Pylex 11052 11070 Sliding Gate Kit, Black

Works great!

I will tell you the directions where rubbish. We needed a gate that would cover a 76” gap. The directions basically give you primitive directions for a much smaller gap. Our gate is 98” and 36 tall without the 4” wheels. We originally bought two kits. We modified the directions and ended up only using one. I love our gate! The hardware works perfectly. We bought a different latch to lock it. This kit is a guide in my opinion. Tells you one way to make a gate but the possibilities are endless. We left sufficient overlap on each side when closed so that the gate didn’t swing when closed. Because ours was so long we added additional support in the center. The corner brackets, wheels etc are well made and work well. The guides are sturdy. Overall I love it. It takes planning, and common sense not to end your gate without overlap on both sides. I used a Kreg Jig to secure the corners. If you do this be careful the placement doesn’t interfere with the screws that came in the kit.

Heavy duty hardware. Easy to install. Get alot of compliments.

So, my opening was 72” wide, and the gate needs an 18” overlap. So in total our gate is 90”, we’ll past the recommended size. Despite challenging the manufacturers recommendations, this gate works perfectly. I built it myself, took about 4 hours of actual working time and a few more hours of me overthinking it. Instructions are clear enough, but I found it easier to just put it in place and see for myself what the pictures meant towards the end. I think there’s more to be done aesthetically, but I’m very happy with the function of this gate. My dogs are contained, and my chickens are not, and it was easily accomplished. I used kreg joints to construct the frame and I needed to add a rail for it to ride on. I put it over the existing railing because I needed to further discourage my shepherds, but I’m sure most people will construct it differently. That said, adaptability is a great feature.

This product looked like it was a wonderful quality. However, I had true 2x4s and this is for store-bought 2x4s so I wasn't able to use it and had to return it.