This gate has worked well for us. We needed something to cover a wide opening and keep our dogs our of that area. The gate spans the needed area and has consistently stayed standing - however, if our dogs just gave it a shove, it would fall over. Thankfully we don't have dogs smart enough to figure this out. The construction was good, but there were some flaws in areas and the finish was chipped off when we pulled it out of the box. But, this is a dog gate and not an expensive piece of furniture. It has done what we needed it to do, looks better than the metal gates and it goes well with our decor since we leave it up most of the time. It is easy to move in and out of for us as we simply slide it over when we want to enter the room. We have hard wood floors and would bet this won't work as well in a carpeted area. Overall, I would recommend it to others who are looking for something better looking that the metal gates.