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Cantilever parasol base weight

Updated: 22.10.2026

The cross is in the box, the slabs are not, and the listing never printed a kilogram. Cantilever parasol base weight is the ballast on that cross, or inside a fillable foot, and the empty metal is only the frame. UK shops publish different bands for the same 3 m offset, so the number you want is the one in that model's instructions. Where the sheet is missing, several retailers cluster around 80–100 kg for a roughly 3 m cantilever, and a 25 kg line belongs only to the small balcony parasol that prints it. The [rectangular cantilever parasol comparison](/hub/sun-shades/rectangular-cantilever-parasol) shows which kept titles even mention a stand.

The cross is in the box, the slabs are not, and the listing never printed a kilogram. Cantilever parasol base weight is the ballast on that cross, or inside a fillable foot, and the empty metal is only the frame.

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On this page
  1. 1.The cross is not the ballast
  2. 2.Why the numbers disagree
  3. 3.Sand, water, and slabs
  4. 4.The 25 kg listing

The cross is not the ballast

A cantilever puts the canopy out on an arm, so the wind's leverage sits away from the pole. The cross or the resin shell is what you fill. Its own steel is not the figure in the guide. Nova Outdoor Living tell owners of Nova parasols to use the full specified base on firm, level ground, and to close the canopy in wind, when they leave it, and overnight. The how to put up a cantilever parasol page is the sequence: weight first, then the crank. In this set, the Grand patio listing states that the base is not provided. Other titles say stand or say nothing. Reviews mention slabs bought afterwards, and a foot that bent in light wind.

Why the numbers disagree

For a cantilever around 2.7–3 m, every published kilogram here is a retailer rule of thumb. Plia says about 80–100 kg for a 3 m cantilever. Opal Retail says about 80–100 kg for 2.7–3 m, about 100–120 kg for 3.5 m, and 120 kg and above for 4 m. Ruma says about 90 kg for a 2.7–3 m free-arm. Cape & Co. state about 110 kg for a rectangular cantilever. Belveo talk about 120 kg for a 3 m by 4 m. Robert Dyas recommends about 50 kg for a 2–3 m cantilever. Just Parasols land near 50 kg for a 3 m canopy. Thompson & Morgan ask for slabs over 50 kg combined, for their 270 cm model only. Those lighter pages do not cancel Plia. Use the kilogram in your instructions when it is printed. When it is missing, treat 80–100 kg as the cluster several sellers use for about 3 m. The rectangular cantilever parasol buying guide is where that choice sits next to plan size.
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Sand, water, and slabs

Opal's rule of thumb puts sand at about 1.5 kg per litre and water at about 1 kg per litre. A foot that holds 40 litres is about 40 kg of water and about 60 kg of sand, on their figures, before the shell. Water is easier to empty, it weighs less for the same volume, and it freezes. Empty a foot before a British frost. If the shell only holds 30 litres, even sand leaves you short of 80 kg. Thompson & Morgan specify slabs over 50 kg combined for their 270 cm model. Belveo warn that standard slabs can slide off a cross. If your cross has no lip, the stack can be heavy and still creep. One UK review of the small balcony model describes a blow-over once it was tilted. Close the canopy rather than inventing a new minimum.

The 25 kg listing

The Grand patio balcony cantilever prints a 25 kg minimum base, not included, for a canopy of 182 cm by 131 cm. The parasol itself is listed at 4.37 kg. UK reviews of this model still say a light base is not enough and describe blow-overs when tilted. Meeting 25 kg is the listing's minimum. It is not a promise against a sea breeze on an exposed balcony. Do not move that 25 kg sentence onto a tillvex title that prints 330 cm. Those titles say stand or say nothing about kilograms. UMBFUN and SONGMICS, which are not rows here, ask for about 100 kg and say the weights are extra. Bolting the foot into a balcony slab is a structural job.

Common questions

Is the cross base the weight?
The cross is the carrier. The weight is the slabs, the sand, or the water you add. An empty cross you can carry upstairs is not an 80 kg base. In this set, only the small Grand patio listing prints a minimum, and it says the base is not provided.
How heavy for about 3 m?
Several UK cantilever sellers cluster around 80–100 kg for about 3 m: Plia in that band, Opal at about 80–100 kg for 2.7–3 m, Ruma at about 90 kg. Robert Dyas and Just Parasols sit nearer 50 kg. Your model's sheet wins if it prints a figure.
Why do shops disagree?
They are publishing house rules, not a shared British Standard for parasols. The heavier cluster and the lighter cluster, about 50–70 kg, are both on live UK pages. BS EN 581 does not settle a parasol foot. If you pick the lighter band, Plia, Opal, and Ruma would call it short for a 3 m offset.
Sand or water?
On Opal's rule of thumb, sand is about 1.5 kg per litre and water is about 1 kg per litre, so sand is heavier in the same shell. Water is easier to drain and it freezes. A 40-litre shell of water is about 40 kg on their figure, which sits in the light band.
Is 25 kg ever enough?
It is the minimum printed for the Grand patio balcony cantilever, a 182 cm by 131 cm canopy, and the base is sold separately. UK reviews of that model still complain about wind and light bases. Use 25 kg there, and close the canopy when it tugs. Do not put 25 kg under a roughly 3 m offset.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Listings captured 21 October 2026. Updated 22.10.2026.

  1. GOV.UK, General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  2. legislation.gov.uk, SI 2005/1803 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  3. GOV.UK, Ultraviolet radiation FAQ (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  4. BSI, BS EN 581-2 scope (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  5. Planning Portal, outbuildings (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  6. Nova Outdoor Living, cantilever care (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  7. Plia Parasols, base guide (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  8. JB Furniture, securing a cantilever (retrieved 22.10.2026)