will bedroom ceiling joist be strong enough to hold a punchbag?

Question

got wall bracket but to close to the wall

Answer 1

The ceiling joist will probably hold the bag unless it is very heavy, until you hit it the first time.

Ceiling joists are meant to handle a vertical load, but when you hit the bag you will give it a horizontal load. That will cause it to twist. Twisting is not good. That will ruin the ceiling. The joist has less resistance to twisting than to sagging.

Also, your only access to the ceiling joist is using a lag screw, unless you remove part of the ceiling. This concentrates the load on a remarkably small section of wood. This could end up coming out after a bit.

The penalty for ruining a ceiling and joist can be replacing a ceiling. That can cost anwhere from several hundred to several thousand dollars.

if you were a small kid, with a little punchbag, then there woudn't be a problem. My guess is that you are older and want a serious punch bag for some real use.

You might consider putting a bridge between two joists to distribute the load. This will roughly double the stiffness of the support, and may be enough to prevent any further damage. Done right, this could actualy look pretty good.

When you remove the bag (and the 2x4 or angle lron bridging the studs) a little spackling and some popcorn paint would fix it up.

Answer 2

Normal joist would not be sturdy enough. It you have other than a regular rectangular box house you may have some larger joist. I would guess you want a 4X8 or larger not farther than 6' from supports on both sides. If so isolate the support from the ceiling (pads etc) and be sure the anchor in the beam is solid. You should have someone in the attic after hanging make sure the beam is "not" moving when hit.

Answer 3

I don't know where people get these answers but a joist will hold a whole lot of weight, when they build a house they use the same wood for ceiling joists as they do for floor joists, and you see what kind of weight floor joists hold

Answer 4

Punch Bag Ceiling Bracket

Answer 5

no ceiling joist are too small for long term ...BUT you could make a gallows bracket (looks like a triangle but with a longer head)..fix in line to a ceiling joist and fix to wall ..will hold your weight !

Answer 6

my hubby has a hook for his punchbag on a joist on our upstairs landing, and its fine when he hangs the bag up.

having said that my hubby is a kitchen fitter and he said many new houses have really weak wall and stuff, its difficult for to do his job, but we live in a very old house and its structurally sound for stuff like his punchbag, so maybe take into consideration the age of your house.

Answer 7

I had same dilemma and I've got mine on a metal thing like a hangman's gallows in the back yard. It gives the neighbours a laugh but the house is intact.

Answer 8

Probably not by itself. You can strengthen it by spanning another timber section of equal size and couple the two, but it would need to span the same length to be sufficiently supported on both sides. Too much buggeration to your bedroom I suspect.

Answer 9

No. You'll be tearing the house down.
You are better off with a floor model punching bag, the kind they have in gyms...only, fill it with sand instead of water so you don't spring a leak.

Answer 10

You need to put a hook into the joist then hang the bag from the hook.