Can anyone who installed this on a deck explain how it's done. We are at a seasonal campside with a 14 foot square deck and this seems perfect.
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using 5/16 lag bolts i screwed the feet to the deck after assembling every thing. I then attached bungee cords to each corner and angered them to the deck. the top moves around a lot in the wind. the bungees help dampen the movement.
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Great as a sun screen, not water proof. Made of what seems to be light vweight nylon.. I set one up for a 2 month stay in Florida and had no problem. There are anchor tie loops on the canopy corners but I secured around the corner frame to prevent damage to the top in the event of high winds. To answer your question "how its done" not sure what your are asking.
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I use 1-1/2" lag screws through the bottom legs and (this is essential) guy it 3' away on the corners. If you do not guy it, high winds can blow it away.
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Honestly, it's been a while but I remember the setup being pretty easy. As to specifics I can't remember.
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Hi Pam: I installed it myslf. I had a concrete deck and cut out a 12 by 6 inch area, placed both anchoring brakets per diagram and leveled it, poured quickret. After drying several days placed bar ends in brakets band tightned screws. Very-very strong. It's stronger than the one with brace at bottom which is only held with screws. The hole in the deck id about 8 inches deep so the foot print braket mount is much stronger than just screws. Hope this helps. Mo
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I think that's how it was intended to install. We got it for camping though.
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It depends how you install it. We installed ours on a new porch we built at our seasonal campsite where the temps reach up to 100 in the shade. We use it to block out the sun, rain and wind on one end. We created a small seam across the top large enough to get a length of 1 inch PVC pipe through snuggly and cut the sail at the bottom to fit the 9 ft length we needed with another seam turned up to hold another length of 1.5 inch PVC pipe. We filled the bottom pipe with sand and used end caps. We drilled holes every 12 inches in the upper pipe (through the fabric) and then installed hooks every 12 inches into the porch overhang where we attached it. The sand in the lower PVC pipe allowed it to hang smoothly and look really nice. We then put grommets in the sides 24 inches apart and installed clasp hooks with eyebolts at the same distance in the support posts. This allows us to clasp the hooks when we want it down, without fear of the wind catching it and whipping it about. We also installed two curved curtain rod holders into the support posts about 6 inches from the top support which allows us to roll it up and set it in the supports when we want the view. We used the leftover fabric to create a bag to hold the shade for storage during the Winter months. This was a great buy for us and is more than meeting our expectations!
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We have used ours on our wood deck. It has run for several hours at a time and we have had no problem with it heating the deck wood. I have two of these because we use one in the 5th wheel when we travel. It is lightweight and does a great job. We also like that it is self contained.
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It is very nice. I'm no expert so I'm not sure how to answer. I mounted mine on the house/deck area. We get a lot of positive feedback from people that see it.
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I really cannot answer because I no longer have the installation instructions. The installation we did was not on a deck and involved the digging/pounding of very large metal "stakes" that each of the four posts are placed on.
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My rail is slightly above my deck so I used some decking scraps to make up the height difference. I then ran the appropriate length stainless steel button head screws (two ea/side) through the ladder straps, spacers and into the deck. worked great last year and great, so far, this year.
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I live in Colorado and I use it under my deck, which is open on all sides but of course the deck above give it some protection. It has weathered the blistering summer from last year and gone through rain and snow and is still looking new. Rain and water seem to bead up and roll off. For the price I don't think you can beat it. I bought two due to the size of the area I wanted to work in.
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I purchased this last summer. It comes with stakes and loops to put them through. I've had it set up on my lawn for the last several weeks (just using the stakes) and it hasn't budged, even when we had a brief hale storm. However, if you want to set it up on a deck, then yes you will need something to anchor it to the deck. Also, note it doesn't have a floor which makes sense when you think about it, but surprised me when I opened it.
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My tent is set up on a wooden deck. You can set it up on a driveway with proper screws for blacktop or cement etc.
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I haven't had any but I just installed my deck this summer. I don't feel it is any different than any other securing device as far as that goes. My deck is 25 x 25 and I used over 300 screws. Keep in mind you drill a hole for every screw you put in the board. I really like this product.
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Ellen, I installed 2 6' black iron pipes on my deck where the front of the awning ends. I attached them to the deck with flanges and put a PVC T on the top. I added industrial strength velcro on the T and the front of the Awning. I also have 7 mounts holding the awning at it's anchor point. The tubing they made this unit with is sub standard for the weight it has to hold. If I could upload a picture for you I would but don't see anywhere here to do so. motorhogman at yahoo if you want to email me and I'll send you some pics of my modifications.
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You put the bracket on the roof and drill through. It helps if you have solid (plywood) sheathing. I think I put additional wood underneath the rood to spread the load. I have had no issues with it in 2+ years.
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We have ours on a wooden deck and there's no problem at all. You will love this product!
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There are two images on Amazon showing my shed and this described mounting. If you're not concerned with aesthetics like me as I was mounting to my 10x12 shed. I mounted 6 solar panels to a cedar wood frame that was lag bolted through the roof to the joists of the shed. I then installed what I purchased from Home Depot qty 3- 2"x8' long aluminum angled rod that screwed to the cedar frame with conventional 1 5/8" wood screws every 12". I screwed the solar panel's aluminum frame directly to the aluminum 2"x8' angle rod elbow with 1/2" long sheet metal screws every 6". (Two of the 2"x8' aluminum angled rods were mounted horizontal on the cedar frame and the third was cut in half for the sides) I was cautious not to drill holes to close to the face of the solar panel while mounting not to damage the solar cells and/or under side of the solar panel itself.
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I had to purchase a wooden base and screwed it into the top rail and then I placed my solar light (wooden base fit inside the base of my solar light) on top of the wooden base. I applied some silicone to secure the solar light to the wooden base. I found the wooden base in the solar light and deck department at Home Depot or Lowes'. That is my best answer!