a great feature , allowing for any configuration of the gate. My vigorous 2 year old is able to shift the gate itself, but it stays screwed into the wall and doesn't get damaged.

I ordered this to keep my two cantankerous "old lady" cats separated, and it is exactly what I needed. It is sturdy and easy to set up or move from one area to another. Since it folds, it is easy to use as a large room divider or in a smaller space. The gate in the center is well made and convenient.