What kind of surface does this need to be set up on? We don't have any grass, just 1/4 minus DG, concrete, and paveing stone patios.
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I sent this question to my husband. Although I use it for my daycare children it would be best for your question to be answered by him. We set it up in our yard so not sure about concrete.
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I personally would not recommend setting this pool up on anything other a dirt service. Even with the water you would run the chance of tearing the pools up on concrete. Plus the impact of concrete has no give when the children slide down. The water depth is not sufficient to slide down with running the chance of some serious injuries. This is our sixth summer with our pools. Knock on wood we have never gotten any tears or holes. The daycare children love this pool, I highly recommend this pool but only on a dirt surface.
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I wouldn't recomend any hard surface. The pools on either end have no padding where the slides end. It would be hard on the kids bottoms and probably tear easier.
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The croc is made of some sturdy material, but it doesn't have any cushioning properties to it. That said, the kids would come down the slides into the pools on either side, so i don't think there's much chance they'll have hard impact with the surface underneath. In other words, it's no worse that a typical concrete wading pool at a park. On the other hand, we've always set ours up on grass so i can't test my theory. Hope this helps.
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You would need an insulated fire proof pad or 4 24" x 24" concrete pavers. Nothing is safe on a wood patio without either or both! http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Resistant-Chiminea-Outdoor-Fireplace/dp/B002OMBJCU
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You will need to weight it down if you use it as is. The large concrete patio pavers will hold it down. I didn't find that very appealing, because you would need it to be on a very flat surface which meant I had to put it on the patio and it took up a lot of room. My husband installed a pipe with a larger diameter than the umbrella pole, into the ground right outside the patio perimeter. He concreted it in and the umbrella is much more stable and doesn't take up any floor space. We can remove it easily when we do not want it outside in the weather. So we do not use the base that it came with. I really like it for the purpose I need it for, and I am replacing one I had before this. I am pleased with it. I hope this helps you.
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There is a base, but you need to provide the weight. I used 4 large paver type tiles.
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It has a floor, and we have it sitting directly on concrete so pavers should be fine.
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Dear Jamie,Good day. Cherry here.Many thanks for your interests in our product. Actually it's better to set this tent on the grass ground. By the way, in order to make it stronger,you may need to use some sand bags or weights when bad weather. Hope you can understand.If anything else needs our help then,just contact us freely.Nice dayCherry
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I would probably suggest some type of brick or stone under the feet to keep it from sinking into the ground too much. I put mine on some slate patio squares. You may also have to check the cemetery rules to see if it is permitted as some can be fussy about that.
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You are dealing with a mold that provides for a 2" depth of concrete which is more than generous enough for any walkway or any form of landscaping decor. It really isn't necessary to do much in the way of ground preparation. If your intent is to allow the grass to grow between the poured stones anyway, you could just mix a relatively stiff batch of concrete and pour it right on top of the grass. The only issue will be keeping the concrete from oozing between adjacent stones--thus forming one large pour that is only imprinted by the mold rather than segmented by the mold into a series of smaller pours--each representing one stone. This might be easier to accomplish with a small amount of course sand layered on top of the grass, dampened and smoothed over to provide a better point of contact with the bottom of the mold. Then just pour and finish. Pour the concrete relatively stiff and keep a hand-trowel handy for finish working of the stones after you've released them from the mold. It all goes pretty fast. Most of the effort is in mixing, pouring and finishing. The preparation stage is pretty much negligible from a time and effort perspective. Another alternative that I have used with the mold when dealing with oddly shaped landscape details is to pour the stones in a remote location to where they will eventually be placed. My backyard is largely flat and sandy--ideal to this task. So I set up a little assembly line where I poured multiple iterations of molded stones, finished them, let them cure about 24 hours, and then I lifted them off the sand where they were poured and relocated them to their intended final positions in the landscape.
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I used a square base of 4x4 treated lumber. The instructions call for a concrete base but in my experience that's overkill.
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I think the patio would be fine as long as you put some drainage material under it such as at minimum a couple inches of gravel. I would honestly use the Greenes 4 Ft. X 4 Ft. X 10.5 In. Cedar Raised Garden Bed and double them up instead of the one you have chosen. Great thing about them is use can add more if you want to spread your garden to a larger size. Good Luck! Marty
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It needs a hard surface. We place it across our driveway and it is almost wide enough. We just adjust.
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I don't see why you couldn't put it on a patio, but you might have drainage issues if you have it on a solid surface like that where the water can't drain away. You wouldn't need a base - the patio would be the base. You could put a layer of landscape or weed fabric down I guess to keep the soil off the patio. But again, the biggest concern is going to be drainage if your patio is concrete or any other solid, non-draining surface.
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I have it on a cement patio. I would want to put it on maybe some cement landscape blocks 16 X 16 X 2 to dissipate any heat on a wood deck.
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From my husband the installer: > Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irregation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. From my husband the installer: > Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of... » Read More From my husband the installer: > Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irregation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. « Show Less
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If you go to their website, you can download a pdf of the instructions. The instructions contain the exact dimensions you need for whichever type of base you are building. I built a concrete pad as per their dimensions and mine turned out great. Good luck.
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Im not sure, this one has an opening on the ends where you screw in to the pieces that go into cement to permanently install. So mine was permanently installed with concrete into the ground. Very stable. I did not save the directions. Is your deck wood? I would say there must be a way to do it but I would nit know how to figure it out. A beautiful arbor I might add, nice it's weather proofed too. Long lasting. :) good luck!!!
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I have 2. They are on top of a concrete slab. This works well for us. I am not sure if you need a ground cover with the If the po is on grass.