How do I anchor it, one side will be attached to the house. The fence is about 22' away.
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I have to attached to both the wall and house. I have about 4-8 feet of rope on both sides to line it up obove my pool. I think they come with rope but I used a higher quality rope and it has worked fine all summer.
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We put one end on the roof underhang of the house and the other on the other side. We used rope on the springs and then tied the third side of the sail to the privacy fence but anchored it to the post, not the fence. It is really nice, we love it and my tub cover is protected, almost two years old and looks new.
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haven't installed yet, but thinking about attaching 2 sides to house and one to the fence post via a telescoping pole that I attach to the fence post. Hoping this will allow me to change the height of the one side of the triangle as needed for varying sun coverage as the sun changes position in the late afternoon.
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Sounds to me like you need a chain long enough to reach the fence. Be sure to attach to a fence post and not the fence. I use chains and and attach a turnbuckle to tighten the shades. I just received my order of 4 square sail shades. I have a couple of guys coming in to dig the holes (with a rented auger) and I plan to set seven 4x6x16' posts in concrete. The other side will be attached to my house. This will cover my back deck which in 56' X 18'.
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We placed a flag pole at the end of the patio to anchor it high above the patio level with the house where we anchored it on the roof. You can fly a flag on the pole and have the awning anchored, too.
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I used a pull strap that they use on trucks strap equipment down as extension
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I screwed a large eye hook into my fence, attached a length of quarter inch chain to it with a carabiner and then attached the other end of the chain to the metal ring on the sail with another carabiner. It is easy to adjust.
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Make sure you have at least 5ft of chain attached. I tried many anchors but the digger anchor is by far the best
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I'd say the best method is to do it front back at the point of weakness. Typically the fence fails at the point wind hits the fence line like a sail. The Simpson Strong Tie supports the fence by using the existing post still in the ground surrounded by concrete and then anchors the weakened or broken point to it. WARNING! Be prepared for some herculean pounding to get the metal between concrete and the wood post. The tolerances are so tight you might need to borrow Mjolnir from Thor!
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We used tie down straps to anchor the sail to 2 points on the house and 2 points on a latticework frame that my husband built. It has worked very well, even in the highest winds.
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You have to use unmodified thinset to anchor this. I think you would have to first remove the tile.
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Mine is on an arm attached to side of house, but would think you could attach arm to pole and that should work.
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I would anchor... It's heavy but not heavy enough for 40mph winds or greater...
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Janis, I would suggest the opposite side of the fence post. It will make installation much easier as well as giving a clean and sleek look. Otherwise the material would look as if it would be weaving in and out. Good luck! Great product.
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I purchased this last summer. It comes with stakes and loops to put them through. I've had it set up on my lawn for the last several weeks (just using the stakes) and it hasn't budged, even when we had a brief hale storm. However, if you want to set it up on a deck, then yes you will need something to anchor it to the deck. Also, note it doesn't have a floor which makes sense when you think about it, but surprised me when I opened it.
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I am having the same problem. I plan to anchor it by placing a roped Brick O block to each corner post and lay one block on each side and back to prevent wind from getting under it. I have not tried it , but plan to.Please let me know of any ideas you get from others
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Anchors may work if you aren't going to hang anything very heavy on it. I would try to find studs or maybe hang it on the back of a door.
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There Are Metal Eyelets At Each Corner. Use A Rope To Tie Each Corner To An Anchor Point Such As A Tree, Fence, Etc. If There Is Absolutely Nothing To Tie To You Would Need To Install Something. I've Seen Some Pretty Long Ropes Used To Install These.
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We will have to check with co--I have no idea as previous e-mail reply stated, we too, staked ours down--my husband used tie downs across our greenhouse an anchored to a fence--we live in Kansas and knew with our winds, we needed it anchored. Otherwise, all is well with structure--
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It's fairly light-weight so I would definitely secure it. We purchased some anchor blocks at home depot and drilled into the posts to anchor it. It could potentially sit pretty close to a house if you wanted to move it up against the wall. We put ours about two feet from the house on a concrete patio.
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You have to buy a wall anchor and screw for it at Home Depot. The notches for it are up at the top in the back.
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Use a hammer drill and masonry bit. Measure the length of the anchor you are using and set the depth gauge on the drill.
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you would have to use a lot of post to hold up the fence and peas. if you do, I use 1 inch conduit and wire ties. (zip ties)