Does this well get dug into the ground or are there any stakes? Basically what keeps this well from being blown away by heavy winds?
297423
What we did was fill it up with river rocks and that is working amazingly well. It is not very big but, it is perfect since we bought some Paver's and placed it upon the pavers. Hope this helps!! Enjoy it as much as we are!!
297424
it's a decent weight. we've had some heavy winds and it didnt budge. just sat it on the ground
297425
It does not have stakes - there is no "bottom". I actually built up a little hill of dirt and place rocks of varying size on the sides of the mounds. I flattened off the top and set the well up on it. It sits rather close to the house so it does not really "catch" too much wind - it hasn't moved an inch!
297426
You could dig down. It comes with no stakes. I wanted to set it over my existing well head for the house, so I actually built up a base with pavers for the wishing well to sit on. I have not had a problem with it trying to blow away.
297427
Good question ... the answer is nothing. The bottom does not have a base either. We addressed this problem by stapling a plastic bag inside the well and filling it with a couple of bags of red rock I bought at Lowe's. It weighed the well down perfectly and looks real good too. I suppose you could fill it with soil and plant flowers but I was going for a different look. The well looks great, and I think it was a steal at the price I paid.
297428
It's not anchored down in any way. What I did that worked great was to fill the well with gravel after I placed it in the yard. I was careful to NOT put plastic under the gravel. If you bury the base, the soil will rot the wood. If you use plastic, the water will collect over the plastic and rot the wood.
822853
The roof does slope. The wind does knock it over. It will need to be anchored or sheltered to avoid that.
609483
Yes - you fill it with sand or enough rocks to keep it from blowing over or away
290261
It stands on its own, but have not experienced any big winds since receiving it. It could easily be staked down via its feet using U stakes.Hope this helps.
2062036
Once it was windy and I used a couple if cheap tent stakes but no it stays put. I would recommend a large tarp under it. Keeps kids socks clean and extra protection between the ground and bounce castle. Love this castle!!! Very durable, well worth the money :)
1361515
have had the unit for 9+ months and have had no problems... use it almost daily.... has a 100ft 5/8" hose.... winds and unwinds with ease... it you are going to stake it in the ground I would recommend you buy 2 extra stakes and do all 4 corners on the base... (bought them at the hardware store).... it really has been a quality item.. just read the answer from Bill and would like to add that because of the distance where this unit was placed from the faucet I did get a longer leader hose from the hardware store so I can't comment on the one that was supplied with the unit.
1734961
There are stake holes for tent stakes. When we use it on our deck we secure it with these on windy days. It is so easy to put up we don't leave it up all the time.
667240
Yes, it can. But, if a high wind comes up it will still blow it over. I put several paving stones on top of the base and stacked them up and it kept the base secured.
1251417
I'd say it would need to be somehow secured into the ground. I would think a strong wind could definitely blow it over. We have ours screwed down onto a wooden deck.
952746
About 8 inches of the bottom part of the prongs just slip into the ground. Ours is against a wall and we've had no problem with it shifting in winds. But if you want to make sure it stays put, you could set it in the paver stone and dust you would use as a base for a brick or stone walk. That packs down quite well if you pound on it.
601853
I have it placed in my yard so it does not get direct wind. We have had wind gust up to plus 30 mph and have had no problems. I made 4 stake out of 3/8 x 2ft rebar and placed them on the corners with no tie downs. If you are going to place it in direct wind I would plan on getting bigger stakes and tie down line. The frame looks like it will hold up to high wind. Hope this answer your question.
1881573
They have tent stakes to hold them down. The anchor is only as good as the ground though. A high wind area will require more stable anchor!
731912
It has holes on the bottom edge that can be used to stake it. It does not come with stakes. Wind will blow it over if not staked down.
1622796
This tent gets ALL its stability from the stakes. When properly staked it can withstand strong winds. Without proper staking, it is very unstable. If you have it up for a long time, periodically tighten the stakes and cords.
416027
There are stakes that come with it and pockets to put sand in on the beach. It does very well in the wind.
1638211
it gets staked into ground. works well. very light, easy to assemble and disassemble but strong winds can knock it down sometimes.
624042
I believe the base is hollow. I have dirt and plants in mine and it's never fallen over. We do get winds up to about 30 miles per hour.