Hangboard in drywall?
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My idea is to mount both a pullup bar and hangboard so I can also use my inversion boots. I think I could build 2 square frames and mount them on either side of the hall. Then it would be easy to mount a pullup bar on one side and the hangboard on the other. |
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Build a free standing frame out of 2x4's?? |
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Stud finder, instead of tapping |
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Yea, there is definitely studs there. |
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kcradford wrote:If you don't mind putting a bunch of holes in your wall and don't want to buy a stud finder, you can take a finishing nail and hammer it in moving a few inches each time and till you find a stud. most studs are 12",16",24" apart.Can I assume studs start at the door frame or end of the hall? |
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highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote: Can I assume studs start at the door frame or end of the hall?Yes, but you don't know the spacing, though a good guess is 16" on center. |
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I work in construction so I thought I knew what I was doing when I went to mount my hangboard. Drilled where the studs should have been, they weren't there. After much tapping I got fucking pissed and cut a 2x2 block out of the wall. Found out it was plaster on wood-lathe and that's why the stud finder I borrowed was doing wonky shit. I shoved a coat hanger in behind the wall and found out there was a 42"+ span above my doorway without any studs, not even a cripple stud on top! |
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Another reliable indicator for studs is electrical boxes. Switches and outlets are almost always mounted on the side of a stud, so if you take the cover off you can locate a stud. If you have two boxes, and they happen to be 16, 32, 48, etc. inches apart, then you've found your stud layout for the entire wall. Usually... |
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I have confirmed one stud. To get both the bar and board up, I need one more stud. The edge where the ceiling hits the wall sound solid. Could I drill up or at 45 degrees? |
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Tim Lutz wrote:Yer gunna dieI have had a pullup bar fail while in inversion boots before. It was unpleasant. |
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highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote:The edge where the ceiling hits the wall sound solid.Yeah, That is the top plates and should provide you with solid nailing from the ceiling down 2 1/2" (or the thickness of two 2/4's minus 1 layer of ceiling drywall). |
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Magnetic stud finder, $9 on Amazon: |
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Finding studs in old houses can be a huge pain. neither magnetic nor electronic stud finders do as well as their makers claim. Here's a pretty simple trick that will put fewer holes in your wall. |
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What are inversion boots? You could try hanging things from ceiling joists too. |
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Daniel Winder wrote:What are inversion boots? You could try hanging things from ceiling joists too.http://lmgtfy.com/?q=inversion+boots |
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I hang in my inversion boots from a door jam pull up bar all the time. |
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I tapped on the wall and mounted at the solid sounds. Easy. I'm NO carpenter! |
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Pull down not out. |
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highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote: Yer gunna die I have had a pullup bar fail while in inversion boots before. It was unpleasant. |
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highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote: Yer gunna die I have had a pullup bar fail while in inversion boots before. It was unpleasant. Did you install said pull-up bar yourself? Because… |