Older people and ladies might need help with the assembly
Assembly can be awkward. The product comes in basically three pieces/two cross pieces for the base, a vertical piece which the two cross pieces bolt to and the umbrella assembly itself. You have two choices; assemble the base, lift the umbrella then drop it into the base or lay the umbrella on its side (maybe sawhorses) and assemble the base to the umbrella then lift the whole thing vertical. I chose the lift and drop method but it was VERY awkward for one older person because the umbrella itself is top heavy. I did get it together then found that the piece that covers the connection point was on upside down (third photo) which covered one of the bolt holes. Had to lift out, flip the cover and reinsert. At that point I should have gone to the horizontal insert method but was too stubborn. The first photo shows the weighted base I bought/the version. Easy to fill with water and seem heavy enough for our winds here in the mountains. However, the base crosspieces do come with predrilled holes (photo 4) on both sides of the cross brace and on the top/the top one for a carriage bolt and the side ones for screws I guess. If you know the unit will stay where it is it could be screwed or bolted to the deck or concrete pad. Remove the umbrella in the winter and leave the base installed. I used four carriage bolts to bolt the base to my trex deck.
Older people and ladies might need help with the assembly
Assembly can be awkward. The product comes in basically three pieces/two cross pieces for the base, a vertical piece which the two cross pieces bolt to and the umbrella assembly itself. You have two choices; assemble the base, lift the umbrella then drop it into the base or lay the umbrella on its side (maybe sawhorses) and assemble the base to the umbrella then lift the whole thing vertical. I chose the lift and drop method but it was VERY awkward for one older person because the umbrella itself is top heavy. I did get it together then found that the piece that covers the connection point was on upside down (third photo) which covered one of the bolt holes. Had to lift out, flip the cover and reinsert. At that point I should have gone to the horizontal insert method but was too stubborn. The first photo shows the weighted base I bought/the version. Easy to fill with water and seem heavy enough for our winds here in the mountains. However, the base crosspieces do come with predrilled holes (photo 4) on both sides of the cross brace and on the top/the top one for a carriage bolt and the side ones for screws I guess. If you know the unit will stay where it is it could be screwed or bolted to the deck or concrete pad. Remove the umbrella in the winter and leave the base installed. I used four carriage bolts to bolt the base to my trex deck.