Installation Can anyone share how they installed this sail? I'm wanting to install it over my apartment's oblong patio.Does it have grommets in the three corners?Thanks! Installation Can anyone share how they installed this sail? I'm wanting to install it over my apartment's oblong patio.Does it have grommets in the three corners? » Read More Installation Can anyone share how they installed this sail? I'm wanting to install it over my apartment's oblong patio.Does it have grommets in the three corners?Thanks! « Show Less
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It has the grommets. I put it up from my fence to the pergola I'm in The middle of building for now for shade for my garden. It's nice for the price
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great idea with the auger anchor. i was going to buy a big square one and i wasnt sure how i was going to attach the opposite side.. i might try that.
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I put an eye hook in the house and an eye hook in a pergola support about 20 ft away from the house. I attached rope to two corners(with a spring clip), fed through the eye hooks and down to a tie-down kleet at arm's reach. This way, I can hoist it up and down easily and clip and unclip easily. For the third side, I put an augor in the groundand attached the rope to it with a spring clip.
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it is triangular and in ech corner has a metal ring.I threaded a very strong cord through each and attached the ends to secure objects like a wall mounted very secure ring. The other two cords are attached to securely embedded garden railings. They need to be secure because it is best to have the cords very tight so the wind dose not fill the coolabar and look like a ship sail and blow away. good luck. have just shifted mine to make the shade in best possible position when sun is at it strongest. 35' C in Greece.
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We attached 3 sides to the soffets of our roof and had to cement a post for the 4th sides. I ordered the installation set and it was helpful with clips and chain to adjust the sail.
1787004
I anchored mine for that exact reason. Lots of wind in stl. I was able to anchor to the house using chain and eye bolts into a 2x10 and I had 6x6 wood posts set in cement off the corners 9 ft high. I did that for other reasons but it works great. I would recommend anchoring all 4 corners in some way. Great product, btw
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I installed the gazebo with my son yesterday on a cement patio. I don't want to make holes in the patio to bolt it down. Any suggestions how to secure it so that a strong wind won't take it away? Thank you.
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We haven't had much wind since we put it up. But, the frame is very sturdy. When we put it in it's permanent location, I plan to place it in a heavy ABS sleeve embedded in a one sack, reedy mix cement. Then slip all four legs into the ABS sleeves. If you can't do that, I'd probably do the same method but put the concrete in 5 gallon buckets. This thing is big, it's sturdy but it could easily become a big sail. m Hope this helps.
386253
We are on the Texas coast and its almost always windy here. Our shade sail is working just fine for us. We use it at our daycare playground and I'm very satisfied.
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I've used it at Pismo Beach and it holds up well. That being said there have been times it was soo windy I didn't put it up, same as I didn't use my awning either. The wind was blowing so hard that it felt like the awning would rip off. So if it feels to windy for the awning you might want to error on the side of cation and not put up the room. Hope that made sense :)
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Normally you would have anchor poles and the shade you are about to purchase would be a replacement. But since you are asking, you need to either have anchor poles installed for a shade sail or you can build a frame to support it and attach lines to the corners and run them to anchors you put in the ground like used on a tent, and pull the lines tight, and use a pole in the center to give a peak. Good luck and enjoy, they work great.
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I did not set posts. I built an arched frame over a trampoline and used it as a shade cover in that manner. I will tell you that the corners do hang out further than the center of the shade cloth and there is some stretch to the material in and of itself.Whatever the measurement is , I would allow an extra six inches in the pole settings and buy at least two adjustable straps to mount it with. You might want to check out Harbor Frieght. Also, a slight pitch will help you get leaves, etc off the top of the shade in a much more easy manner than a flat top. Good luck. It is a good quality shade! I did not set posts. I built an arched frame over a trampoline and used it as a shade cover in that manner. I will tell you that the corners do hang out further than the center of the shade cloth and there is some stretch to the material in and of itself.Whatever the measurement is , I would allow an extra six inches in the pole settings and buy at least two adjustable straps to mount it with. You might want to check out Harbor Frieght. Also, a slight pitch will help you get leaves, etc off the top of the shade in a much more easy manner than a flat top. Good luck. It is a good... » Read More I did not set posts. I built an arched frame over a trampoline and used it as a shade cover in that manner. I will tell you that the corners do hang out further than the center of the shade cloth and there is some stretch to the material in and of itself.Whatever the measurement is , I would allow an extra six inches in the pole settings and buy at least two adjustable straps to mount it with. You might want to check out Harbor Frieght. Also, a slight pitch will help you get leaves, etc off the top of the shade in a much more easy manner than a flat top. Good luck. It is a good quality shade! « Show Less
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it comes with hooks and sliders to attach it to your awning via every second grommet. I bought extra at a local hardware store just to make the awning a little less saggy between grommets. Similarly, I bought extra tent pegs for the bottom to make it more secure in a wind storm.
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I don't know for sure what the fabric is. I live in Nebraska and it gets quite windy so I keep it rolled up often. Where the exposed side is has not shown any fading compared to the unexposed fabric. It is on the south side patio and gets a lot of sun. I got a solid color as I was also concerned with fading. Very happy, you do have to mount it high to have it over 7 foot when extended.
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I bought mine a couple of years ago and absolutely love it. It's simple to put up and extremely spacious. What you see in the picture is exactly what I have. Both the rain fly and the awning were included. Did it say it didn't include the awning? I would contact Columbia if this is the case. Especially if the picture shows the awning.
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It only takes about 20min to install. You could do it buy your self if you are strong enough to set it in place, put up the brackets and slide unit in, the 2 drop down bolts. It is so worth the money and gives you great shade when you need it. Make sure you close it if the winds are going to be strong.
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No, you'll need about 18-20' I would guess. Conceptually here's how I did this: find the center point of the sail then imagine a line from the center to each corner. Now keeping that line straight, imagine extending it beyond the corner - that's where your posts need to be. So for me one length of the sail (the 20' side) is anchored to my house so if you extend the imaginary line I described it goes about 4' to my house at 45 degree angle from the corner - that means the anchors are approximately 22' apart. On the other 20' side, I extend across the lawn to a fence, so those two points are about 55' apart. The key is to make the tension on the cable really tight. The thing is going to sag under its own weight, which generally isn't a problem...but we get very little rain out here, and rain water collects. So its also best to make sure one side is higher than the other by at least 2'...that way rain can run off and not collect. Hope this helps.
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I don't know. I have the same problem with my canopy as well. I found a pole that was long enough to stick up under the roof where it sags and I put it in the space under the grommet when it rains. It works out well for me. The water just runs off the area corner that sags.
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I use my base for a 9' umbrella, out in the middle of my property and wind hasn't been a problem on ths a South Shore of Long Island. My base didn't come with the threaded piece that holds umbrella in the hole. I found a replacement- good luck with getting help from the company