Toddleroo by North States - Extra-Wide Swing Wooden Baby Gate: Extra Wide Baby Gate for Large Openings - Adjustable 60 to 103 Inches Wide - 27 Inches Tall

I had very low expectations based on read reviews. Yes, it is just exposed wood, but it’s sanded smooth like IKEA furniture. It fits and works perfect for our space. Keeps kids and pets safe while also allowing us to use the entire walkway for our double stroller to fit. ITS PERFECT!!! Great price. Sturdy solid piece. Clean look. Easy to assemble. Over all I’m very happy with it!

I have a wrap around porch with two large openings. I also have geese that decided the porch was the ideal place to sleep at night and so it was a daily fight to keep the poop off the porch. These are going to work perfectly. I wanted something affordable, something big enough to fit the openings and something that will keep the birds out. These check all the boxes. I got 2 gates for the price of most gates in this side range. Putting them together went pretty fast, it took around an hour to get all my supplies and build the two gates. (The second one took around 15 minutes so if you're handier and more organized than I am, then it shouldn't take you that long) My only real issue was one of them was missing a piece where you join the two sections. It was the smooth piece that you screw another screw into it. I imagine I can find one at home depot, but for the time being I just put a deck screw in it and that fixed it just fine. As for sturdiness, that's kind of up to you and what you're trying to keep out/in. I raised mine a few inches off the floor so that it's even with the rest of the porch railing. That means it's basically free floating on the 4 eye screws. It's going to be fine for the geese, but my goats and great dane puppy are going get past it pretty quickly. (They shouldn't be in that part of the yard so it's on me if they end up breaking it.) I love that it's easy to remove, and that it can swing all the out or just slide it enough for you to get by. Definitely worth the money if you're looking for a visual block rather than a strong block.

This gate is great for large spaces. We have a toddler and two dogs and this works perfectly for us. The gate expands across a large space to keep the dogs off the couch and out of the room. However, the gate can pretty much 360 degrees from where it is attached. When not in use it is super easy to consolidate it to smaller length and put it up against the wall so it is not in the way. The gate comes with all the hardware you need to install it and installation was overall pretty easy. You of course need to drill holes and measure where the fisheye hooks have to be placed to accommodate the hook on the bottom and the latch on the top. The only drawback is you do have to drill holes into the wall, I know it's a necessary evil for most child gates I still just hate to damage the wall. As far as using the actual gate, there is a hook on the bottom that goes into the lower fisheye hook and latch on the top that secures the top. It is pretty secure, our toddler has not figured out / or is strong enough to push down on the latch and open the gate. On the flip side if we want to leave it so she can open it if she pleases we can just put the hook on the lower section and she is able to slightly lift the gate enough to open the gate (however the dogs can't get in with just the lower hook attached). Overall a good purchase, not too expensive, not too hard on the eyes, and overall very effective. I also was not able to find a lot of options that extended to the distance needed so I am very happy with it turning it out as well as it did.

I purchased this gate to block off the stairs to my sunken dining room. I had a difficult time finding a reasonably priced gate for the large entry way (about 96 inches). I wasn't sure this gate would work after reading some of the reviews, but I'm glad I took the chance because it works perfectly for me. However, I can see how it may not work for everyone. I simply needed a barrier to deter my 10 lb Dachshund from going down the stairs. I was concerned that the slats might be too wide as another reviewer had stated, but they are not. Well, not for the dog anyway. I do have a small cat who was able to get her head through, but she figured out that she couldn't get all the way through and she hasn't tried that again. The gate is easy to install. The box was open when it arrived, but no missing parts. You can open the gate from either side by releasing the latch from the eye hook and either swinging the gate in or out or by simply sliding it. Honestly, though, the latch is a pain in the ass. The lever is hard to push open and then you have to lift the hinge from the top and bottom eye hook, then realign then back in place to close it again. So, I just keep it unlocked and prop the hinges against the eye hooks. This works perfectly for me since my pets don't touch the gate. For a child however, I think this gate would be too flimsy.

Very flimsy. Lock gets stuck after a while. Not worth the price at all.