Rating: - My search for the perfect gate is over! Love this one!
With the mixed reviews this gate has, I hesitated in buying it, but I wish I hadn't! My house is rather small but there is a large open area between the kitchen,living room,hallway, and door to basement; this is the highest traffic area in the house. Also, none of the walls or corners are straight across from each other making it impossible to use a more "traditional" gate. I actually found it easier not to attach this gate to the wall so I can change what part of the house I want my daughter to have access to. It is possible for the gate to tip over if my 2-year-old daughter is playing with it, so I made a rule that she is not allowed to "play" with the gate. It took her about a day to adjust but now she has no problem with it. I'm not sure about the durability of the gate since I have not had it long, but I think the price is well worth my daughter's safety and my peace of mind.

8 Months Later:
I still really love my gate, but it has broke, right where the panels attach to the gate. My 10 year old and 6 year old nieces were responsible for the damage (I don't think a baby gate is designed to have older children climbing on it) so I can understand why it broke, but it is disappointing. I still use it, (I have it running between my daughter's bedroom door and mine, so that if she wakes up in the middle of the night I know she'll come into my room and not wonder the house) but I have to be more careful of how I move it around and whom I allow to go by it.

Rating: - must have for large areas
Easy to install and to essamble. We have two of these gates that we use for a large play area for or twins.

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Rating: - Fits Large Opening but Cheaply Made
This was the only gate on the market that I could find that would fit the 12 foot doorway between my livingroom and dining area. It stated easy to install but when the screws kept breaking off inside my new woodwork and I kept having to redrill holes I was a bit angry!!!! I suggest predrilling your holes!!! The hinges also won't stay on and the swinging gate doesn't line up. You need 2 hands to close the gate which as a busy mom of 5 children you don't always have 2 hands free! By the end of installing this gate it was about to be throw out!

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Rating: - Excellent Product
This gate is really adaptable and attractive. I use it for puppy safety and containment. It works great.

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Rating: - Love the Gate except for one thing...
My husband and I bought this gate to keep our precocious and exceptionally curious toddler out of the kitchen. (It took her about a week to figure out how to open all the safety locks on the cabinets.) When the gate arrived the box was heavily damaged and the gate was broken. We called customer service at Summer and they had a new gate and free return shipping label to us in three days! Installation was fairly easy for my husband who is not particularly handy with tools. We like the fabric/mesh since our daughter can't climb it like other gates. The only thing I don't like quite so much is that the latching mechanism is not terribly easy to use. You have to line up the gate and then pull slightly on the handle to seat the latch properly. Takes a little while to get used to. All-in-all we would definitely recommend this gate to others who have large openings to close off.