{"product_id":"stainless-pad-eye-wall-fixing","title":"Stainless Steel Pad Eye Wall Fixing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn M6 316 stainless steel pad eye — a flat plate with a fixed ring — for anchoring something to a wall that is going to be under tension. Sold singly. Mounting screws included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo jobs in particular:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShade sails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGives one corner of a sail a fixing point on a wall, where you would rather not put another post in the ground. One per corner you are fixing that way — a triangular sail has three corners, a square has four. Most gardens end up as a mix: a pad eye or two on the house or a garden wall, and a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sun-shade-sail-pole\"\u003eshade sail pole\u003c\/a\u003e wherever there is nothing solid to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair each one with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shade-sail-tension-turnbuckle\"\u003eturnbuckle\u003c\/a\u003e so you can tension the sail properly once it is up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFestoon lighting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGives a festoon run a proper anchor at the house end, instead of a nail, a hook screwed into a window frame, or whatever happened to be handy. Lighting cable sags and swings, and over a season that works a weak fixing loose. Run the far end to a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/festoon-lighting-pole\"\u003efestoon lighting pole\u003c\/a\u003e where there is no second wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFixing it — worth reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pad eye is rarely the weak point. The fixing behind it usually is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe screws supplied suit light duty and timber — fine for a run of lights into a sound timber frame or fascia. For a shade sail, or for masonry, use proper anchors rated for the job, fix into solid brick or stone rather than mortar joints, and keep away from render, cladding and cavity walls. If you are not sure what is behind the surface, find out before you drill. A sail in a gust pulls far harder than most people expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe steel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e316 stainless — the same marine grade we use on \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-stainless-one\"\u003eThe Stainless One\u003c\/a\u003e, and the grade specified for coastal handrails and boat fittings. It costs more than the 304 fittings sold in most places, and it is worth it on something that will sit in a wall for years in the weather. In salt air it will hold its finish where a cheaper fitting would tea-stain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Washing Line Pole Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55149413859657,"sku":null,"price":7.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/8974\/2921\/files\/stainless-steel-wall-fixing-hook-bracket.jpg?v=1787814448","url":"https:\/\/washinglinepoles.co.uk\/products\/stainless-pad-eye-wall-fixing","provider":"The Washing Line Pole Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}