Flagpole Installation and Repair Services in Easton, MD

A broken halyard usually means the rope frayed against the pulley, or the pulley seized and chewed through it. On a one-piece aluminum pole, the fix is a new truck and pulley at the top, installed from a lift or by lowering the pole out of its ground sleeve. Don't pull on the stuck flag, because that can jam the pulley worse. Book us for a new halyard and truck instead.

Wind works on a flagpole like a lever, so a lean almost always starts at the base. The usual culprits are a cracked footing, saturated soil that lost its grip, or a steel ground sleeve that rusted through. If the footing moved, straightening the shaft won't hold. Take the flag down today and schedule a base reset before the next storm, because a leaning pole tips further with every hard wind.

A residential pole sits in a ground sleeve set in a concrete footing, often several feet deep for a 20-foot pole. That hole can land right on buried gas, power or irrigation lines. The concrete then typically cures for a few days before the pole goes in and takes any load. Have the utility lines marked first, then book us to dig and set the footing.

Exposed halyards on commercial poles get cut, unclipped or left slapping the shaft all night, and taller poles need a lift for any service. An internal halyard runs the rope inside the pole behind a locking door, which stops both the tampering and the clanging. Schedule the internal halyard conversion alongside any repair work, since both jobs use the same lift visit.

Memorial Day and the Fourth of July pack most flagpole calls into the same few weeks. A new install also needs time for the footing to cure before the pole goes up. Repairs usually take a single visit, but trucks, pulleys and finials sometimes have to be ordered. Get on the calendar at least a month ahead so your flag is up in time.