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Summer Infant Metal Expansion Gate, 6 Foot Wide Walk-Thru features
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The Metal Expansion Gate, 6 Foot Wide Walk Thru, is ideal for extra wide doorways. The hardware mounted installation keeps gate securely in place, and a simple, one handed walk through door allows parents to move easily from room to room. A neutral finish complements most home decor.
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It is straight and it would work well for a 69.75 inch opening. My opening is 68 inches and the gate is sturdy and very attractive. We are happy with it.
Q:Does it have to be drilled into the wall?
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Unfortunately yes.
Q:Can it be used in an opening with baseboards where the bottom mounts would need to be a little closer together than the top mounts?
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Usually yes. Each of the four mounts adjusts individually, so the bottom mounts can be a little closer together than the top mounts.
The only time this wouldn’t work is if the distance between the baseboards is less than the minimum width of the gate, so measure carefully. (This is an issue I had at the top of my stairs- the distance between the walls was the minimum distance, and the distance between baseboards was too short).
Q:Are the screws log enough to get into the wood frame behind the sheetrock?
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I’m not sure but, they were long enough for the frame that we needed to secure the gate to. Sorry if this didn’t help much. Good Luck – it’s a GREAT Gate and so good looking too!!
Q:how wide are the slats? i have a 4 pound pom and i need to know it she can go through.i have an archway of 62 inches
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Around 3″…..I do believe a 4# pom could squeeze thru!
Q:How far apart are the slates? Any slightly wider openings? My dog is just 4 lbs and I don’t want him to be able to slip through.
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Just measured mine. Slats are 2.75 inches apart. I have a 6 lb. dog and she doesn’t come close to fitting through. Hope this helps. I love this gate.
Q:can the entire gate be removed easily when not in use
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Absolutely! The gate is set into mounts attached to the wall that allow easy removal of the gate. This will just leave the four small brackets on the wall. To see these brackets just zoom in on the four corners of the product in any of its images to get an idea of how they look/size.
Q:does the door closes automatically?
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No, the door does not close automatically. It is slightly lifted to close.
Q:How wide are the mounting brackets?
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They are around an inch to an inch and a half. Not wide at all.
Q:I have a 73″ opening. With the mounts on each side will this gate be big enough or no? Are there extensions I can get?
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You could mount a 1 inch piece of wood to each side to help you bridge the gap as I don’t believe there are additional extension pieces.
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Yes. My doorway is 73 inches and it fits!
Q:Can you use this gate at the bottom of a staircase?
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Yes, and it works great. The bottom of our staircase is 72″ wide and it fits well as we mounted it on oak 1×4″ boards and run Velcro around the posts so we did not have to drill into the posts.
Q:What color is this? It says neutral-I’m looking for white. Is this some weird almond color?
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It’s a very light almond color, almost a cream color. So if you are looking for white, white…this is not it!
Q:Can this gate detach from the wall easily once installed?
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Yes
Q:I have walls are not parallel. One side wall has tilted 45 degrees. Can I still install this product on my wall?
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The gate can accommodate small variances in wall angle, but it is designed to fit an opening where the angle of the wall to the floor is 90 degrees. Anything much different is going to require modification of your wall to accommodate the gate.
Q:my opening is exactly 72 inches on top and 70.5 inches on the bottom because of molding any problems?
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No
Q:Can you put the door on one end and the extensions on the other end, or does it have to look just like the picture when set up?
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No, the door has to be in the center.
Q:How wide is the actual walk thru opening?
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About 20 inches
Q:Iwant to install this gate high enough for my cats to go under, yet keep the dogs out. Will it work if I install it about 10 inches from the floor?
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I wouldn’t do that because people will trip on the gate. We have a 20 lb pug and he has figured out how to slip through that slats so I think your cats could also.
Q:Can small dogs fit through the openings of the rungs?
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No. We have 2 small dogs. One is 8 lbs. and one is 5 lbs. They can’t get through. I love this gate. We put it across a 74 inch opening between our kitchen and dining room- looks good and keeps my girls out of trouble.
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I would agree with your concerns. This gate has a number of unfinished metal threaded screws and bolts that are critical to its construction and mount that I could see rusting pretty quickly if out in the elements for a prolonged period of time. Not sure about the extensions, sorry.
Q:How wide is the space between the slats?
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Just under 3″
Q:What are the sizes of the included extensions?
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There are 4-12 inch extensions. However, the design of the extensions allows a person to chose several different widths to spread across many different openings.
Q:Would this gate fit a 57″ space well? Or do the extensions not make it feasible
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30-inch tall gate fits extra wide openings, between 44 and 72-inches wide
Q:how wide are bars, need for small dog?
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Most bars are 0.5in, two bars are 1.25in, but space between bars are 2.75in
Q:Can someone tell me the distance between the uprights? Can a small dog fit through?
