Use an electric stud finder to find a stud in the location you wish to hang your chair.
How to hang swing from concrete ceiling.
Then drill screw eyes into the ceiling if it s unfinished or eyebolts if it is finished.
If you re not using a kit use galvanized or stainless steel heavy duty bolts eyes or hooks that have an enclosed ring or hook on one end to attach the swing s ropes or chains.
The ceiling is reinforced concrete.
Now i m about 125 kilograms 275 lbs so i reckon the hook should easily be able to bear twice that for safety.
Concrete like brick and china is a ceramic material made from processed rocks.
Infuse a little extra adventure into your home in the form of an indoor swing or hanging chair.
The porch swing will need to support its own weight plus 300 pounds.
To hang a porch swing start by choosing a spot on your porch where the swing will have at least 3 feet of space in front of it and behind it.
How to install hooks in concrete ceilings.
What tools and hardware would be required.
The ceiling above the balcony is concrete and i am l looking for recommendations on how to fasten the porch swing chains to the concrete ceiling.
It is extremely strong when under compression but much weaker when under.
Most kits provide lag screws to hang the swing from the ceiling.
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This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
Slide the stud finder in one direction until the sensor beeps or lights up and then make a light mark on the ceiling with your pencil.
Repeat the steps coming from the opposite direction to find the other side of the stud.
I m putting in a hanging chair in the basement and it s supposed to hang from a single hook in the ceiling.
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