How do you place gate in door way? Do you push it in place and lift to remove? Want to leave sufficient gap to floor so dog can go under high enough to be a people gate with top about 30 inches. Need it for individual with Alzheimer's as wandering control still letting dog go room to room. Night time door blocking, like the 18 in height How do you place gate in door way? Do you push it in place and lift to remove? Want to leave sufficient gap to floor so dog can go under high enough to be a people gate with top about 30 inches.... » Read More How do you place gate in door way? Do you push it in place and lift to remove? Want to leave sufficient gap to floor so dog can go under high enough to be a people gate with top about 30 inches. Need it for individual with Alzheimer's as wandering control still letting dog go room to room. Night time door blocking, like the 18 in height « Show Less
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It uses a tension system. As long it connects to wall it can be installed at any height. But I personally think any human would blow thru this if they walked into it on accident. I tripped on mine and it SHATTERED. Look for velcro doorway nets (alarmed) that they use in nursing homes.
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The gate expands to fit in the door and then you tighten the bolts to keep it in the door frame. This also has a small door in it to allow for small dogs or cats to go through.
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The gate is can be placed by 2 turnable pressure pads on each end of the gate. You can elevate the gate to allow a dog to go underneath it.
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I have had my gate extended to 72 inches to block off a kitchen area.HOWEVER I velcroed both ends to the wall to make sure it would stay. We have an English Mastiff & a standard Poodle. The sight of the gate itself was enough of a deterrent that they never tried to get through it.
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The gate opening is 16" at 30" above the floor when the gate is installed so that the bottom rail is touching the floor. I would take a tape measure and put the tip on the floor, measure up 30" next to your thigh (or hip or rear end as the case may be) and put your finger on that spot. Then I would measure across your thighs (hips or rear) from that spot. If it is greater than 16" you are going to have to squeeze through the gate and might consider an alternative.
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We used our dog door in a slide door that was originally narrow, so we didn't set up ours to have the latch, because we couldn't use what was left of the doorway for us anyway. Instead we just braced the slide door against the dog door & made it very secure that way. There are instructions of how to set up the original latch to the side of the dog door, so you can use what is left of doorway for your own entry & exit, also.
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30.5 inches from floor to top of gate. BUT, it depends on how you attach it to wall. My husband did it almost flush with floor. There is a middle knob that twists and provides support. This can be twisted to provide more middle support and can touch or not touch the floor. We keep it off the floor but still providing support on transitions because it scratches as you open it. We could just add some felt, but never did.
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Yes, it's quite simple. You have 2 choices. (1) Either raise the gate above the baseboard, or (2) get a small piece of wood which equals the thickness of the baseboard. And place that little piece in between the wall and the gate hinge. Going higher will make installation easier since you will miss drilling thru metal edging, but the downside is you will have to step over the bottom rail.
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Thanks to everyone who responded! We have one rather large person in our household who, unfortunately, won't fit through a 17" gate. So we're still shopping. :-(
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There is also a button on the inner side of the "door" system that will open the door. Also, the small opening size of the medium door is just big enough for our 20 lb mini schnauzer. No human could fit through, in my opinion. Location close to bottom of exterior door that it is mounted in also insures that the inner door knob cannot be reached from the outside through the dog door.
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Read my review. in order to secure this gate so it cannot br knocked down, you can't open it. My 2 year ol knocked it down. This gate would fail unless you never need to open it and just need a wall you can see through. If it's not a large dog that climbs I recommend a Summer brand gate that's regular height.
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The tallest part of the gate itself, rounded middle, is 27 1/2" but from the bottom of the frame to the top of the gate is 30". We put this gate across the top of our steps on our deck to keep the dogs confined to the deck and it works great. We have 2 small dogs, one is 3 1/2 lbs., the other 6 1/2 lbs. and they can't squeeze through the bars to escape. At least they haven't done it yet! The paint has faded a bit from the sun and I'll probably repaint it next spring. Wouldn't be a problem if it were inside and out of the hot direct sun.
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The previous person answered pretty much what I would have. I also have 2 because of the top and bottom of my stairs being irregular - each in it's own strange way. Each gate is configured in different shapes to be able to block off the areas and both work extremely well. The joints can be positioned in many angles. One tip to consider in measurements - since this is not pressure mounted (that wouldn't have worked for my situations), you'll need to angle these in a way that each end is installed into a wall stud.
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The directions should be more clear. There is a piece of paper attached to the gate that tries to describe what happens. Basically set up the gate in your space. As you tighten the screws on the side the gap will get smaller and smaller. Eventually it comes together. You have to tighten more than you would think so don't give up.
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We love ours! We adjusted it by using a metal saw to adjust 1 side at top and bottom to fit the width we wanted. Easy to do and you can not see it at all. We got the tall white that has nice wood door and handle to get thru gate with out having to step over and locks securely in place. Get lots of positive feed back on it.
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Beautiful gate, not nearly tall enough, my old beagle leapt it, I don't use any anymore, max height 14 inches
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you have to push it closed...it moves easily tho and is easy to latch w one hand...looks great. great gate. higher than most too for when they start climbing.
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I have the same problem but cats vs dogs, I will order this and try it on the top of door but move it closer to the hinge side to open up the door more, I'll let you know the resultsFrankOk, I installed on the top edge of the door about midway, it works fine to allow cats to their box. You have to be tall enough to unlatch when you enter though and overall it seems easy to break if you forget to unlatch, I wish it was stronger.
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Hi there. I actually ended up getting rid of the gate and ordered a retractable mesh gate for our dogs. It was easy to manipulate but we did not like the look of it when open. The retractable ones are for our two pooches just enough of an impasse. Good luck.