I gave it three stars for a few reasons. The locking mechanism is cheap plastic. The opening is small, if you're over a size 14 it'd be tight. If you're shorter and carrying the baby you couldn't get through. It is thick metal and easy to install.

It looks great in pictures, but, unfortunately, there is a serious design flaw that makes this gate not really usable. The thing is that the frame is not rigid enough, so there is a trade-off: either it is somewhat loose in the door frame, or it would not open. That is simply not acceptable. We had to return it to the store.

If you need a tall gate like we did, you can't beat the price on this one anywhere (trust me, I've checked)! With it being pressure mounted it can' t take a lot of pushing without actually screwing the mounting cups to the wall, we were not able to use the cups for our particular application. But if you use the cups, I think it would be very sturdy. And it's really tall! We used it for a very high jumping dog and she can't come any where near the top! And the vertical metal bars means she can't climb it either!

I needed this gate because it is the tallest one I can find on the market. I have a cat and I'm moving in with a roommate with two dogs, one of which is a jumper. I read great reviews about this gate stopping large dogs, such as huskies and german shepherds so I wanted to give it a try. As someone previously mentioned, if you tighten the screws to fit in the door frame, the gate itself won't open. In order to open the gate, you have to loosen the screws, but then you run into the problem of it not being stable and it can be easily pushed down by a 40-lb dog. As reference, I'm using it for an area that is 30in wide, so it's well within the range of this gate. I'm going to try mounting it with screws into the door frame to see if that will fix the problem.

I bought this to install at my kitchen entrance. I am using it for my dog, a golden retriever puppy who will apparently be able to scale the 30 inch versions of these gates when full grown. This has worked great for keeping her in one part of the house and gives her space when I am away - and I think the height will be beneficial. It's hard to say how durable it will be long-term, but quality and price seems to fit exactly what I needed.

Fairly straight forward preety easily installed, second one went up easier than the first and so far both work great. Also bought mine on sale so two was basically the price of one and we needed tall gates to insure the saftey of our "Houdini" toddler however $66+ for just one is a ridiculous. But the walk through feature is really nice.

I love that this is tall enough that even my dog doesn't try to jump over it. My 1 year old has tried and tried to pull on it and it hasn't fallen or even moved thanks to how sturdy it is. I used the plastic end pieces to reinforce the pressure gate even though it's not over stairs.

Came well packaged and with everything listed. Was very easy to put together and up. It's very sturdy. I have three dogs that love to jump and push off. This sticks where you put it and it's tall enough for them to not jump over. The slots are small enough so animals like puppies cannot squeeze through. It takes a little bit to get used to the door opening one way, but I love it. I'm a big woman(around 270lbs) and I don't know why other larger people on here are complaining. I fit through the gate fine. I'd recommend getting this if you have dogs who like to jump or kids that like to climb.

When looking for a gate to block off my hallway from my two crazy medium sized dogs, I knew I would need an extra tall gate just to make sure they couldn't jump it- which they definitely can't. My only concern before ordering this gate was whether or not my 6 year old son with SPD would be able to open it himself so he would feel trapped. This was put at ease with this gate! Since it is only being used as a doggy barrier, I am able to close the gate by pushing the handle down so that it is resting ontop of, rather than locked under, the red sliding safety tab. This way my son is able to open and close it on his own with no problem as long as the handle is not locked in place. The only thing I wished is that this gate had a larger walk-through area for bringing baskets of laundry through, or whatever you might be carrying. It seems it is a standard size though. Also, plan on hard mounting this gate! It definitely won't hold up unless you do. So if you don't plan on or want to put holes in the walls or door frame then this probably isn't the gate for you. This gate has worked great in our hallway. We also purchased one to block off my son's playroom. I totally recommend it! You won't have to worry about your little ones figuring out how to open this gate on their own when handle is locked in proper place- I found it to be a two handed operation although the box says one. Plus, your little one would have to be fairly strong and on tippy toes with hands over head to even attempt it, so I don't see how a 3 year old could do this as another reviewer suggested.

The installation of this gate was very simple in comparisson with other gates i have installed before. It is taller than the average baby gate so I can rest-assured that my lil one won't be toppling over the top of this gate either. The fact that it swings open makes it easy to get through for the adults and older children in the house (ages 5 + ). If you are going to use this gate for the top of stairs, as I did, I would recommend either using the little circle mounts to make it a bit more secure, or "Mighty Putty" on each of the 4 surfaces that meet with the wall. I used Mighty Putty and that has worked great to keep it a bit more secure, and i can rest assured that my lil guy won't push it over. Great baby gate!