UBP18181-BR 18-Inch Cast Stone Umbrella Base, Made from Rust Free Composite Materials, Bronze Powder Coated Finish

You may be doubting this because of the price, cause i definitely did, but after receiving it and seeing how good the details are and how heavy it is I can say that it’s a great product. It’s heavy, sturdy, so easy to assemble, the size is perfect and after a full year, still looks exactly the same as it did on day one.

The DC America Cast Stone Umbrella Base was an excellent purchase for me. It is made from rust free composite materials, and it has a bronze powder coated finish. The stand base is available in 18" or 24" diameters models. It is a bronze color cast stone. It is very heavy, and does a great job holding a patio umbrella in place even in very windy days. It hold 2" diameter poles, but it will also hold 1" or 1 1/2" diameter poles using the plastic insert. I definitely recommend this patio umbrella stand. It has held up fine under very strong rain storms and very windy weather. You want to make sure you close the umbrella shut to keep the wind from pulling the umbrella down or away. I have left the umbrella open several times during a rain storm, and it definitely jostles the umbrella very harshly. But, it has survived and the open umbrella has stayed and stood upright and fine. You should still close the patio umbrella if there is a storm or windy weather for safety and for protection of your property.. This is an excellent patio umbrella stand. Amazon has it at a good price. If you have Amazon Prime, the 2-day Free shipping is very nice especially because this item weighs so much. This patio umbrella stand works great, and it looks great too.

Beautiful stand

I've bought three of these thus far. Two I bought about 2.5 years ago and one more recently to replace one from 2.5 years ago because it snapped at the base. The base is rust proof, but I'll tell you what isn't and it could be argued is the most important part, the tube/stem that the umbrella goes into. The umbrella tube is made from what seems to be a fairly thin metal that is painted to match the base. The tube is held to the base with a bolt, a fender washer, a lock washer and a nut. These pieces plus the tube itself plus the dial/screw piece that tightens down the umbrella pole all rust. To be fair I'm using these ten feet from a chlorine pool in salty ocean air, so my rust experience and conditions, could be worse than most. On the one that broke, the tube snapped at the base from corrosion and I suspect an extra shove from someone's feet;) I see the other original stand is experiencing the same corrosion. I've been thinking to coat it with a stop rust-type paint, but it wouldn't look very nice to do it on the outside, so you would have to drop it down the tube or remove the tube or do it at assembly (this would be the best time). Also, when it rains, some water can go down the tube, so you have water just sitting on the metal which wouldn't help it either since there are no drain holes. One other issue I've experienced is the tube starts to loosen over time from the base (likely from people moving the table and base around a little) which then results in the umbrella standing at an angle. Between the bolt pieces being corroded and the head of the bolt being down a 12" tube, it isn't the easiest thing to retighten. I had to buy a super long socket extension to reach the bolt head. I'm not sure there is a perfect umbrella stand out there, but this one could pretty much be there with stainless and/or galvanized steel and/or a heavy coating of rust prohibiter. The color (brown with gold faux paint hue) of the stand has pretty much held up. The base over time looks mostly dark brown. Really the only unsightly thing over time is the rust. The base doesn't seem to mark up the pool deck and with the umbrella going through a table into the stand it seems to stay put for tropical storms. The reason I replaced the broken one vs. getting a different stand is because I already had one (I need two) and didn't feel like reattempting fate to find the perfect umbrella stand. If they break again I may get a welder buddy involved and make the perfect stand since the base doesn't have any issues (of course I would have to attempt to match the color, but maybe just paint it all chocolate brown).

Great base!

I just set this up a couple days ago. We had a bit of an unexpected storm last night and the (open) umbrella itself blew off its pole into the neighbor's yard, but the base stayed put. It did loosen up a bit, but I didn't find my pliers to tighten the nut enough, so I expected that to happen sooner or later. Gotta find those pliers. And I guess I'd better duct tape the pole of the umbrella itself, which was purchased elsewhere. :) What I like so far: - I like the design. It should be easy to clean, and it looks good. - It's heavy enough to not blow away in wind gusts. Major test passed. - It seems like it should hold well without wobbling once I tighten it with pliers. The stabilizing pole is a good height and has adapters to fit different diameters of poles. - Good price point. Some of the bases I saw were triple the price of this one. Obviously I can't speak to its durability yet. But I anticipate at least a few years of use from this.

Works just fine so far!

I have bought 2 of these. They are very nice looking, however they are not heavy and flip over easily with an umbrella attached. I had to put extra weight around them so that they don’t blow over every time the wind blows. On one of them I can see some cracking already, I’m not sure if it’s from it being blown over or from the umbrella moving in the wind. You can’t really get a good tight grip on the umbrella shaft with the one small screw on the bottom side and the screw is starting to rust after 1 month. I think it would be a better product if it was heavier and for the price I definitely wouldn’t recommend it, unless you’re using it in a no wind zone.