What is the amount of space between the floor and the bottom of the gate when this is installed? Does the bottom edge push/bend upwards if forced?
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Hi Stephanie, Amazon asked me to answer this because we have three of these gates. I am not from the company. The answer depends on how you install it, but if you go as low as you can, the space is maybe an inch. There are two ways to close the gate. One just closed, where you could get more space by pushing on the gate (as my labrador retriever has found out and escaped through), and two, by locking it. When the gate is locked, you cannot get any slack at all (assuming everything you secure it to doesn't move- ha!) Hope that helps. Also, we have really liked our gates, and I would definitely recommend them. It takes a bit to get used to the locking mechanism, but once you do, they are great. Hi Stephanie, Amazon asked me to answer this because we have three of these gates. I am not from the company. The answer depends on how you install it, but if you go as low as you can, the space is maybe an inch. There are two ways to close the gate. One just closed, where you could get more space by pushing on the gate (as my labrador retriever has found out and escaped through), and two, by locking it. When the gate is locked, you cannot get any slack at all (assuming everything you secure it to doesn't move- ha!) Hope that helps. Also, we have really liked our gates, and I would... » Read More Hi Stephanie, Amazon asked me to answer this because we have three of these gates. I am not from the company. The answer depends on how you install it, but if you go as low as you can, the space is maybe an inch. There are two ways to close the gate. One just closed, where you could get more space by pushing on the gate (as my labrador retriever has found out and escaped through), and two, by locking it. When the gate is locked, you cannot get any slack at all (assuming everything you secure it to doesn't move- ha!) Hope that helps. Also, we have really liked our gates, and I would definitely recommend them. It takes a bit to get used to the locking mechanism, but once you do, they are great. « Show Less
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There is a small gap from bottom of gate to floor but not enough for a child to go under but can stick arms under. We had no issues. We mounted our gate on the inner side of our stairs/ banister b/c there is some push to the gate. It worked Great and we Love our gate!! We also made home made mounts for out banisters, by personal choice is all. Hope that gives you an idea......
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It depends on the base molding (if you have any) that you have where you are installing it, if you are installing it on the stair, or if you are installing it in a space that is flat before the stairs begin. Ours is installed on the bottom stair (because there is no space with two walls past the bottom stair) and my 4 year old figured out how to push it just right so that she could slip under the gate. However, she couldn't squeeze through to get up the stairs (which was what I was using it for).
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When locked it will flex up a little. We installed ours in the kitchen above the ~4" baseboards since birth and our 9.5 month old has yet to try going under. He just sees the barrier and finds something else.
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Less than 2.5 inches is the width between the vertical bars. Great gate and easy to install without hurting walls.
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The passable space is 17". These are great gates. Do look at the response about the size opening the gate will not fit. There is a space gap where the gate will not work and the guy is spot on with his information. Also, make sure you include the baseboard in your measurement. It sometimes makes a difference.
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The gate structure is 28.25 inches tall. My installed height is 30" because I wanted a smaller gap at the bottom. Given the less than 4" gap rule the tallest the installed gate should ever be is 30.24" tall.
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My gate is attached to the banister with the latch side on the wall. It's attached just above the wood. Not sure if this helps answer your question. When I look straight down at the rail from the top, it is uneven in that it angles slightly more toward me as it connects to the wall because we wanted to narrow the gap a little between the edge of the top step and the bottom of the gate. So on the banister side the rail is over the opening of the step, but on the wall side the rail is slightly over the floor before stepping down. Don't know if this makes any sense, but it has worked great.
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What I do is adjust the gate to fit, then when I want to move it I just pick it up and turn around to put it back in place. Hope this helps - it is a sturdy gate.
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Hi Susan, This is the gate we bought when we had a large opening like that. It does not, however, clamp down to the wall so we had to for example put the vacuum cleaner against one end and somethign else on the other side so the dogs couldn't "push it" open with their paws or noses Four Paws 5 Panel Free Standing Walk Over Wooden Dog Gate, 48"-110"W by 17" H
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It should be fine as long as you are not trying to keep a little dog in because the spaces at the end will be a bit larger than between the rest of the gate.
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The bottom of the gate must rest on a solid surface. The "hinges" will not support the weight of the gate.
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Not if it isn't an even surface. We have 2 of these gates and they don't work well at all for us. The bottom of our stairs the banister is thicker at the bottom than the top and this gate doesn't adjust for that.
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The gate is 34 inches. It comes with 3 extensions. One is 10in, one is 7in and one is 4in. So using the gate, 10 in and 4 inch you will be good to go! Keep the 7 in just incase you move or want to move the gate. Anyway, it looks great, easy to install.
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I'm not sure. However, my sense is that there can be a good deal of clearance and the gate will still secure (about 1 inch). On my gate the clearance is small, about 1/16th of an inch and the gate works cleanly.
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ours doesn't touch the floor - b/c we have a baseboard, to keep the gate square it's mounted a few inches above the floor. it works great!
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The space between the bars is 2 1/2 In., but the space between the end of the gate and the wall (door frame) will very according to the size of the opening. It is 3 in. on my doors. My grown cat goes through with ease on the end.
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practically none. i have stepped into mine and it doesnt push the floor panel out of the box at all. maybe a quarter to a half inch?
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16.5" and the bar on the bottom takes some getting used to stepping over. Great gate.
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Space wise, yes it should work. HOWEVER, a small pet (my puppy) escaped thru the 4 1/2 inch space at the bottom, where the base of the crooked bar attaches to the extra piece. I would not recommend this gate for small pets at all. I had to block my with acrylic sheets.