Isabella Venture Minor Porch Awning excellent condition

[Buckman]

Tip, if buying pegs, get the ones that drive in with a drill, I invested in some and they are great. They weren't expensive from go outdoors.

Even cheaper to buy from Screwfix!

 

[Beachball]

Even cheaper to buy from Screwfix!

Screwfix it is i will look at some pegs it nearer to home 🙏

 

[Oscarmax]

Tip, if buying pegs, get the ones that drive in with a drill, I invested in some and they are great. They weren't expensive from go outdoors.

I brought 2 boxes of them ok on grass, on hardstanding they are no use. I use rock pegs and a lump hammer.

 

[Buckman]

I brought 2 boxes of them ok on grass, on hardstanding they are no use. I use rock pegs and a lump hammer.

We found our screw pegs worked best on hard standing, but we bought the metal pegs from Screwfix. They are known as coach screws.

 

[otherclive]

Not long ago i posted a photo of some super long J pegs made out of steel spiral reinforcing bar. I’ve used similar and from my experience they hold anywhere, even very fine soil/sand pitches.

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[JTQ]

Viewing them, would they not be difficult to drive in, at least with a lump hammer, simply because you can't strike them in line with their shanks?

 

[otherclive]

Viewing them, would they not be difficult to drive in, at least with a lump hammer, simply because you can't strike them in line with their shanks?

I never had a problem driving them into a the ground on a pitch. The only problem I have with reinforcing bar is emotional, as I lost a part of my right thumb to a bar as a guillotine came down in Cardiff GKN steelworks where I was working on production shifts. Ruined my bonus for that days shift!!!!

 

[Dustydog]

Don’t forget things like rebar may have sharp ends which in the wind may cause damage to the canvas and loops. For decades the screwpegs have served us well. Both the oem s and the Screwfix ones described by Buckman. The originals have sharpless tops that hook onto the canvas securing bands. No chance of damage in the wind.
Installation for years has been the hammer. Removal the claw hammer nail extractor.

Looking at the rebar is it easy to pull out of the ground🤔

 

[otherclive]

Don’t forget things like rebar may have sharp ends which in the wind may cause damage to the canvas and loops. For decades the screwpegs have served us well. Both the oem s and the Screwfix ones described by Buckman. The originals have sharpless tops that hook onto the canvas securing bands. No chance of damage in the wind.
Installation for years has been the hammer. Removal the claw hammer nail extractor.

Looking at the rebar is it easy to pull out of the ground🤔

Yes no problem removing them using good quality claw hammer. Wrt your comments I would use them on storm straps, and/or just at the corners of an awning in periods where bad weather was forecast. Sometimes would use them with extra guys on the awning. I first bought some when the standard awning pegs even with storm straps and guys just would not safely hold the awning at Freshwater East. CMHC. The hard pitches were sodden and composed of very fine aggregate/sand. After a sleepless night during a storm holding down the awning I went out to but the J pegs. Normally thought I’d use ordinary rock pegs with a spiral scroll down their length. I was never aware of the long J pegs made from reinforcing bar doing any damage to the awning or its loops. But you can get smooth variants too.

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[Beachball]

Not long ago i posted a photo of some super long J pegs made out of steel spiral reinforcing bar. I’ve used similar and from my experience they hold anywhere, even very fine soil/sand pitches.

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Great prices on your favourite Gardening brands, and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Yes brought some of those for my present awning just hoping I can get them out of the ground as we are taking it down next visit to the site

 

[otherclive]

Yes brought some of those for my present awning just hoping I can get them out of the ground as we are taking it down next visit to the site

Just grit your teeth, as Mrs Beachball gets to work on them. 😂

 

[Kevin M]

I gave up hammering pegs in after contracting a bad case of tennis elbow due to using a lump hammer, my screw in pegs and Bosch Impact serve me well

 

[Jcloughie]

I have just ordered these, they have been recommended.



£24. For 24.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[Hutch]

I have just ordered these, they have been recommended.

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£24. For 24.

Amazon.co.uk

They look good for a. Storm

 

[Jcloughie]

They look good for a. Storm

We are about to be erecting an awning on a seasonal pitch, it will potentially be staying up for 9 months, we are not allowed to use the grass. So hopefully these will do the job.