Do you need a concrete base?
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from my husband:> Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irrigation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. from my husband:> Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a... » Read More from my husband:> Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irrigation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. « Show Less
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From my husband the installer: > Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irregation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. From my husband the installer: > Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of... » Read More From my husband the installer: > Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irregation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. « Show Less
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I did do a half bag of quik set on each side. It's holding up well. Hope this helps.
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No, you don't need the base plate at all. It's purpose is to cover up the unused holes should you be installing the faucet with a sink that has 3 holes. If you have a sink with 1 hole only you don't need the plate.
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The shed we bought did not come with a foundation. We laid stone for the foundation. We like the shed....serves our purpose.
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I would to have a more solid floor. I did not have to do that with mine because I already had slab/cement flooring.
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I use a frame for it. But I do not think it is necessary to add on a foundation. The bottom of this mattress is quite firm, and the top is comfortable-soft.
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No. You wont need it! Beware to put a piece of solid wood below, because it is heavy. Enjoy!
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It doesn't have a base but it has an insert where the umbrella goes to tighten it to keep it stable. I have mine on my deck and it's no problem.
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You do require a foundation of some type. I built a frame with 2 by 4's and put 2 by 4 legs under it and plywood on top to support the mattress. We store stuff under the bed in Rubbermaid containers. A frame and two twin sized foundations would work, but I prefer the platform because of the storage space.
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No, you have to purchase a base for this umbrella separately. You will definitely need a base to hold the umbrella down because high winds can get underneath and move it around easily.
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You can, but it would be a lot of drilling into the concrete in order to make the hand rail secure. There are 12 holes needed which will require good anchor inserts for the bolts to be screwed into and I am not sure you can get small enough diameter bolts to fit the holes provided in the base.
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If you go to their website, you can download a pdf of the instructions. The instructions contain the exact dimensions you need for whichever type of base you are building. I built a concrete pad as per their dimensions and mine turned out great. Good luck.
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It is not 'needed' per se but it never hurts to have that extra layer of protection. If for nothing else than to lessen the chances of a rock poking through. We did it with ours and having the extra layer of protection is nice (especially on the feet).
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The directions state you need a base (go to the Suncast site and take a look at the PDF install instructions.) Either concrete or a plywood foundation. Some people have used crushed stone but a level surface is best and will really make the install easier.
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Base is moderately heavy and well constructed. You will not have any problems with the base construction , especially because Amazon stands behind all of its products.
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On concrete you should not need the floor frame kit, or plywood. just a drill and a couple of concrete anchors. I bought the anchor kit and it was overkill, 4 anchors should be enough.
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I bought this and the base kit. In addition, I bought base wooden boards from home Depot to make a foundation.
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Yes however I would not recommend it. Concrete has a rough.finish and you stand the chance of damaging.the bottom.