![]() Bonnie wondering if she can leave her paw prints in the concrete. Glad I did, this thing is sturdier than my Great Dane. I initially bought just a 50lbs bag of quick mix, I was advised to pick up another when I went on the wash basin run to Fleet Farm. Tape Method for stabilizing the PVC pipe Concrete! Honestly, probably good that he did add those brackets, unless you premixed the concrete outside of the planter and then dumped it in, the tape method shown below used my other bloggers wouldn’t have worked well. Corner brackets added for stabilization Ready for concrete! He added some corner brackets that he had around the shop to the pipe and then screwed them into the planter. They come in 2 foot precut pieces by plumbing.)ĭad was very insistent on making this sturdy and stand upright in the middle of the bucket when it came time for concrete to be added. (If you don’t have a measuring tape to measure your umbrella pole, take in a length of yarn or string to them to help see what size pipe you’ll need. You want to tape this so concrete doesn’t sneak in and fill it up. Then I duct taped the end of the PVC pipe I got at Home Depot to fit my specific umbrella. Old planter on the bottom, new on top.įirst we – by we I mean my dad, started out by attaching the casters to the bottom of the wash basin with 16 – 1/4″ x 3/4″ screws and bolts. I took a quick trip to Fleet Farm and found one just like it to use. We looked around the Farm (my parents place with multiple outbuildings) and came across a wash basin that was supppper aged and looked like grandpa mixed some concrete in one upon a time. The wheels would be too close together and it would crash – there wasn’t enough weight at the base to hold this thing down. Dad lovingly shook his head and informed me that would tip over in a heartbeat. A decent sized, yet somewhat attractive planter.I started out with a trip to Home Depot to get the basic things I thought I would need: Don’t get me wrong, theirs are great for their needs, but mine was Minnesota tornado-level winds. ![]() He said “we can make this even sturdier.” And now we have. I found a few other DIY stands on the internet from fellow blogs ( here and here), showed my dad who is the handiest. No matter, my umbrella would be knocked over during a light breeze and I almost lost a window. So for the past few years, I’ve ordered about 3 stand alone umbrella stands off of Amazon, each reporting to be heavier than the rest. That was before my landlord removed some ailing trees last year. The front of the house however gets a TON of sun. My neighbors get the back area and I’ve commandeered the front. In the past few years working from home, I’ve tried to carve out my own little patio area outside. I’ve lived in a rental triplex for about 5 years now. Your umbrella will stay totally upright with this quick DIY Patio Umbrella Stand project! Then you have to contemplate what is going to hold that bad boy upright and not take off like Mary Poppins. If you have an outdoor area that is in need of some shade, you buy an umbrella, right? Right. A big shoutout and thank you to my Dad for basically doing this whole project with me <3
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