DIY Cheap Simple Modern Concrete Patio Umbrella Base
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2020
- Here’s a DIY for a simple concrete base for a patio table umbrella. The total cost of this was less than $20 CAD and it uses only simple tools. I used a Sonotube, a 1.5” PVC pipe with a cap and rubber coupler, a bag of cement mix, and some scrap wood, screws, and tape I had laying around.
If you wanted a different shape you could build a plywood box and use it as a mold instead of the Sonotube. Let me know in the comments if you have tried working with cement for home DIY projects!
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Perfect. Great video and wonderful ideas on how I can move forward, thank you.
Awesome, I've had a large umbrella in garage for years that I love, & I want to put it in a certain area of my yard, this Idea is BRILLIANT, Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic! I've been searching for a diy umbrella stand, THIS IS IT!!!
THANKS!!
Thanks I’ve been searching a lot but this video is everything
Awesome video, looking to add some shade in the back yard this summer, this will work perfect. Thanks!
What you took in consideration to decide the shape, weight & size of the umbrella base? To keep the pole in place is safer if you drill thru holes to the pole & the sleeve, install screw and bolt to keep them together.
Excellent! Much better than the store bought one. My umbrella moves in the wind and is rusting. Paid $40. Thinking to replace it. Thanks for posting.
I'm still very happy with my concrete base and I'm going into it's 3rd summer using it. The rubber coupler holds the umbrella post still without scratching it.
Amazing idea!
Super diy and cheap if you have all those tools and know how to use them
Nicely done.
well done my friend, really like it. Nice and simple.
Nice! & great idea with the plumbing coupler 👍🏻
Thanks! It's working out quite well and I like that it doesn't scratch the aluminum post of the umbrella like a thumb-screw can.
I like this. We made something similar using plastic buckets. Unfortunately, without something like a table to hold them in place, they tip easily. We had to tie ours down.
I am thinking of making a different style for a free-standing umbrella with a wider base, it's tricky without the table for support.
Great job, seems like a lot of work. Thanks for sharing.
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Really enjoyed this video - thanks! Can’t help but wonder if a 5 gallon bucket from Home Depot would have been much easier, though?
It totally would work, I personally wanted as small a diameter as possible and a true cylinder shape. A bucket has a draft angle to allow them to come off the mold and nest for shipping. So I went this route, but anything that cement will harden in will work.
Looks great. why not just use 1.5" pipe with no reducer?
Could still use a flex coupling if you want to get it real tight - great idea btw, which i will be stealing!
I guess a 2" pipe is good for different size umbrella stands. Mine fit in a 1.5" pipe, however.
Great job! The only thing I would’ve done differently: painted the rubber boot light grey and instead of using those radiator hose clamps, I would’ve use cinch clamps, they don’t have that industrial look. (They also call them ear clamps, they are used for PEX tubing and car CV joint boots, come in all kind of sizes.)
Agreed, I have some of those clamps and the pliers, but the goal here was to make it cheap and simple since a lot of people don't even know what a CV boot is :)
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Really Nice. Could you paint the base black to match?
Thank you! Yes you could paint it as long as you've let the concrete cure fully and you use a paint or primer that works over raw concrete.
can you post a link to the cement used? I tried making this umbrella base but the cement i got from The Home Depot contains more gravel than cement
I used one that was more of a sand mix (I believe there were small stones in it) rather than the larger stone mix you might use for fence posts. I don't recall exactly which it was.
What size of plumbing tube you used ?
I used 2" but it will depend on the size of your umbrella, it's best to measure and make sure the inside diameter of the pipe will slide over it.
How much did it end up weighing?
I hadn't until now, thanks for the reminder! It weighs 45 lbs ( about 20.5 kg).
How much does this weigh? Do you think they would be suitable to insert volleyball poles? I want to hang my net over my inground pool?
It weighs about 40lbs although it doesn't have a very large footprint because I didn't want it taking up foot room under the table. Yours would be free-standing without a table so I think you'd want it to have a larger base. You could make a square or rectangle form out of wood and make one, or find a larger diameter sonotube maybe.
Approximately how long does it take the cement to set up before you can remove the Sonotube? Then about how long does it take for the cement to totally cure? Also, do I get a 2" x 1.5" coupler? I'm looking at Home Depot and think that's the one but want to be sure. Thanks in advance!
Also, are you using a 2" cap for the bottom and top pieces? I realize that a 1.5" would just be flush, and it doesn't look like they have any 1.75" ones. so 2" is the next size up.
The size of the coupler will be depend on the size of umbrella and pipe you use, mine is 2" x 1.5". The concrete hardens fairly quick (about a day) but as this channel is a hobby and I'm busy throughout the week I poured it on weekend and didn't cut it out of the Sonotube for almost a week. At that point it was ready to use but typically concrete continues to harden over several more weeks.
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It is very good construction but the design... Why so vertical? It could tip over if not under the table I'd would have designed it wider than it is taller.
Thanks, I actually designed it specifically for use with a table. I wanted something that wouldn't take up much foot-room, had no sharp corners or edges, and wouldn't accumulate dirt, leaves, and debris like some of the decorative cast iron bases do. This has been working perfectly. I might build a wide flatter one for a freestanding umbrella in the spring, if I do I'll document that version as well.
@@THEWORKSSHOP in conjunction with an outdoor table makes sense. 👍
perhaps an old 5 gallon paint bucket and some pam spray ... save some $$ on materials
That would work too! I wanted a specific size for mine but certainly there are many things you can use to form concrete.
Wouldn’t a cheap plastic bucket be easier?
Absolutely, I wanted a cylinder shape vs a taper that a bucket would have, and I wanted a specific diameter and height that was easier to get this way. A bucket would certainly work just as well.
Too liquid.