The gate works great. I bought this as a dog gate for the deck, but the pressure from the spring mechanism that is necessary for the locking system creates quite a force and is too much for the deck beams. My husband was able to remove the locking system and we use it as a swinging gate. Luckily our 9 lbs dog doesn't even test it, so it's able to deter her, but not lock. Serves our purposes, but be aware of the pressure aspect on single beams. Indoors we've had no problems with the gate.