We have to set up a 20 foot wide finish line banner up this weekend for a local road race. The race finishes in a parking lot so we can't use stakes in the ground to secure it. Any ideas (besides renting scaffolding) to hold this thing down and prevent it from turning into a sail and flying away?
Many Thanks.
Peppers wrote:
We have to set up a 20 foot wide finish line banner up this weekend for a local road race. The race finishes in a parking lot so we can't use stakes in the ground to secure it. Any ideas (besides renting scaffolding) to hold this thing down and prevent it from turning into a sail and flying away?
Many Thanks.
Buy two 5-gallon buckets, two 10-foot pieces of electrical conduit pipe, and a bucket of concrete.
UsedToBeKnowItAll wrote:
Buy two 5-gallon buckets, two 10-foot pieces of electrical conduit pipe, and a bucket of concrete.
Better make that two 12-foot pieces of pipe. Those Banners often sag a little in the middle.
Thanks a lot. That was my original thought. My buddy thought that might not be enough. Has that worked for you before?
Ladders?
I don't think your buckets of concrete will do it.
First of all cut slits into the sign. Even a light wind will take over a banner that doesn't have openings.
Try to wait until race morning to erect the sign...after sunrise. The winds often change after sunrise.
Try to find a permanent structure to attach the sign - light/telephone pole(s). If only one pole is available, try attaching the other side to the corner of a box truck (if available.)
I use two littel giant ladders with a 20 foot extension ladder between them. We weigh down the little giants by placing a plank across the bottom with 3 40 pound cinder blocks. The banner is attached to the extension ladders with industrial size clips and rope. The entire things sets up in 10 minutes.
Yeah, if it's windy, the concrete buckets won't work, and I agree with the slits in the banner.
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