Is this pergola predrilled and cut? Can I install this on grass with ground anchors?
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It is pre-drilled and cut, though we replaced the 4 support posts with posts 1 foot taller. You would definitely need anchors if installed on grass.
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Yes, it is pre-drilled and cut. I put it on a deck. I don't see why you couldn't put it on the ground. You might want to pour footers--4 hunks of cement going down below the frost line--so that it doesn't sink into the dirt. I don't know where you live or how wet it gets there. Mine's been up a year and I really like it.
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I would not. If you want sun shade use sun shade fabric and sew part of the fabric on to tie to the pergola, we did that and it works great.
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Anything can be anchored down if you put your mind to it but why would you want to? It comes with 24" built-in ground spikes as part of the assembly and unless you anticipate using this item in a hurricane, I'd leave it alone! It's strong, but if you start throwing metal straps across the top of it, not only will it look bad but you're likely to crush it!
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I would surely think so. Mine is attached to the side of my garage. However, I did not drill thru the unit itself or use any brackets. The unit is tall and will be top heavy with vines/plants this season so I wanted it anchored toward the top. I used two Gardner Bender 45-518N Heavy Duty Military Cable Ties , 18-Inch, White, 10-Pack for $5.86. I attached two med-large round eye wood screws to the outside of garage through and into the studs. Then looped cable ties thru the screws and around each back side post of the arbor . . . pulled them tight and worked great. White ties match the unit so not really noticeable and vines will hide them as well. I don't really care if the ties show it is secured and that's what I wanted.
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If you had the right tools, you could cut it but the ends are such that they lock together. I'm not sure how you could cut it to still have it secure when installed so you don't lose all your soil.
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The way it anchors is: you use a pipe (provided) and hammer it into the ground to make the right sized hole. The arbor then fits into the holes. You could certainly pack in dirt, etc. around the poles once they're in to anchor them, but there's nothing included to secure it.
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It's extremely sturdy I'm sure you can. We have it in a landscaped area, do no grass to mow. Hope this helps!
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Hi Sandy you would need a VERY Large Deck to accomodate the tent as it is quite large. We used it for several party and parked it on our driveway. Yes you can anchor it the grass.
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Not really. I have drug it from one side of the yard I the other, and move it to cut grass. But it's still very sturdy.
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The posts that hold each section together are long enough to anchor into the ground, if you are on grass or dirt. I put mine on or back patio. I follows the joints or crease of the concrete and anchored them in that. Believe it or not, that was just deep enough to hold the fencing up. I love those fencing! Works great.
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After reading the response about grass, I have to say using it there never entered my mind. It comes with a padto set up the pins, and the organization I purchased it for uses it inside and on concrete outside. I did not realizethere was a hole to add sand, but I think that is a good suggestion to make the pins a little heavier and more stable.
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I didnt Support it when I first got it and heavy wind it blew over but didnt break. After I mounted it to on one side and a bouganvillia grew up the other side its sturdy and secure. It's pretty thick so if your are mounting the bottom of the legs with or in concrete I would say yes no issue. Or if the fence thats in concete is being attached to the sides of th arbor.
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The anchors are thin angle iron. Perfect for cutting through dirt but probably not going to break through asphalt. You might need heavier anchors.
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You would have to be creative to keep it from flying away, but I think it could be done with concrete bases or sand bags. Drilling into the concrete for little flush sunken anchors if it is your own concrete wouldn't be to difficult and would end up being even better than ground stakes.
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There are special screw in stakes/anchors that can be purchased from King Canopy. They screw into the ground at each leg and secure the canopy.
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The arbor came with extensions that you can bury. It worked OK and it looks great!
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No, I used garden spikes to hold it on top of the ground and the grass grew over it. The lawn mower didn't affect it either. Sure saved quite a bit of work installing it. I've had our fence for almost 3 years and its wonderful!