As aforementioned, I recently acquired a installable pull-up bar, the kind where you drill holes in the wall to install the mounts for the bar itself. The walls are sheetrock behind the usual plaster, with a stud every few inches. The capacity of the bar, according to the box, is 350 pounds. My question is this: Will the walls be able to suppport 150-300 pounds of stress from the mounts without tearing or other such deformities?
2007-12-27 10:49:29 · 3 answers · asked by Alexanderthegreat 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
If the mounts are not solidly mounted to the bar, that is, if they are free to sag against the sheetrock, they may crush the plaster in the sheetrock and allow the bar to loosen.
I have one like that - the ends of the bar have rubber "crutch tips" that fit into round brackets that have a couple screw holes. Fortunately I'm under 200 lbs by a fair margin, so I'm nowhere near the max capacity and the brackets are still fairly solid, although they do show signs of "sagging" in the above described way.
You might investigate adding some thick sheetmetal backing between the brackets and the wall if your brackets are similar, or alternately, some 4" squares of 3/4" wood that will spread out the load and be less likely to "crush".
2007-12-27 11:04:45 · answer #1 · answered by HyperDog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sheetrock will not support the load.
If you screw into the studs, - fine.
2007-12-27 11:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not
Get the VA to install it for you; or a plumber or whoever....say American Legion?
2007-12-27 10:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by LandOfMisty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