The connecting hardware for the panels is plastic and one broke immediately.To avoid that happening, upon removing the fence from the box immediately LOOSEN all of the plastic CONNECTORS BEFORE OPENING UP THE FENCE to configure it.After setting it up, re-tighten all of the connecting hardware.Thankfully they did include two extra plastic hardware pieces in the box and so I was able to replace the broken part and I still have one extra in case another breaks.I need this pen for my Weimaraner who is having ACL surgery tomorrow… So I am keeping it and hoping for the best. If they had just used metal hardware, instead of plastic, this could be a great product!Excellent product. I am very happy with this purchase!This gate is being used to keep our daughter off the stairs now that she's crawling and exploring. We're using velcro straps to attach it to large furniture instead of the included wall mounting hardware. The velcro keeps the gate stable in the way that it's set up across the floor. The gate door opens "in" and "out," so it's very easy to navigate rooms. One of the joints was broken in transit; we contacted the seller and they helped resolve the problem very quickly.We removed one of the bars at a jointed section to allow for a cat pass-through. One of our cats is ancient and can't jump. That leaves enough space for the kitty to pass, but not baby. (In the picture, a polar fleece scrap is hanging as visual cue to cat of where the pass is. He's figured it out now.) We didn't know this was an option when buying the gate and figured the cat would be continuously unhappy, stuck on the wrong side of the gate; so this was a pleasant surprise bonus feature.Great seller.Great gate.Our gate arrived with *several* bent bars...mostly the corner/“joint” pieces; although the middle of our door has a bar that is pretty significantly bent. There are also several scuff marks, and the door has a good ding in it. I only included a few pictures, but there are at least 5 “joints”) plus the door that are damaged.Aside from that...Pros:Easy to install, seems secure, gate is easy to open (but not toooo easy for little ones). You squeeze the “trigger” underneath with your fingers and slide the piece on top of the door with your thumb at the same time. You do not need to lift the door to open it. One-handed open, swing the door closed and it will automatically latch in the locked position.Cons: slides forward and back (I imagine any gate of this length will, though), doorway is narrow, it should really be installed using some kind of anchor...you’ll need to purchase these separately if you decide to install it this way (we did).Love this pen. Very sturdy, and light weight, for a metal pen.I work full-time, and travel and live in an RV. I needed something for my one-year-old rescue puppies. They are sweet, but still are little DESTROYERS when I am not home. This can give them space to play, space for a pee-pad holder, and has a more open feeling than being in a crate. Additionally, the bars are close enough together to hold bowl hangers designed for a normal dog crate.It’s small enough to be able to walk around in my travel trailer, and easy to fold up and move out of the way when I’m home. It even holds up to puppy chewing, as most of the plastic components are inconvenient for their mouthsThis gate arrived with all of the connectors completely overtightened (to the point we needed a wrench to loosen them), so one section broke as soon as we started to unfold it. Waiting to hear from the seller to try to get replacement parts. It's also worth noting that this is incredibly heavy, so it's not at all realistic to take it out and put it away frequently. To be fair, I could have read on the description that the gate weighs 35 lbs, but I instead chose to look at the product images (the photo of the mom with the baby in one hand and the gate in the other is a total joke!). I would imagine if the connectors were tightened appropriately AND you're not planning to move this around a ton, it would be a good gate.Got this to keep the doggies away from the ornaments on our Christmas tree. It works. Tall enough to be intimidating yet see through enough to enjoy the tree. Comes put together, just open and extend!We have had this gate for almost a year and use it to block our 2 100 pound dogs into the kitchen area. It has help up really well so far. But sadly it took one really big crash and the plastic connectors for the end panel broke. I just directly contacted the seller to see if I can get replacement pieces to connect back on the last panel. So hopefully they respond. If not we'll live with it being one panel shorter, but it would be really nice to have it back so it can make the bend up against the wall to sturdy it better. But it has been really helpful containing our puppies while training...until the St.Bernard figured out he can jump like a gazelle!!We used this to keep our toddler safe from our fireplace. We took out 2 sections to fit the gate on top of the hearth pad. Works great!I would recommend this gate to anyone with little ones. Good quality for the price.Used this for our wood stove , works great