Could we use this as sun shade/canopy for dinning out on our paver patio? How would we secure it? Are there grommets to tie it down?
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Yes, there are grommets at the bottom edge AND the top, so you can use either set or both.
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The shade/screen tent works great. It has tie downs that are optional depending on the wind. Since the tie downs are twine/rope, you can drill or put stakes between your pavers. For more shade, you can get shade panels. The only negative I have found, is the very fine mesh blocks slow breezes as well as gnats. If you only need shade, find another solution. If you want to keep bugs out, this will do it.
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There are stake holes for tent stakes. When we use it on our deck we secure it with these on windy days. It is so easy to put up we don't leave it up all the time.
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It comes with stakes only for securing in dirt. It would be hard to secure it on a paver patio.
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Hi Marylou-Absolutely; I have an outdoor patio shade that is constantly exposed to the weather and, after six plus months it looks perfectly fine. The use for an outdoor tent would certainly be far more benign on the material than my application.
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Not really. There are no grommet holes or loops. Other than putting a lasso around the upper back, I don't know a way you could tie it together. Prob come up with something! Up side, it's very comfy and made well! Used it down San Joaquin and it was great
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should be fine, but if it is windy staked to the ground would be better. It is a great canopy
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Mine was in a screened porch under heavy shade trees. I would not want it rained on or in strong sun in order to protect the wood and prevent color damage.
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It is pretty strong,has held up with high winds, I do think grommets might be better with some extra material . The mesh might not hold up w/o. I hope this helped.
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I built a canopy for ours. Email me at dnutte2@yahoo.com and I will send you a pic of the canopy I built
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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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Hi Thomas, That's a good question. If there is a way to fasten it yes. We put it on a metal grid mesh with grommets and zip ties. It certainly provides the much needed shading.
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We always set ours up on the patio and use bungee cords (2) to secure it from the top of the screen to the deck top. We only leave it up for the duration of the party due to possible issues with wind. Any reasonable wind could tweak it and cause damage. The framing is very solid, however one never knows when that freak wind may blast through.
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Once you put the canopy on the frame and loop the straps over the eyebolts at the bottom of the legs, it will hold together very well. Mine blew off my deck in a strong windstorm because I didn't have it secured down. It stayed completely together in spite of rolling several times. Much easier putting up with 2 people, but you can do it alone.
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I would not recommend using this as an outdoor tent. It is not weather proof and has vinyl material.
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I see no way of securing it. We've just had some bad storms and heavy rain in the area; the bench sits out between two trees and flower pots and it has never tipped over. If someone wants it, it's a heavy piece to be taking. Not something you could easily carry off.
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I purchased a roll of vinyl mesh screen(for a sun screen, not window screen) and I put the grommets along the top and tied them to my canopy on my deck to filter out the sun. Made them so I could roll them up. Worked very well and the grommets are real easy to use. Hope this helps.
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very easy to install. It will take 4 holes, two per side. Yes, you should find something that can handle the weight of the shade, especially in the wind.
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You will need to weight it down if you use it as is. The large concrete patio pavers will hold it down. I didn't find that very appealing, because you would need it to be on a very flat surface which meant I had to put it on the patio and it took up a lot of room. My husband installed a pipe with a larger diameter than the umbrella pole, into the ground right outside the patio perimeter. He concreted it in and the umbrella is much more stable and doesn't take up any floor space. We can remove it easily when we do not want it outside in the weather. So we do not use the base that it came with. I really like it for the purpose I need it for, and I am replacing one I had before this. I am pleased with it. I hope this helps you.
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There aren't specific poles for that purpose but the structure of the gazebo makes it so that you can wrap things around the top frame. I added a string of outdoor solar lights just by wrapping the cord around the frame and securing with twist ties. I imagine with a lightweight material, you could add curtains. You might have to be a bit crafty to get it to work right. Hope this helps.