If you cannot bolt the umbrella base down, how can you secure it. We have a travertine marble patio on sand, and we live on the bay w/ wind.
807905
cemet block stepping stones fit perfect. I've never had a problem with it tipping over and I put my umbrella down when it's windy.A breeze is fine.
807906
Four paver stones as suggested do a good job of holding it down even in a stiff breeze.
807907
You are supposed to use four large patio blocks to hold down the base. You can get them for about $5 each from places like Lowes in their garden center. Be warned, as I stated in my review, this umbrella does not do well at all in the wind.
807908
I secured this umbrella on my patio by purchasing decorative blocks ( about 15" x 15" and 30 to 4o lbs. ea. ) and setting them on the flat rails of the bottom of the stand. This held fine in my western N.Y. area. We get some sturdy winds here up to around 45 to 50 miles per hour and it has held fine ( umbrella closed of course ). Hope this helps.
807909
Keep in mind I would not recommend this umbrella. It is of extremely poor quality. But to answer your question, we used 2 cement pads (about 18 inches by 18 inches and 3 inches thick) to hold it in place. There is a lip on the base that the pads sit on. The pads are very heavy and worked great. Too bad the umbrella was junk.
807910
The metal base does have holes if you want to drill into the marble - home depot and lowes sell concrete blocks in size needed - we bought 4 of those +13-299--1-2-1-1-332133-1-1-1333-311 withstood 65 mph gusts
807911
We secured it at base of the deck + elastic cord. I have seen they are placing a few snad bags on the stand at restaurant. But if you live in windy area, this may not be stable.
198375
You have to wind it past the tightest setting until it starts making a clicking noise, then it won't sag. Ours sagged, too, when we first cranked it up, but this seems to have fixed that. Just make sure it "clicks" while raising or lowering the umbrella.
1735450
We live on the beach and it can be quite windy. We haven't had any problems due to wind, but we do have the pole secured on a deck railing as well as on the deck itself.
1905341
Absolutely not. Wind, rain, pretty much any element is an issue. I'm on my third one and my review is changing as I realize how few things it stands up to. It's perfect for what you are describing but if the wind is heavy you are in trouble. I have anchored it down but then came the rain and it caved in.
852426
If it is not through a table which stablizes the base somewhat. Find the heaviest base you can. Here, we get some fairly strong winds.
210285
There will be a problem with this base/table. The base has TWO positions to secure the umbrella---according to your table detail---the adjustment knob near the base won't fit under the hardwood
2204675
Mine is always set up in a lower portion of our deck so there is not too much trouble with wind, But... When I do need help, I put a small bag of sand along the inner supports .
921644
Unsure about that due to the peg type end. To really secure it into sand/ soil, purchase a plastic mallet to pound it in the ground. It can be used as a normal umbrella. Check out the YouTube video to view.
547794
The umbrella doesn't actually attach to this base. This is more of a base weight that you assemble onto the base that is included with the umbrella and then fill it with sand or water to act as an counter weight to help keep the umbrella upright.
804279
It has to be anchored to something, preferably concrete. They provided some heavy duty anchors that worked great. I sunk a 4 inch concrete base in the ground and attached the lamp. The whole thing is really lightweight and wind should cut around it. We get some pretty bad storms and I think it should hold up. So far this winter we have had several blizzards and 50mph winds with no problem
90848
We have a standard 18"x18" base that is about 20 lbs and in NE, it did not stop the umbrella from falling in the NE wind. We are going to look at other options this summer such as a higher support, larger base, or finding a way to add weight to the base.
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It's pretty heavy after putting sand in it. Just roll it around. I still have mine in the same place after a year. The umbrella is still in good shape because I keep it close if I know there will be strong winds. I keep it close with those thick bendable ties available at Lowe's or Home Depot. I hear don't use water on these because it's not heavy enough and make sure the sand is not wet if you put it in since it will be hard to do so.
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This is a huge umbrella with great features but you should have some additional information. To answer your question, no, the umbrella cannot be lowered. I also had to put weights on the bottom of the stand because mine is on my deck and due to the size it has to be at the very edge of the deck or it interferes with out outdoor light. I used two bags of sand that I had in the garage and that took care of the tipping problem. The umbrella shade floats with the wind, it is not stationary. I really like this umbrella.
119268
I plan to put a sand bag on the base just in case needed. We have had high winds and it never moved.
492167
It moves with the wind. We had to secure the base with heavy tiles and close the umbrella on windy days.
1157039
In any wind condition that is above a few miles an hour you will need to anchor it. It is heavy and pretty sturdy but not heavy enough to withstand any moderate to severe wind. It comes with tie downs that are built in to the canopy that you could probably extend and anchor in the yard just off the patio. Or if you want this to be a more permanent structure you could use cement anchors thru the feet.
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We had ours out for 2 days and had a windy storm in which the lid flew off. There is no way to properly secure the lid to the sandbox. It may depend on where the sandbox is, or how windy it is, but a rock or brick placed on top of it would be your best bet to keep it secure.