I can't find the studfinder because we've been moving stuff around in the garage. Since corners often have multiple studs, would it be possible to drive my eye bolt into the corner? Or would that be structurally unsound?
I can't find the studfinder because we've been moving stuff around in the garage. Since corners often have multiple studs, would it be possible to drive my eye bolt into the corner? Or would that be structurally unsound?
Eh, i'd just try and find the stud-finder. Not worth the risk of multiple holes in your wall that might not even work for a hammock. Just my opinion though.
I've been building houses for about 20 years, putting an eye bolt in the corner would be one of the better places. also around door or Windows there are double stack studs that will work,top plates are another good place to put them where the wall meets the ceiling. Just make sure you don't get in between two studs sandwich together you want to hit the middle of at least one of them,the corner shouldn't be a problem because they're overlapped.
Here's a quick rough sketch of typical wood framing in a normal house that might help.20180226_215655.jpg
Last edited by Carrico; 02-27-2018 at 00:58.
By all means, let's argue about whether or not a hammock will hurt a tree. All the while ignoring the fact that there is an island of garbage the size of Texas floating in the Pacific ocean. Or how about the fact that over 75% of the world's nuclear reactors are leaking...
Oh I see, thanks for the advice! I may go ahead and put it in the corner since the extra sturdiness would be good.
That's what I would suggest especially if your house is framed with 2×4, I've actually had studs snap just trying to stand up large sections of walls when framing, it doesn't take much, a crack, a knot or a sap line can greatly weekend a stud. every time I hear of someone hanging off a 2×4 stud especially towards the middle of the wall I kind of cringed. With that said, plenty of people have done it successfully without tearing the wall apart:<) I sleep in a hammock every night and my eye bolts are fastened into my top plates, my walls are about 14 and a half feet apart and it makes for kind of a high off the ground hang,but I don't have to worry about ripping a stud out of my wall. If you need an to hang in the middle of a wall, I would suggest bolting a board horizontally across at least three studs and hanging off that instead.
By all means, let's argue about whether or not a hammock will hurt a tree. All the while ignoring the fact that there is an island of garbage the size of Texas floating in the Pacific ocean. Or how about the fact that over 75% of the world's nuclear reactors are leaking...
Guess I'm lucky. My shack is 100 years old with REAL 2x4's. Have eye bolts in 3 different rooms for hanging my hammocks.
Pre-drill the hole for the hook, so it doesn't split. I've done this in both corners and single wall studs, never had any failures.
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