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Three Tips on How to Properly Anchor a Gazebo

  • Perla Irish
  • January 15, 2022
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The gazebo is a common purchase these days. It can be used for both outdoor and indoor purposes. But there are certainly two things that help in the purchase of a gazebo. Ideally, it depends on the space of your home and second the décor of your house.

You will come across many different varieties of gazebos. But after the purchase, the most important thing we all must know is how to anchor a gazebo?

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Three Tips on How to Properly Anchor a Gazebo

The gazebo is used commonly for outdoor purposes as it helps to provide ultimate shade from storms and rain. You can sit and enjoy yourself under the gazebo. Today we are going to discuss the process of anchoring a gazebo to the ground in three basic steps.

How to Anchor a Gazebo?

Usually, a gazebo sits on the concrete surface. If you want to perfectly settle down the gazebo to the concrete surface there are three basic steps to follow. Though drilling holes into the concrete might create certain permanent holes in it but this could be avoided as follows.

To start the process you need certain equipment such as a hammer, a hammer drill, a vacuum cleaner, and concrete wedge anchors with masking tape.

Step 1. Make the Holes

The first point is to carefully mark the holes. Take the help of a hammer drill and with help of tape you can point out the accurate length of the wedge anchor on it. We all wish to make holes that are of the exact size and shape and they allow perfect fit into the holes as well.

With the aid of the screw holes, you are all set to make deep holes into the base of the concrete. Make sure you have a steady hand otherwise you might end up damaging more of the surface.

Step 2. Fill the Holes

After you have perfectly created well-accurate holes in the base the next is to first clean the debris that has been present inside the holes. Don’t put in the anchor or gazebo post because if you don’t perfectly clear the holes with a vacuum cleaner the wedge anchors might not fit in perfectly.

Spouse the vacuum cleaner and clear off the debris first. Now put in the wedge anchors and then you are all set to place or align the gazebo post just the way you like it but first clear the holes.

Step 3. Wedge Anchors Should Be Hammered

 This is another very important step to finalize the gazebo. With the help of a washer, you need to slide in the wedge anchors and then tighten up the nuts that are on top. You can, with the use of a hammer, tighten up the wedge nuts. This also secures in the threads as well.

Whatever sort of holes you have created, carefully hammer down the wedges into their perspective holes or places, and make sure you hammer them down carefully. But remember while hammering down leave a space of a third inch.

How to Anchor Gazebo with Pavers

You can try this method as well to anchor the gazebo into the pavers but for this task, you require a special type of screws known as masonry screws. Though the process with these might end up creating permanent holes but the security of this process is on top.

  • The first step involves the alignment of the gazebo on the floor and with pencil marks the areas where drilling is required.
  • Now to drill into the pavers the drill must be at a 90-degree angle to achieve perfect drill holes into the pavers. Make sure you have a steady hand
  • Now slide in the gazebo and make sure these are perfectly aligned and settled down

Though the above procedures are very easy and can be done at home but with pavers risk is high too. It is ideal to first determine the placement of the gazebo and then the pavers. However, if the chances are gone then it is advised to carefully place the gazebo into the place but without damaging the pavers at any cost.

To avoid the endangerment of the pavers it is important to seek professional help. They might cost a little extra but they are going to save you from future destruction. Know more details on how to secure a gazebo online. There are numerous sites that are going to help you in tremendous ways.

You can seek help from the manufacturers of the gazebo as well. They provide optimal help with them to help customers. You will see many different varieties too so make sure you opt for the perfect one that matches the space or décor of the house.

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Perla Irish, who is more familiarly called Irish, is the Content Manager at Housesumo.com. She loves following trends around home and garden, interior design and digital marketing. Through this blog, Irish wants to share information and help readers solve the problems they are experiencing.

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