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Just purchased an aluminum patio dining set and wonder if anyone has suggestions on how to tie it down, or anchor it. Our area gets pretty windy and the aluminum is pretty lightweight. I want something that won't scratch it, and will keep it from blowing over or away. We were thinking something like pvc pipe, painted of course, because it would keep the chairs tight against each other..... any suggestions?
It's on a concrete patio...

It gets windy where I am too. I have a swing to keep in my yard instead of in the next block. Garden stakes, they work wonders. Check at your local hardware store.

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2008-05-25 18:51:56 by Lou

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I live in Michigan were the weather in winter month is below freezing.

If it has nylon webbing, and I assume it does, leaving it out in the winter seems to shorten the webbing's lifespan. Also, the frame may be aluminum, but the nuts and bolts aren't, so they rust faster when exposed to the elements.

I've left my chairs out over an Illinois winter, and they don't seem to last as long for the reasons I've given above. The ones that I put away in the garage made it for several more years than the ones that didn't.

2006-10-14 10:33:17 by mustang

Price: $450.00 $299.99

Made of durable, lightweight, rust-resistant cast aluminum in dark, flecked finish; easy assembly
Table measures 42 inches in diameter by 22-1/2 inches high; weighs 44 pounds
All-weather round table with central fire pit

the best way is either to tie them all together when not using, or seal them to the floor.

2008-05-17 06:30:11 by Dinosaur

Poly Weave Cafe Chair - Charcoal w/Black Aluminum Frame
Porous polypropylene weave is UV-resistant.
Chairs are available with either soft polypropylene weave back and seat or 100% teak wood back and seat.

I want to get a bistro set for our front courtyard and I don't know which material to pick. I heard cast aluminum is rust resistant and lasts longer. However, I live in a very windy area, and I am afraid it won't be heavy enough. There's too much concrete going on in that area, so I don't want concrete furniture, either. Any opinions or suggestions?

Aluminium is much lighter than cast iron, but you would still need hurricane force winds to shift it. As long as the base of the table is as wide as the top, you shouldn't have any problem with the wind tipping it over. The aluminum is also much easier to move around for rearranging.

2008-11-30 10:53:05 by Bonjour!

cast last longer/,plastic too, but if you need to store them away for the winter the plastic are more sensible and liter,and with plastic you never have to paint them or worry about rotting of any kind.

2007-01-13 07:47:24 by msleslies