Diy Joist Pull Up Bar

How to make a pull up bar.

Diy joist pull up bar. Screw the ceiling fan hangers into the door frame. Use the inch drill bit to drill all four holes. Only do this if you know how to embed beefy drywall anchors. You should now have two holes on either side of your door frame.

Better yet find your studs and make your rig the right width to correspond with anchoring it to your studs behind the drywall. The main selling feature of a door mounted pull up bar is the fact that it s removable. Steps hold one ceiling fan hanger against one side of your door frame at the desired height. At a high level you need to secure the pull up bar to a 2 x4 or 2 x6 that is itself secured to your ceiling rafters joists using lag screws or carriage bolts.

If you face your drywall with wood and anchor it well up the wall it will provide a solid base for making a diy pull up bar at home. He also suggested that i get some. Supplies for diy pull up bar 1 2 x 6 x 8 3 4 inch x 10 ft black pipe i found this in the plumbing aisle of the home depot 2 3 4 inch elbows 2 3 4 inch flanges rust oleum black hammered spray paint stain i used rust oleum sunbleached and minwax dark walnut 8 1 4 x 4 inch hex drive washer. But it took too long to ship to my house.

Mark on your frame where the. Supplies needed one 2 4 or other scrap wood one 1 inch x 36 inch galvanized pipe two 1 inch galvanized cap fittings tennis grip tape optional wood screws 1 1 2 inch spade drill bit power drill. Glue and screw flanges to pipe. I ordered a really expensive 1 1 4 pull up chin up bar.

I was quickly losing fitness due to the horrible coronav. Most models are easy and quick to fit over the door frame and are usually compact and easy to store when not in use. Making a diy pull up bar in 5 simple steps step 1.