These wall plates play an important role when attaching a shade sail to a suitably strong brick or concrete wall.
Mount shade sail to brick wall.
Ensure all connections face towards the middle of the sail and are tightly secured.
Connect fixing accessories to mounting points as required.
Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use a screw and anchor also sometimes called a walldog to attach furniture to a brick wall.
The shade sail installation was certainly moving along.
Install three steel posts attaching them to the deck framing to support the shade sail.
This version is what i would consider to be the more traditional style of a sail at least in terms of design and the support structure.
Chemical anchor clean the holes and fill them with the chemical anchor.
Be guided by the size of the shade sail and the height out of the ground.
If you just put screws into the mortar it will eventually crumble around the entrance hole and just pull out.
Here s a picture of the two mounted poles.
Drill the pit drill the concrete well with a 14 bit 3.
If you are 4 metres out of the ground you should have a 1200mm 1500mm deep footing.
Check again to ensure all mounting points are solid.
Yes brick walls make a great anchor point for sail shades and awnings but you will want to mount the bracket to the mortar between the bricks.
So i wanted to make sure the concrete was ready for that.
Over a caravan you might need to go up to 125mm diameter posts with 5mm wall.
Identify location locate the fixing points orienting the pole towards the center of the sail 2.
Also when using screws it s imperative that you use countersinks for the screws.
Lay your shade sail out and commence the installation.
Fasten each post with lag screws and carriage bolts.
The shade sail posts were going to be subjected to large forces once the fabric was tensioned down.
Screw head rod clamps to the house fascia spaced 3 feet apart.
The second shade sail now flying high above the side yard is a different type of installation from the lace on version installed near the fire pit.
Their larger size is designed to spread the load over a greater area rather than simply fitting a single eyebolt.
To hang a large shade sail eg.