Outdoor Living & Lifestyles - Deck Umbrella Advice

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hoytfisher
05-23-09, 10:56 AM
Hello Forum,

I need some advice regarding the use of an umbrella on my deck.

I have a big-ish umbrella that I want to use on my deck but I don’t want it on one of those stands with a weighted base. My idea is to use either

a base that is anchored into the deck,
secures the umbrella against one of the deck rail posts (not a banister), or
a combination of both.


I have found that the stands with a weighted base move around too much when there is even a light wind and/or blow over in a heavy storm (even when the umbrella closed).

OK Forum, here are my questions:

What do you think, good idea or bad?
Can it work? If so, tell me how? If not, why not?
What are the challenges to this approach?
Where can I buy a base that anchors into the deck?
What can I use (and where do I buy it) to secure the umbrella against one of the deck rail posts? The umbrella has a pole with diameter of 1.8 inches.


Also, please let me know if you think I should post this to a different forum?

Thanks in advance for your assistance and knowledge with this.

Regards and happy holiday,
Andy Frank


Gunguy45
05-23-09, 11:08 AM
Well, I might be able to help with one idea..

You could use pipe straps attached to a post and just slide the umbrella in. Or get some a little larger and attach a pipe permanently, then slide the pole inside the pipe.

Do you have access underneath the deck? If you reinforced underneath..you might be able to attach a pipe flange to the top, so you'd screw in a larger pipe, then drop the unbrella pole in the pipe. Problem is the flange would always be there, even if you moved the furniture around.

hoytfisher
05-23-09, 11:23 AM
Hi Gunguy45,

Great ideas. I do have access underneath the deck and an not so worried about a flange always being there. I have thought long and hard about where I want to locate the umbrealla and won't be moving the furniture to that spot.

Anyone else have any other advice or ideas?