How can I make a homemade residential flagpole?
Question:I know I need rope and a pulley, but how do I make the pole sturdy enough to withstand gusts up to 45 mph?
Answers:
Use 1-1/2" or 2" galvanized steel pipe. Depth to bury and concrete into the ground would be relevant to the height you leave out of the ground. I would bury it at least 3 feet.
I live in Central FL, and have a suggestion.
Aside from the possibility that there may be code/zoning issues for height I offer this.
With all due respect 45 MPH is not a high wind issue.
In my neighborhood, for the sake of consistency I'm guessing the poles are no high than 20 ft.? Each is mounted on a base made just for the purpose, and is certainly easy to construct.
The bracing for the POLE is a barcket in essence and consists of two treated 4x4's buried. Between the 4x4's are attached two lengths of galvanized plumbing pipe,,,Likely 2 inch OD. Whether they are bracketed or drilled through and braced is your choice. The top pipe has a pipe bracket that attaches to both the flag pole and the cross pipe. It allows that the entire flag pole can be tilted down.
The base of the pole also rests against a pipe with bracketing that secures the pole in the vertical position.
I've lived in Central FL for more than 30 years; in this neighborhood more than 2. We get winds during hurricanes that have never blown a flag pole over.
Steven Wolf
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