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Discovered the neighbour cat on my sun sail when I opened the garden doors...
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this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2023
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Do you live in a windy area? I want to put up a shade sail but am worried about anchoring it well.
Reasonably so. I had to bolt down my gazebo and attach sandbags to the legs because it'd have blown away, metal frame and all, if I didn't.
Note that a couple of decent sized hooks bolted to the wall can hold a lot compared to trying to weight something down to the ground without firmly attaching it. If you need to attach it to a pole or a post, then you probably want to make sure that side is weighed down quite a bit.
The wind is also the main reason why I have the carabiner hooks so that it's reasonably easy to unhook and fold it up when it gets extra windy without having to try to untie ropes etc..
Thanks for all the tips! I built a post using galvanized pipe secured into about 2 feet of concrete (12" diameter) and then put that in whiskey barrel planters with bricks surrounding it. The other side would be attached to my house. I'm still hesitant to install it so I decided to wait until spring lol
That sounds like it'll be more than solid enough.