Do you own this home? Because I can't see any way things won't get boogered up.
Do you own this home? Because I can't see any way things won't get boogered up.
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
The swing set is a great way to imagine what I was trying to convey. I've had something like this in mind for a while but haven't worked out the details.
Yes, there is the ridge pole, but no messy holes to patch.
It's not so much the issue of the boards slipping, as it is the levered force against the drywall. Remember levers are simple machines. The boards become the lever, the floor becomes the fulcrum, and your weight gets multiplied.
I would make the A frame but not the center pole. Instead of wedges cut your Angle into the 2x6. At the top I would secure it to the wall with a nailer piece and spread it across three studs. Rubber bottom is a great idea. Or go corner to corner with the same idea.
Jason
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people THINK your stupid than to open it and PROVE it" - SFC Kagawa, United States Army (my old platoon SGT)
*Originally -Abraham Lincoln 16th president of US (1809 -1865)
I guess one could nail a locking cleat of sorts up onto the ceiling that spreads the forces. Then you wouldn't need an A frame and it is lighter. You could use a telescoping Al pole for compactness I guess. The telescoping pole would make it adjustable for any ceiling height too.
I mentioned that one could make a "T" at the ends of the board also to stabalize it laterally. That would spread the forces on the ceiling also. Figure that you make it at least 20" wide so that you hit at least 2 joists if the joists are sunning in the correct direction.
If someone makes one and sells them, I just want a freebee
We have a drying rack for painted boards that uses a similar design. It wedges in the ceiling at a slight angle. We protect the floor and ceiling with scraps of carpet.
Good luck! I'm interested in seeing what you come up with.
"Pips"
Mountains have a dreamy way
Of folding up a noisy day
In quiet covers, cool and gray.
---Leigh Buckner Hanes
Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.
Surely, God never did.
Looks like major damage if something slips either to the floor, ceiling or both.Originally Posted by oldgringo
Also not being against a joist on the top is asking for major ceiling damage as there will be a lot of force against the ceiling
I can confirm this works.
I have a concrete ceiling so I was able to smash a nice hardwood wedge in at the top and splay the bottom only an inch or so.
You dont need a wedge at the bottom. I recommend round wood timber to equalize the forces a little better at the tree strap end.
Worked a treat. Held my 85 kilos no problem. Zero flex and I was using square 2x2.
Why not just put an eye bolt into the wall stud?
Same thing I was thinking.
Apartments man. Can't live in a major metro without em. A stand can also be moved outside.
I don't see what's minimalist or indoors about the stand anyway. It's basically the pipe stand but with rotating legs instead of the inverted T shape.
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