Diy Joist Pull Up Bar

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Diy joist pull up bar. Glue and screw flanges to pipe. Screw the ceiling fan hangers into the door frame. The main selling feature of a door mounted pull up bar is the fact that it s removable. 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.

Most models are easy and quick to fit over the door frame and are usually compact and easy to store when not in use. But it took too long to ship to my house. One of the harder parts of this project is figuring out how to easily connect the bar to the posts. 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.

How to make a pull up bar. Making a diy pull up bar in 5 simple steps step 1. Well with a tip from my twin brother todd i used some floor flanges with female threads and a one inch pipe with male threads. Better yet find your studs and make your rig the right width to correspond with anchoring it to your studs behind the drywall.

Designed to fit over and around a door frame without the need for any drill holes or fixings. Mark on your frame where the. Only do this if you know how to embed beefy drywall anchors. He also suggested that i get some.

Steps hold one ceiling fan hanger against one side of your door frame at the desired height. Use the inch drill bit to drill all four holes. You should now have two holes on either side of your door frame.