This works great! I installed it myself without much confusion and have had no issues with it for several months. We use it daily  it is far preferable to the annoying baby gate that had to be moved and re-adjusted every. Single. Time. We also have a metal gate that fixes in a doorway and latches, but that one has a bar across the bottom that has tripped us up several times  resulted in many stubbed toes. This one is easy to open and close with one hand. You can lock it open at a specific length then not have to let it roll back up again. This feature means there isnt so much tension on the wall and the hardware. If its locked at the right length, you can just unlatch it, swing it open, then latch it behind you again. No windowshade-style retracting or struggles. Its excellent. I know it may look a bit odd, but Ive had dogs and kids around forever this is definitely the most functional gate Ive ever used. I will not buy any other kind in the future. This is a fantastic invention.