My concrete pad ~12"-14" above the level of the ground into which the pole will be installed. Anyone have any ideas how I can extend?
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I"m not an experte but I'd purchase a concrete sonotube to pour the concrete above the grade by another 12"-14" inches so it becomes flush with your bball pad. Make sure you're adding to the total concrete depth though, not just reducing the amount of concrete undergroud. i.e. i can't recall but if the set up calls for 48 inches below ground level, you still need 48" plus another 12-14" above. i'd also buy longer rebar so they extend from the bottom of the hole all teh way to underside of the base plate. i'd also let the concrete cure longer before installing the post. concrete gets stronger over time. 3 days is the minimum. I'd let it cure for a week. I"m not an experte but I'd purchase a concrete sonotube to pour the concrete above the grade by another 12"-14" inches so it becomes flush with your bball pad. Make sure you're adding to the total concrete depth though, not just reducing the amount of concrete undergroud. i.e. i can't recall but if the set up calls for 48 inches below ground level, you still need 48" plus another 12-14" above. i'd also buy longer rebar so they extend from the bottom of the hole all teh way to underside of the base plate. i'd also let the concrete cure longer before installing the... » Read More I"m not an experte but I'd purchase a concrete sonotube to pour the concrete above the grade by another 12"-14" inches so it becomes flush with your bball pad. Make sure you're adding to the total concrete depth though, not just reducing the amount of concrete undergroud. i.e. i can't recall but if the set up calls for 48 inches below ground level, you still need 48" plus another 12-14" above. i'd also buy longer rebar so they extend from the bottom of the hole all teh way to underside of the base plate. i'd also let the concrete cure longer before installing the post. concrete gets stronger over time. 3 days is the minimum. I'd let it cure for a week. « Show Less
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Haven't put my son's up yet. It's in the garage. It sounds to me like you will need to build a form up to the level of existing pad and pour concrete 12 inches deep to mount pole in. I don't think extending pole is an option.
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I would build a concrete form (wooden box ) to bring the concrete base for the pole up to the level you need. It would be a good idea to put in a few pieces of rebar to ensure strength.
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The part of the pole that is designed to go into the concrete is only about 4" long. The fence would not be stable in the grass.
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What I suggest you do is attach a 16" 2x6 buttress to your fascia making sure you hit two rafters then attach the pole mount to that buttress. Hope this helps! Feel free to contact me @ slough22@msn.comI
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You need to dig a hole to put the sleeve and then the main pole slides in. I would concrete the sleeve in the ground.
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If ground is three feet above the playing surface and you want to be able to lower it down to 7.5 feet you will need to dig down the extra three feet to get the anchor level to the playing surface. And your first three feet of pole will be buried. If you need more help feel free to call me 317-773-3534.
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Brian is right on the money. Build forms to raise the concrete the extra 10 inches and then backfill once the concrete is dry and the pole is installed. It sounds complicated, but it is really quite simple.
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The could be use for installation. The problem is the pad is not very thick
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The only way to increase the height of this item is to increase the ground height under it...It is just as pictured with plastic spikes attached underneath
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I got 12" metal spikes from Home Depot to stick into the ground (dirt). To secure better than that, you may want to consider pouring quick dry cement 1st, then use the spikes.
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I didn't fill the pole with concrete. I dug the hole, tamped it down to level it, placed the cinderblock in, set the pole on top of the cinderblock and then poured the concrete to just above ground level. I didn't pour any concrete down the pole. I couldn't anyway b/c the two poles were mated already. No issues for me so far (1 year later).
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I have mine extended on a pole (about four feet high) to keep it above the snow.
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It is an adjustable tension pole. Mine does not go all the way to the floor and is mounted at 6ft,7in as it sits on the top ledge and is 62inches (5ft,2in) on the main pole, the top extension piece on mine goes up about 17 inches above that which can go higher or lower although since mine is assembled in place I could not say exactly how much higher it would go. I also do not know if you could push it all the way down, because of the tension spring.
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Unfortunately we do not have any longer poles at this time. Our current pole extends to 60 inches.
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I too only needed the extension arm. We had an existing pole in concrete. They do not just sell the arm extension. It's a whole kit. Amazon had it cheaper than Dicks.
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In a very windy area you should probably extend the anchors down farther with rebar, maybe another foot.
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You extend it in the same way as you do with most types of extending poles, just grab the center and then rotate the bottom and then pull it out to your length and then tighten it up again.
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I think that would be a very tight fit. However there is a 2 inch foot piece on it at the bottom and about a 1 inch foot at the top. Those come off but are really necessary to provide a rubber no slip end on the pole. I also don't know if you can push the extension all the way in, the farther it goes in the tighter and more resistance the spring offers. It may not be possible to push it down that far. I don't think this will fit your space without modification, which is probably not recommended.