Stylish, Sturdy, Secure - Recommended!, 7 Jan. 2015

I am very happy with these gates (I bought a couple), which do not require any drilling and are relatively easily to install - and I am not a DYI goddess, believe me.The best part is that our 1 year-old cannot figure out how to open them, but will use them to stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down... You get the idea. They look good; a mix of wood and metal. The price feels right too; not the cheapest, but not horribly expensive either.I did however forget about our cats when I bought them. Hank and Arturo have been so down since baby's arrived, that the gates didn't really affect them at first. Now, they jump over it whenever our son chases them in the flat, which unexpectedly brought some life back into them. Well, there might be a few models with pet flaps that will suit you better if your cocker spaniel can't jump.

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Functional and aesthetic, 28 Jan. 2013

Bought to replace a barrier for our kitchen and really happy with the result, a decent price and a well-made piece of kit.

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Mind the gap!, 11 Nov. 2014

When you unpack this there's a wide gap between the two parts of the lock meaning the gate would not lock. I sent the first one back as the gap was over an inch and looked faulty. Then the replacement turned up (fast service - thanks Amazon) and still had a significant gap. Nowhere in the instructions does it tell you that tightening the gate in the gap pushed the lock together and if you're a first time parent it's not obvious to try that, you'll just send it back.Other than that I'd rate the Gate as OK-ish. Build quality is average at best and ours has a fault in the lever that stops it opening the wrong way - both sides drop down jamming the gate although sellotape fixes that. I give it three stars as it looks better that the average stair gate and I may be being generous.

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