FYI, there are folks concerned over the holding strength of screws and wood. Hope the link helps, 1 1/4" Power Lag by Spax is rated at 1390 lbf/in each in yellow pine. Drop 2 of those babies in the wall and you're gonna need something other than a butt in a sling to pull them out!

Specs here:

http://spax.us/images/pdfs/SPAX_Powerlag_Flyer.pdf



Quote Originally Posted by hrairoorah View Post
I have a question concerning a stand for indoor hanging. Would it work if I were to take 4 2X6s or 4 2X8s and place 1 on each wall, from floor to ceiling and then place one on the ceiling and one on the floor between the two uprights. Each piece would be secured to a stud or ceiling/floor joist. Could I place hooks in each upright and then hang from that? Would I need some corner braces and maybe hang from the braces?

That way there would be no stand in the middle of the floor. If I took the hammock down, I would have open floorspace. I could actually paint the 2xs a contrasting color to the wall as part of the decor.

Would this work? If so, I think I'm going to try it.