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

Nice and heavy! Beautiful and works well

I recently purchased this umbrella stand to use in my veggie garden. I was skeptical at first thinking it was not going to be heavy enough to hold the umbrella. But the composite material is much heavier than I anticipated. The design is simple but attractive with a scrolled metal look. Easy to put together and it took less than 5-10 minutes to have it put togther completely. There are different inserts to hold the umbrella pole based on the size and the tightening knob holds it firmly in place. If you are looking for an eye-pleasing, heavy umbrella stand this is it!

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.

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).

Beautiful I'm very happy with the purchase.

Heavy, sturdy, stable. Love it!

Easy to assemble and does the job. One arrived chipped but with them being outdoors I wasn’t to worried. The price was awesome even if they just last a year. We live on the ocean and even the high dollar ones decay.

We bought two of these for our solar powered umbrellas and when the umbrella was closed they will still fall over using this stand. Highly suggest people buy a 24" base vs this 18 inch one. We even tried 4 bricks on each one and the umbrellas would still fall over.