Hi all:
First off, I'm not sure i'm in the right forum for this question, please redirect if there's a better place.
We have built a nice cedar gazebo last summer (a kit from Costco) and I thought many time about hanging a hammock under there, but I've been reluctant because I'm afraid to damage it.
The gazebo is a Yardistry 12x12 cedar structure (see pictures attached), and seems really bulky, but I don't know if the forces applied by hanging a hammock would risk damaging it. The posts are 7x7, but they are empty in the middle (basically made up of 2x6ish stock assembled to make a post). I know from trying to run electrical in the posts that the top 12-16" part of the posts is "solid", as in, the void is filled with wood, with no gaps. It would allow me to bolt something in there with lots of grip.
I'm not smart enough to calculate what forces get applied where, but I'd really like to hang a hammock diagonally between 2 opposite posts. What is everyone's opinion on this? Will I deform everything out of shape, or should the structure be strong enough to take it?
Thanks in advance!
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