A must-have for pet owners, this expandable gate swings open in either direction easily with one hand. Expands to fit doorways, stairways and various room openings. Includes secure four-point mounting hardware. Measures 26″D x 40″W x 32″H and folds to 24″ for storage.
North States Expandable Swing Wood Gate – Extra Wide and Hardware Mount
(as of 27/04/2010 06:15 - more info)
$40
$40
Listed Under: Doors, Gates & Ramps
Dependable way of always protecting your pets and kidsExtra-wide gate that fits openings of 24"- 60" wideOffers secure 4-point steel mounting hardwareTop security rails adjust automatically supplying ..read more
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the screw eyes were very short so i had to buy longer ones works great for what i need it for
First the gate is Assembled in the USA. The design of the gate is rather simple which makes it very versatile. The gate is symmetrical and once the four eye bolts (or eye screws) are installed, either side of the gate can be detached for swinging in both directions. The latches for the top eye bolts (it just sets on the bottom eye bolts) are a little finicky. This is both good (harder for toddlers to open the gate) and bad (if you have to race to answer the phone). The top rail is plastic and telescopes when the gate is expanded. The directions say to screw the eye bolts into the wall at 6″ & 24″ above the floor, I would recommend adding 1/2″ to 1″ to that so that it may clear an uneven floor or carpet. The bolts may need those self drilling plastic anchors if the gate is being mounted to drywall with no stud behind it. In general, it feels like a quality made gate and the price with free shipping is right.
Also, If the gate is not left swinging free (fixed in place or removed and put away), it shouldn’t be a danger to little ones as the diamond openings are actually rather small and fixed when the gate is latched.
This is a good gate for large openings. I needed a gate to keep my small dog off the carpet. The big drawback is the screws included to install the gate to the wall. You receive four small eye screws. After numerous holes in the wall trying to keep it in place, I finally gave up and now use it to block a smaller area. The screws stay in place if screwed directly into molding but don’t bother connecting directly to sheetrock.
This gate does exactly what I expected. It was easy to install, easy to use.
I have an xtra wide hallway..and this fits great…the hardware is screwed to the wall(eyelits), but when it is not in use I can un-clip and store next to my fridge!