I am very happy with my purchase. Delivery was on time and there was no damage. The product is well made and the components are high quality. Assembly and directions were straight forward. The umbrella is easy to open an close. I elected to bolt the cross/stand directly to my deck for better stability and not deal with buying a separate base. However, in doing this I obviously gave up the option of moving the umbrella. As another rewiewer mentioned, the umbrella does rotate somewhat in moderate winds. It seems that the 360° revolving mechanism has a little too much play when set. They should design it to be tighter. To help deal with the wind I drilled holes near the ends of the four main canopy support beams and mounted D/hinges. When the winds are moderate I secure two corners of the umbrella to the house with bungee cords. When the winds are stronger, I secure all four corners. See pictures. This system works great and even heavy winds arent a problem, but it did take some minor handy work. To be fair, I probably would have needed to do this with any umbrella I bought since they are all affected by wind. Overall this is a very good product and I am pleased with the purchase. I would definitely buy it again.
Very good product
I am very happy with my purchase. Delivery was on time and there was no damage. The product is well made and the components are high quality. Assembly and directions were straight forward. The umbrella is easy to open an close. I elected to bolt the cross/stand directly to my deck for better stability and not deal with buying a separate base. However, in doing this I obviously gave up the option of moving the umbrella. As another rewiewer mentioned, the umbrella does rotate somewhat in moderate winds. It seems that the 360° revolving mechanism has a little too much play when set. They should design it to be tighter. To help deal with the wind I drilled holes near the ends of the four main canopy support beams and mounted D/hinges. When the winds are moderate I secure two corners of the umbrella to the house with bungee cords. When the winds are stronger, I secure all four corners. See pictures. This system works great and even heavy winds arent a problem, but it did take some minor handy work. To be fair, I probably would have needed to do this with any umbrella I bought since they are all affected by wind. Overall this is a very good product and I am pleased with the purchase. I would definitely buy it again.