Hello...
I have hung a hammock from our patio roof. The roof top and bottom are thin sheet metal. In between is some kind of material - I really don't know what. It's not possible for me to see inside.
Here is a picture of the roof:
patio roof.jpg
The roof is about 3 or 4 inches thick. I think there is some space in between the layers of the inside material. And it's soft stuff - wood, drywall, I really don't know. I tried installing an eye screw into it, and it just pulled right back out.
There are no studs that we could find in this roof. There are several strips of metal that go across the underneath of the roof:
patio roof metal strip.jpg
So, what I have done is insert the eye screws into two of these metal strips. It's the only way I could get the eye hooks to stay:
patio roof eye hook and screws.jpg
I attached an S-hook to the eye screw, attached thick chain to that, attached that to another s-hook, and that S-hook to the hammock.
It feels very sturdy. But I doubt it's as sturdy as it feels; the metal is thin. I drilled in screws to help secure the metal strip, but I really think I need something more to secure the hammock to the roof.
I would really like to be able to hang the hammock from this roof, if possible, so that I can use the hammock in any weather. Do you have any suggestions for what I can do to make this setup sturdier, if you think it's possible?
Thanks! If you have questions, fire away...
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