Works well for what we use it for and that's to keep our pet on the outside deck.  There's mention of outside hardware available but that should have been included in the listing for the product.  No 6.5 ruler at the left of the instruction page.  The latch is a little quirky but the gate is well made and looks nice.  In the future I would recommend smaller plastic ties to keep the gate together in shipment.  I scratched ours trying to cut them.