Additionally the bulkier the hangboard the harder it will be to mount.
Hangboard wall mount not above door.
You will want to go into at least one if not two or three studs.
Use the butt of your leatherman or your knuckles or an actual stud finder to tap the wall all across the doorframe horizontally and locate the studs.
The usual hangboard set up is to put your board above the door.
4 mount on a wall but set away from it to allow room to hang.
My door however is too tall to put a board above and i had to adapt.
The excess weight can add more strain to the pullup bar and to your door.
I also wanted to be able to hang rings from my board so i came up with the idea to fix a beam to two walls in a corner of my room and to screw the hangboard onto the beam.
Not only that but those of a bigger size take up more space.
Generally you ll want a hangboard that s not too heavy or too bulky.
Other hangboard ideas i found utilized a corner brace or a big bulky stand but we don t have the space for those options either.
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Tips to install a hangboard above a door frame.
1 mount above door frame.
So i decided to build him a hangboard mount for the wall that can be easily adjusted as he grows.
Blog diy home tips to install a hangboard above a door frame.
Even if he used a step stool our ceilings upstairs are really short and there s no space above the door.
2 mount within the door frame drilling or screwing into anything 3 mount on a beam can still be mounted vertically.
Building an at home climbing wall with no skills lol duration.
Good for mounting in garage side of house where you door frame mounting.