10sacer
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We do all the area YMCA's in town and one of them is an older building with huge columns on the front porch. They want to drop two banners between the columns in a permanent mounting situation.
My question is what is best method to do this?
Here is why I ask... I installed the banners with pole pockets at top using 10 foot square Superstrut in pocket to keep it rigid. Used 4" wood screw eye bolts to mount to underlying wood fascia and 2" chain between strut/banner assembly and eye hooks. This part was fine.
I then placed 4 1" wood screw eye bolts into wood columns at 4 foot intervals down each side and secured sewn in D-rings to eye screws with nylon rope.
See included photo. Looked great. Client loved it. Failed in 7 days.
We got freezing temps, snow and wind the next week and almost all the D-rings were ripped out of the webbing. Also, client now says they don't like the look of the chains. This after saying they didn't care how they were installed originally.
It is 15 oz. vinyl with sewn hems and webbing down both sides with double stitching where the D-rings were located.
Since this is supposed to be "permanent" - we all know its not going to be - what is best way to avoid the failure again?
Would it be better to use mesh? Should I have used bungees instead of rope to secure banners to eye hooks?
Second attached photo shows upper assembly with struts and frayed webbing that failed. Part of me feels our sewing company we use used the wrong webbing here.
Thanks for suggestions.
Sean
My question is what is best method to do this?
Here is why I ask... I installed the banners with pole pockets at top using 10 foot square Superstrut in pocket to keep it rigid. Used 4" wood screw eye bolts to mount to underlying wood fascia and 2" chain between strut/banner assembly and eye hooks. This part was fine.
I then placed 4 1" wood screw eye bolts into wood columns at 4 foot intervals down each side and secured sewn in D-rings to eye screws with nylon rope.
See included photo. Looked great. Client loved it. Failed in 7 days.
We got freezing temps, snow and wind the next week and almost all the D-rings were ripped out of the webbing. Also, client now says they don't like the look of the chains. This after saying they didn't care how they were installed originally.
It is 15 oz. vinyl with sewn hems and webbing down both sides with double stitching where the D-rings were located.
Since this is supposed to be "permanent" - we all know its not going to be - what is best way to avoid the failure again?
Would it be better to use mesh? Should I have used bungees instead of rope to secure banners to eye hooks?
Second attached photo shows upper assembly with struts and frayed webbing that failed. Part of me feels our sewing company we use used the wrong webbing here.
Thanks for suggestions.
Sean