I did so much research before deciding on this gate. I decided on this because the actual gate pressure mounts between the wall/doorframe and not the ceiling…which actually gave us more height than other gates I was looking at. I did think that this was a bit taller but that was my mistake in measuring our floor to ceiling. Oops…should have let the husband do that but I was only off by a couple of inches not a big deal and this is adequate height!We are taking in a Siberian forest cat and the owner of the cat said he can jump very high, is very “crafty” and will get out if he can. We got this so we can slowly introduce our cats and the new cat very slowly. We will put up a partial wall at the bottom so they cannot see each other at first. I wish there were a company that could include something like that into the design. Possibly a solid portion that could be slowly raised daily until fully introduced and removed later, then the gate as pictured for a while until complete use to each other. Maybe this company will take that into account if they see this review. But this gate will be perfect anyhow. It would just make it even more perfect if that was an option.This gate is tall, it is very well built and sturdy! My husband was very skeptical at first because he is constantly complaining about how all of Amazon is garbage! But not this! He even said that it was built VERY well, easy to assemble, the directions were simple and straightforward, the hardware was easy to use. It opens and closes easily, it swings towards you or away from you and it has a pet door. The bars are very narrowly placed so no pet will get stuck in the bars. It has a nifty little tab you can turn downward to ensure it is securely locked and if you even wanted you could put a padlock through that space but isn’t necessary for our needs. It has no sharp edges or anything that can cause problems with the animals or even our toddler. This gate is beautiful, it looks really nice. I got this during Black Friday sale and it was a great deal for how well it is built! Happy husband, happy kitties, happy toddler, happy wife/mommy! It’s a win for this wild family!