Does the 90 inch height include space to sink the 'legs' of the trellis into the dirt or will I need to anchor it some other way?
1160084
The trellis comes with two additional 24" long pvc tubes that you can set into the ground if the trellis is not going to be fastened to the side of the house. The trellis then slips over these tubes. You can also cut down a piece of 2x4 pressure treated lumber to slide into these tubes to increase their stiffness. I also set these tubes in concrete so they would not move. you get the full 90" of height. I am very pleased with the way it turned out, very well built.
1160085
Hi, I bought one and am quite satisfied. It comes with substantial footings that you can sink into the ground to stabilize the trellis. I didn't use them because mine is agains a wall and I secured it to the wall. The 90 inches is just for the trellis, and does not include the footings. Be careful to follow the instructions in the proper sequence.
1160086
They provide absolutely everything including the base pvc hollow 2x4s that the trellis slips into. You put together the sturdy 90" trellis and then dig the bases into the soil and slip the trellis in. They even supply all the white enameled stainless screws needed to attach the trellis to the base pieces once you easily level it. Great quality. I wrote them and thanked them.
1160087
There are "leg extensions" in the package to anchor the trellis in the ground. So the trellis measures 90 inches above ground!
1160088
There are posts on both sides that go into the ground and the trellis goes into those posts. The height of ours is 94 inches from the ground.
1160089
The legs on the trellis are quite long and I think are adequate for most uses. As I live near the ocean and get a lot of heavy winds and storms, I also screwed a couple of hooks into the side of my house toward the top of the trellis and secured it with fishing line. Not sure it's needed, but just in case. I really like the trellis and am getting lots of compliments.
1167732
Yes, I agree with the other answers. The depth is not overly deep anyway. But is perfect for my small veg garden. I do what Nancy does and just tilt the unit. If I need to deeper ... just hold it in place.
1453011
Figure approx. 10 to 12 inches (at the most) into the ground - which then makes the height 75 to 77 inches high. Mine looks great against my light colored background of my garage; did not need to do any drilling at all and the trellis is a really nice height! Also, it's so pretty (color and design) that I will never have any type of plant/vine traveling up on it. I purchased mine last May 2014; went through an awful winter on Long Island and looks perfect!
1903118
Mine is free standing, but next to my house and holds 2 clematis plants. It gets plenty of wind. The trellis includes 2- 16" L-channel ground anchors (that you pound into the ground). The trellis slides over the anchors, then gets screwed into them. I've had mine for a year and it is still very sturdy and looks as good as new.
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.
1091656
Hi, my trellis looks perfect..... like part of our house. I asked our garden assistant to put it together, but believe that the sides of the panel are grooved and slide together. I think that the hardware clips are needed for attaching panels to posts.
239273
It comes with two pieces of metal that you hammer into the ground. These support the trellis very well. It is rather critical that you space and angle them properly. Once in the ground there is actually a screw that you run through the trellis plastic and into the metal support which then holds the trellis firmly in place. I highly recommend using a power drill as the screws would be very difficult to install by hand. I have has some pretty strong winds and the trellis is doing fine. I hope it does as well when covered with a vine that catches more wind.
647361
Sorry to say I don't recall whether the spikes are sufficient; I have it against a wooden fence, and it's fastened. But I can tell you I was impressed with the quality of the trellis. I think you might be able to get away with using just the spikes. Worst case maybe one screw with anchor at the top.
243706
The trellis is adjustable so you can make it wider and shorter, OR taller and narrower. Very convenient. The way I set up mine it is 4 ft wide and 7.5 ft high.
610931
No ,the cross bars are too wide and if the trellis is mounted in the ground it may not be study enough.It took some time to assemble ,but wasn't too bad.
1339311
I don't plan on buying any extra anchors. The arbor comes with leg extentions for concreting in the ground.
624246
I have mine installed in the dirt of a large planter with a bush in it. the pole comes in sections so I suspect if you want to put it in the ground you just take the bottom section, pound it into the ground and the add the other pole sections.
28788
The anchors go up into the side "rails" and the unit sits directly on the groundonce you pound the anchors in. No addition of height.
8847
Mine is essentially free-standing -- I added extensions with 2x4 into the plastic base -- I think to a total depth of 18 or 24 inches -- and poured redi-mix concrete around it -- it is against a wall but not really flush and I havent had to support it with any bolts through the actual trellis framework into the wall. The 2x4 were a little hard to get fully seated into the base but so far it hasnt had any trouble and we get some pretty strong winds here
2217642
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.
2247817
I live in Minnesota and we put it in black dirt, so I am not sure how it would work in clay/limestone. It does have 18 inch metal anchors that you put in the ground and they seem to be very sturdy. The trellis is on the west side of our house with a north wind blowing on it all the time, sometimes very strong north wind and it has never bowed or moved. I am very happy with it and have had many compliments of how nice it looks. Sorry I can't help you more with your question.
785181
We attached ours to 2- 4X4X8 ft treated posts. The posts we set in the ground 2 ft deep. Has worked great for us we have a Trumpet vine on ours and holds it no problem!