Yeah, it would be done already. The umbrella is about 8" too tall due to the base design so I will need to modify that next. The base has a long bolt that runs up through the middle because it was designed for an umbrella with a hollow tube base...but the one we bought has a sealed end. I need to find one of my 2" pipe cutters (buried in the basement somewhere) and cut the bottom end of the base pole off.