Bindaboo Pet Gates Swing-Close Expandable Pet Gate Reviews

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I purchased this gate to contain my son's vivacious little Pug in our family room. I originally had the expanding type, but when I injured my knee, it became impossible to step over it. I liked the clean look of this gate and that it was black. Black has a tendency to "disappear" as opposed to beige or white. If you have to have a gate, this one is very chic.

Installation was quite a "balancing act." The installation instructions assume you don't have baseboards. To have the gate work properly that is, to automatically close and latch, the tension has to be even. The gate comes looking like it's broken, but that's part of the tension issue. Also, the description says that it is tension mounted no bolting to the walls, but the instructions recommend screwing "end caps" onto your wall and putting the tension bars into them. This would definitely make the gate much more secure, if needed, like for a child, but I didn't want to do that for my temporary purpose. The tension is achieved similar to that of a shower rod by twisting the ends of the bars.

There are two latches on this gate. One on top and one on the base. I could not adjust my gate to the point of getting the top latch to connect, but the bottom one works fine. I have to give a slight upward pull to "release" it. Despite this small issue, the gate is perfect and works smoothly. I like the fact that it opens both ways and latches automatically when closing.

Finally, my space was just slightly over the 42.5 allowance. I used some small felt pads to adjust the fit, but this could also be the reason I couldn't get enough tension to get the top latch connected. For my "non-secure" application, this isn't a big issue. I wouldn't recommend this "fix" for securing a child, though.

From opening the box to having the gate installed took about 20 minutes. I would buy another one of these if I had to.

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This is a GREAT dog gate. It is so easy to install you dont need any tools. The extender just fits right into place nothing to put together. You dont have to screw anything into the wall, its all pressure mounted. I have two Siberian Huskies, a giant Heinz-57 and two Pomeranians and a toddler so finding a gate that would work for all was a little tricky. I mounted this one a little up off of the floor to get some extra height and its working perfectly. Neither the baby or the dogs have gotten past it yet.

Its easy to open with one hand. It also happens to look really nice! I'm very pleased with it.

Measure carefully there isn't alot of give.

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Looks very nice and has a tight fit. Our dog jumps up on it and it doesn't even budge. Very easy to install. Latch is a little hard to work, but probably has to be to keep younger kids from figuring out how to open it.

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I bought this to keep a small dog and a kitten contained. The height was excellent as neither pet could climb the vertical bars, nor could they jump 40 inches straight up, but the kitten (5months old/5lbs) easily got through the spaces between the bars. Pluses are great design esthetic, and felt really secure mounted in the space where other gates have seemed like they are going to "give" with the slightest pressure. Negatives did not suit one of my purposes since the slats are far enough apart to allow a smaller pet to get through. Also makes a really loud "CLANG" every time it closes. Even using a level, unfortunately this gate never lined up properly for me as per the directions and instructional video on their site. Customer service was very cordial/helpful but in the end after troubleshooting all areas it seems this unit is defective and will have to go back. FYI, this company makes and markets a "baby" model/version of this EXACT same gate and can be found here on Amazon for about half the price search under Dream Baby.

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We recently acquired a new foster dog into our home (French Bulldog) who has the ability to jump over the standard gates we have used in the past. While searching on Amazon I came across this bindaboo gate. Everything about it was appealing to me except that I would be required to purchase an additional extension so it would fit in our hallway. After looking on Amazon some more I came across this product Dreambaby Extra Tall Swing Close Gate with Extensions, White. It is the EXACT same gate as the bindaboo, it is just marketed as a baby gate. The dreambaby gate comes with two extensions and a lower price tag.

The quality of these gates are excellent. I found one design feature That I did not like, you must slide the button on top of the gate back and lift up to open the door. It is awkward trying to slide the button and lift the gate while holding a leash in your other hand. It's no big deal though, I simply got a small piece of electrical tape and applied it over the latching mechanism. Problem solved.