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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Gate! Great Purchase Dec 05, 2009
By Craig Donnelly
I first looked at this gate because I needed a gate that could be installed on an angle. It was between this gate and the Kidco Angle Mount. The Kidco gate was a little cheaper, but I heard the installation was horrible.. so that scared me off. So, I purchased this gate and couldn't be happier!
Pros:
1) VERY easy install. 20 minutes, and that included getting all the tools and levels out of the garage and keeping them out of my 1 year old's mouth :)
2) The angle mount ability is great. Mine is at about a 25 degree angle and it looks like it could even angle more. Very nice feature.
3) The quality of this gate is superb. Lightweight yet sturdy and secure.
4) Onto the latching mechanism.. some folks on here have claimed that its hard to latch and unlatch... I just don't see how thats possible. I've had the gate installed for a couple days now, which means i've had to latch and unlatch the thing about 100 times already. Hands full, hands empty, right side, left side, doesnt' matter folks. It's very easy to operate for an adult. Don't let those other reviews scare you.
5) Price - for the quality and functionality of this gate, it was worth every penny!
No Cons! Well done cardinal gates!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Easy to Install, Easy to Use, Does the Job. Dec 02, 2009
By lazlong
I ordered this item overnight using my Amazon Prime account, because I wanted to have this gate installed at the top of my stairs before I go out of town for work. It arrived a little after 12PM, and I took it out of the box at a little after 1PM. I had it installed before 1:30PM. The instructions are clearly illustrated, clearly written, simple, and very easy to follow. Pay attention to the illustrations so you can tell which way the parts are oriented. It makes a difference.
This gate is intended to keep the dogs from going upstairs, but would be equally useful in keeping a toddler from falling down the stairs, or (if mounted at the bottom of the stairs) from going up them. There is also an optional "one way" stop, so you can choose to have the gate swing in both directions, or only one. I chose only one direction, just to prevent my kids from possibly leaning on it and falling down the stairs.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because when I hover my cursor over the 5th star, it says "I love it!". I'm sorry, but I just don't love things like this. I like it because it does exactly what it's supposed to do.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
This is a wonderful gate!! Mar 08, 2007
By Mom of Very Curious Twin Boys
This is an excellent gate. I think the previous reviewer must have installed it incorrectly because my gate opens very easily ... easily for an adult, anyway. You can open it with one hand while you have your child in the other. It is a high quality product. You can tell it is very sturdy.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Great quality gate Feb 19, 2008
By Rachel E. Evans
"Mom and Booklover"
I just received this gate, and I am very pleased that it is all metal- no plastic hinges or latches that I hear of breaking on many of the other models. I like the fact, too, that Cardinal Gates only makes gates. Seems like the other brands that are cheaply made don't concentrate enough on the construction of theirs.
Installation wasn't too bad. It took some time to get everything just right so it latches properly. Pretty simple instructions. Opening is not as easy as other gates, but it is definitely much safer!! The only way I see an accident happening is if you forget to relatch it after going through (doesn't do it automatically) or if you don't mount it properly and it comes out of the wall (don't see that happening.) There is no way the gate itself could break.
Make sure to mount everything level. Also, I got the impression from their website that it came with clamps to attach to a rail, which I guess you would buy separately. I just mounted mine into drywall on both sides, so I didn't need it anyway.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Stairway special foils parents as well as children Feb 04, 2007
By C. Schierkolk
"Tired Parent"
I was initially impressed with the all steel construction of this baby gate. The installation was pretty straight forward until you have to align everything. This is were it all fell apart. I took me an hour adjusting the mounts and eye screws that help you level the gate. My wife had to remind me that this was a 77 dollar gate and I shouldn't destroy it in a fit of anger. I finally got the gate to easily rest in the mount. There are two latching mechanisms. The first requires the user too lift the gate out of its dock position. This was easily accomplished. The second lock clamps around the top hitch. I realized the tolerances on this lock were so tight that any hope of one handed unlocking would be impossible. It took my wife 5 minutes before she could unlock it. The mechanism is simple. It's just so difficult to get the thing to unlock. May in version 2 they will fix this.
Chris
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