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They are about 2″ apart and no a small dog could not fit through.
Q:I need to fit a 45 inch space. Should this work well w/ no extensions or smaller parts?
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Q:Can this be used at the top of the stairs?
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It depends on the width of where you shall attach the gate. We have this gate in a 62 inch area in our family room. It is perfect for us because we can leave the gate open or shut, depending if there is a baby crawling around the family room. Once the little one is walking, we shall put a smaller gate at the top of our stairs. This gate would be to wide to fit at the top of our stairs.
FYI At the other entry into the family room, we have a gate where the width is smaller. This gate swings shut.
Q:How much space is between the up rights. I have a small puppy I want to keep out of a sunroom.
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It’s about two inches. I have a dog that is about 12 lbs and he can not get through it. The boo is nice also, it opens both ways and has a simple thumb clip.
I hope that helps.
Q:How wide is each extension panel, and how many?
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There is one extension on each side and they are roughly 16 in or so, I can’t tell exactly because my gate is installed and that means the extension ends are inside the middle gate metal bars and id have to disassemble it to tell exactly.
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It is white…kind of a creamy white though
Q:Can this be used outdoors?
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You could use it in outer space if you wanted to. It sort of depends how you are going to mount it. This question is way to vague to give a real answer to it.
Q:Would this be easy for a toddler to open?
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Not necessarily. You have to push the button on top and slide it while pressed and then life the gate off the track to open it. I love mine.
Q:Is it true this is almond or is it a white gate in actual color?
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It’s off-white, not true white.
Q:I need a gate for an 88″ opening. Is there extenders or expansions avaialble? It looks like it but I need to be positive. Thanks!
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The gate as is, is just sturdy enough I’m afraid if you attach extenders or some sort of expansion. It will make the gate weak. I have it a the max width and is solid. Anything bigger may fall with a little bit of force. I maybe recommend you ad some kind of temporary solid structure to your wall to not need such a huge size. Everything is pretty much DIY. Don’t be scared to google or use you tube on how build a temp structure cheap under $50. This is a great gate for its size. I’m Afraid if you try any extensions it can be dangerous. Hope this helps. HMC
Q:How wide is the gate opening itself? Not the total dimensions but the gate opening only.
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Just measured, the gate opening is 19″.
Q:I want to used it for my little dog. Chichuachua mix. How wide is the gap between each bar?
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I use this for my chihuahua and he doesn’t fit through the bars 
not quite sure how far apart they are but they’re close enough that an 8 pound dog doesn’t fit through
Q:use extra expansion
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Yes..I used it.
Q:What color is the finish of this gate?
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Definitely not White but it’s a very soft “creamy” color (off-white) – very neutral, I would say.
Q:Can it fit an opening that’s approximately 69″ wide?
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Yes, it is adjustable by 3″ on each side and can fit up to a 72″ width.
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It needs to be screwed into the wall.
Q:Can this be used outdoors?
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We use ours indoors only. I would not leave it out in the rain for fear that it would start to rust.
Q:What is the height needed at the sides…I am assuming 30 inches and higher in the middle but need to be sure.
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Hello,
Yes the height is 30-inch tall gate fits extra wide openings, between 44 and 72-inches wide.
Thank you
Babyhaven
Q:we bought this gate and it is not wide enough for our 70 inch opening…are there extension pieces? We just need about 3 or 4 more inches. thanks
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It does fit up to 72″ and, the screws on each upper side of the gate that go into the brackets can screw in or out to adjust for the right width. You should be fine with your 70″ opening – good luck!!
Q:So this metal expansion gate, 6 foot wide walk-thru is all I need for my 70 inch opening? It comes with hardware and the walk thru gate and sides?
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Yes… no extra parts required.
Q:Would this gate be good for a doorway that is not straight across? I need to have it angled, please let me know. Thanks!
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I don’t think that this would work – you have to screw hardware into the wall and the gate itself could not be angled to fit into the hardware.
Q:How high are the sides and how high is the door at top
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I send my Summer back, because I didn’t like to reach back to close the door. (It swings both ways).I wanted an automatic closure. But If I remember correctly the door height was 31 1/2″ and the side height was 30″. My active Shiba doesn’t jump it. You can always make it higher by installing it higher but of course you’ll have to step over the bottom rail I’ve redesigned my new expansion gate to lock and close itself, and a simple slight lift opens the gate without having to push anything.
Q:how wide is gate openinig
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19 inches
Q:If I have a 55 inch opening, will it fit? I see some gates have a range but if it’s a certain amount of inches it won’t fit properly??
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I have 2 of these, and they both work great. One opening is 48″ and the other is 67″. It’s fully adjustable, and I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work for 55″.
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