Strong winds can send outdoor chairs flying all around your yard or patio. To prevent this from happening, consider purchasing furniture weights to secure them and anchor your chairs.
These weights can be placed under chair seats or around the base of an umbrella stand for easy balancing and are available in various shapes and sizes to accommodate most umbrella bases.
Stacking Lightweight Chairs
If your chairs are stackable, they are easily rearranged and moved around to protect them from wind. This is particularly helpful when meeting with congregation members with mobility issues or wheelchairs; chairs that aren’t stacked may become unstable and topple over, or they could get damaged as they blow away in the wind. You could use garden staples or stakes to anchor them firmly into the ground – simply press one into each foot or leg of each chair to prevent wind gusts from topple it over!
If your chairs are non-stackable, consider placing them in a corner when not in use to protect them from the elements and keep them in place during high winds. Or consider positioning them near a wall as this will serve as a barrier against winds that might pick them up and carry them away.
Add weights to your outdoor furniture as another way of keeping it from blowing away in the wind. Rocks, sand or dirt-filled weight bags can be placed strategically around it to weigh it down and stop it from shifting in the wind. Special stand weights designed specifically for umbrellas will also keep the umbrella stable and steady.
Addition of extra weights to chairs can be hazardous, particularly if they were never meant for such use. Dragging them around, whether inactive or trying to quickly relocate them, could damage both their feet and fabric covering.
Museum Putty offers an excellent alternative to using weights, as it can be applied directly to the bottom of a chair to secure it to a patio surface without damaging its seat surface. Simply warm it slightly, apply to legs of chair, and you have an instant bond that won’t damage surface of seat! Plus it can easily be removed when needed or painted over.
Wrapping Bungee Cords Around All of the Pieces
If you live in a windy area, it’s essential that your patio furniture is safe from blow-away during a strong storm. A few simple measures can help to ensure its security; making sure the base of the chair or table is sturdy will help avoid damage; additional stability feet may add another layer of safety that’s inexpensively available – these feet can even be attached directly onto its bottom for even greater assurance.
Another approach is to secure your furniture using bungee cords, forcing the wind to contend with multiple heavy objects instead of one at a time. You could bind chairs to patio tables or use large tarps as covers – or wrap the bungee cords around a permanent object in your yard like a tree or fence post for even greater security!
Weight can also play an important role when it comes to furniture’s resistance against winds. Wicker and lightweight aluminum furniture is more prone to being blown over than wood or wrought iron furniture; for added protection it is wise to invest in an umbrella capable of withstanding powerful gusts of wind.
As you shop for furniture, it is also wise to keep mobility in mind when making your selections. If you intend on bringing chairs inside for use during the winter season, more durable materials such as cast aluminum or wrought iron may prove more practical.
For longer-term solutions, more permanent methods include anchoring your furniture to the ground or wall with various forms of furniture anchors – including sandbags to attach chair legs and umbrella stand weights that will prevent it from toppling over. You could also try Museum Putty as an adhesive created specifically to protect fragile items during earthquakes.
Using Heavy Objects to Keep the Cushions in Place
Heavy objects can help protect cushions and other pieces on your patio furniture from being blown away in strong winds. Sandbags are an easy choice that you can find at most home improvement stores, attaching directly to the base of the furniture. Sandbags may even come in handy to weight down umbrella stands that may otherwise tip over in strong winds.
Make your furniture even heavier by installing a weighted base made of concrete or bricks available from home improvement stores, which you can put underneath to prevent movement when someone sits down on their seat. Some weighted bases may even come equipped with stakes to anchor it to the ground whereas others are designed to slot directly into furniture’s base holes.
Bungee cords can help ensure that your furniture stays in its place by using tight bungee cords to secure it. These inexpensive cords can be found at most hardware or big box stores, and should be stretched tightly around furniture before connecting its hook ends to immovable objects like fence posts or stair railings for optimal use. Once fastened securely, tighten and stretch to remove any slack before tightening securely fastened again.
Wind gusts may not move outdoor furniture constructed from materials such as iron, wood or poly lumber; however, lighter pieces could become dislodged during strong winds. To reduce this possibility, bring it indoors or protect it with an fitted cover to reduce its likelihood.
If your lighter furniture tends to blow around during a storm, consider anchoring it to the ground with stakes or spiral anchors from most home improvement stores. They’re easy to use on grass patios but may not keep furniture secure if someone sits down.
Using Hook and Loop Strips to Secure the Cushions
If the winds on your patio are strong, it’s essential that you find ways to keep furniture in its proper place. This is particularly important with lightweight outdoor pieces like chairs and tables which may easily be swept away by strong gusts. Luckily, there are various methods you can employ in order to prevent this blown furniture from causing any harm or injury to anyone using it.
One simple solution for cushion security is using hook and loop strips available at most home improvement stores. They’re simple to install – hook side attached to cushion bottom and loop side attached to furniture surface or frame – making this solution straightforward for installation during storms while still permitting movement or rearrangement without unhooking and reattaching pillows each time they need moving or rearrangement.
Anchor your furniture using ground weights – small bags filled with sand or rocks which can help anchor it securely – available from many home improvement stores and can make for an effective way to secure outdoor seating areas for you and your guests.
Heavy materials, such as wood or wrought iron, will likely provide your outdoor furniture with enough resistance against wind gusts to resist movement – yet this may not be suitable if you move it frequently or fear sudden windy weather conditions.
Other alternative are earthquake glue to keep furniture secure; this easy-to-use product was initially intended to prevent glass from shattering during earthquakes but can also help lightweight patio furniture remain put. Planting shrubs or other dense plants as a natural windbreak may provide extra protection, helping keep chairs from flying away or tables from toppling over.