Cardinal Gates Auto-Lock Gate, White

Easy open and close. Well built product!

Once I got my brother to set install it I found it fantastic. I'm a wheelchair user so the usual bottom bar accross the floor was not a suitable design, but this one is perfect. I got this gate to keep the pup out of the work area and also allow me to keep the door open to warm the house. Couldn't recommend this gate more highly.

My wife and I are very pleased with this baby gate.We used this at the top of our staircase. We wanted a hardware mounted swing gate, without the bar on the bottom. Bar-less was important because we were worried about the tripping hazard of having a bar going across the bottom as sometimes found in other types of gates, especially at the top of the stairs.In the gate market overall (other gates), it is quite common to come across duds (not this one), usually with one of or a combination of: 1) Faulty plastic latches; 2) Complex / difficult installation; 3) Lack of sturdiness, easily knocked over or opened; 4) Cheap materials.Fortunately – in my opinion - this gate has none of these issues. It is very well made, with great latch / closing system, very sturdy (I even tried sitting on it like in the videos), and uses high quality materials that give confidence.I am not very handy, so expected some challenges with installation. The installation took me a good 20-30 minutes, but it was fairly easy and with no issues – I wanted to reinforce the drywall a bit, which was hollow inside so I wanted to make sure it had an extra strong grip. It looks good I think, my wife was impressed with the results.I especially liked the flexibility of the installation, there is the ability to adjust the gate to fit once you put on the brackets, just in case you are a little off. I also liked the double swing option, and the fact that they included a stopper in case you only want it to swing one way.Contrary to a small number of other reviews, I did not find the latch difficult to pull up at all, even when holding a baby. Neither does my wife, who is of relatively small build. It is a clever latch system, and I think it works quite well.Overall, a well thought out, sturdy gate which we feel confident will safely protect our son from the stairs.

I have 6 large dogs in my family, 3 of which I take to office with me every day. It is a necessity that at times I be able to isolate the dogs individually or in groups. The Cardinal MG-15 makes this very easy to do.The installation instructions are simple to follow. It takes about 10 minutes to install the gate in a standard doorway.The latch mechanism is very simple to use and allows the gate to open either two ways or one depending on which installation procedure you prefer.The construction and finish and rugged. Dogs being dogs means they try to figure out how to open or remove the gate. This trait is what led me to purchase the MG-15. In the past I tried using wooden or plastic baby gates. The dogs quickly figured out that they could push the gates over or, in one case, simply chew it to pieces. NOT THE MG-15!! the dogs have been working on these since I got them and there isn't even a scratch in the gate. They push against the gate and the latch mechanism holds. Several of my dogs weigh over 100 pounds and the gate withstands the stress.I was happy enough that over the past 2 years, I've purchased a total of 6 of these gates. I use them at work to keep the dogs in my office if I have to go to a meeting.I use them at home to confine them in our designated "dog areas". In one room I actually have one area (our dog room) where I installed one gate at floor level and the other just above it to form a barrier that covers the whole exit top to bottom. This was to counter a particularly agile dog who discovered he could leap over the gate at floor level.Overall, we are very pleased with the Cardinal MG-15 Auto-lock Gate. We wholeheartedly recommend this no matter how many dogs you have or the size of the dog. You won't be disappointed.UPDATE: One of the gates had a problem and the latching mechanism broke. I contacted Cardinal Customer Service and within 3 days I had a replacement part and the gate is working good as new. Thank you, Libby, for your help! You guys are awesome! 10/10 for Customer Service response!

This gate is very well made, especially for keeping clever toddlers and pets out of harm's way. However, I needed the gate to keep an older, visually challenged dog from falling down a flight of stairs, while allowing his elderly owner (my mom) easy access to the stairs. In order to do that, I had to make 2 adjustments: 1) add homemade clamps to install the gate on wrought iron railing, and 2) replace the gate latch's high-tension spring with a lighter spring. I am posting photos of our gate with its adjustments.The gate had to be attached at the top of the stairs to wrought iron railing only 1" wide. After reading the review for the Cardinal Gates Square Clamp Attachment, I realized the bolts would be too long to use for the 1" thick wrought iron railing. So I made my own small clamps that would allow me to install the gate as close to the top of the railing as possible. I spray-painted the blocks and the hardware white to be unobtrusive. The gate is supposed to be installed a few inches from the ground, so I was lucky that it barely cleared the carpeted floor at the top of the stairs. I originally made clamps for the latch mechanism as well, but later I removed them and instead strapped the latch to the railing with strong strapping tape.The gate works perfectly, latching with a swift swing of the door. My elderly mom has balance issues, and I was worried that using a gate at the top of the stairs would lead to her falling. But she is much less likely to fall using this Cardinal Auto-Lock Gate at the top of the stairs, than she was with the former gate, which she had to turn around to close on her way downstairs. Ideally I would have liked an auto-CLOSE/lock gate at the top of the stairs for my mom, but all the ones I saw in stores and online did not attach with bolts and would have been more difficult to attach to a 1"-thick railing via improvised clamps. She prefers to pull this gate toward her when going downstairs and to push the gate when coming up. She doesn't need the gate to open in both directions, but I decided against installing the "one-way" gadget because I prefer to push the gate when going both down and up the stairs.My mom also has two replaced shoulders, so initially she struggled with the tight spring on the gate latch when coming upstairs (with the gate above her). So I took the latch to a hardware store, and a really nice man pulled out the tight spring. I thought about leaving the spring out of the latch altogether, but I don't think the mechanism worked as well that way. I couldn't find an appropriate single replacement spring, so I bought a box of springs and threaded a lighter one onto the latch. The tension is now perfect and easier for my mother to unlatch the gate when coming upstairs. I'm glad I bought this gate and made the adjustments, especially after an Amazon reviewer provided very helpful information to me. I wish I had gotten this gate sooner instead of trying others first. I have included photos.