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re: Wife Wants A Shade Sail Installed- Help!
Posted on 3/13/19 at 5:09 am to SirSaintly
Posted on 3/13/19 at 5:09 am to SirSaintly
Well you tried.
quote:Good woman.. she's saving you money every day.
She already bought the damn sail at Costco. It's 13'x7'
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 5:42 am to SirSaintly
The woodwarped a bit whne it dried out. Using a 6x6 would have stopped that... Or a good #1 select that was ground contact treated maybe better..
All told I had about $500 in it including running a new circuit and adding the fan and lights.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 6:35 am to thejudge
Looks great! I'll post pics of mine when I finally get it done
Posted on 3/13/19 at 9:22 am to SirSaintly
So, I'm trying to figure out if a 15 gauge metal fence post from Home Depot would be adequate?
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:03 am to SirSaintly
I would recommend not attaching it to your fascia and I also recommend using metal/steel posts as well.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:46 am to SirSaintly
Why not a 12' 4x4 and bury 2 feet of it? That'll be solid. Then you can screw in some eye bolts and attach the shade to them. Be sure that you have a way to adjust the tension on the shade because it will get loose & tight depending on the temperature.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:48 am to thejudge
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Also. You don't have to add water to your concrete. Just pour it in and shape the top so water doesn't sit against the post. In a day or two enough groundwater is absorbed to set the concrete.
Sorry, but this is just wrong. I can understand mixing in the hole as a compromise, but expecting to get a monolithic block from leeching ground water is wishful.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:51 am to SirSaintly
We did one a few years ago at work. Don't remember all of the details but you need to design the footing for just uplift. I would use at least 25-30 psf up and neglect the dead load completely. Take your tributary area, multiply it by the area pressure (25-30 psf) and make sure you've got enough concrete to resist that force. FYI, concrete weighs about 145 pounds per cubic foot.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:53 am to Capital Cajun
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I would recommend not attaching it to your fascia
This is good advice. First, fascia is not a structural member. Second, you're just providing an avenue for water to get into the fascia and start the rot.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:53 am to Jester
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Sorry, but this is just wrong. I can understand mixing in the hole as a compromise, but expecting to get a monolithic block from leeching ground water is wishful.
Agreed. You want an even mix poured in otherwise you could end up with an outer shell of set concrete filled with unset mix. The concrete needs to set and cure evenly.
This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 10:54 am
Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:58 am to SirSaintly
you realize those things will have to be taken down and put back up every damn time there is a sever storm or hurricane dont you?
Posted on 3/13/19 at 11:22 am to keakar
Mines been up. Even with All that snow last year it was halfway to the ground...
I don't recommend that but they are tough as shite. At least the one I bought is...
I do tKe it down in the winter just to preserve it. TKes about 10 minutes.
I don't recommend that but they are tough as shite. At least the one I bought is...
I do tKe it down in the winter just to preserve it. TKes about 10 minutes.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 11:46 am to keakar
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you realize those things will have to be taken down and put back up every damn time there is a sever storm or hurricane dont you?
Dallas area, so no hurricanes, but yeah, I know I'll have to take it down from time to time.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 11:58 am to Drop4Loss
quote:thats why you should go in and fab some mounts to the frame and have a bolt coming out of the fascia.
Wind will rip that 1x fascia rite off
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