Measure 3 inches from the bottom of the boards and use the 1 1 2 inch spade bit to make a hole in both boards.
Diy pull up bar garage ceiling.
Use your wrench to tighten as needed.
Cut two identical pieces of the 2 4 to the height at which you d like the bar to hang.
These are dependent on the height of your garage ceiling and how you want to set up your pull up bar.
A ceiling mounted pull up bar is a perfect addition to a home gym.
Here is a detailed tutorial to make your own.
The shorter pieces of pipe screw into the other ends of the elbow joints.
Screw your pull up bar together before mounting it on the ceiling.
Insert shorter pipes into elbows so that they form a right angle to the longer bar.
Front view of ceiling mount pull up bar.
I learned a lot on the first anchor so the second one went up very easily.
Screw the flanges into the remaining exposed pipe ends.
Once together i did a weight check.
Side view of ceiling mount pull up bar.
This example is cut to 18 inches but it will vary depending on ceiling height and personal preference.
Note in order to get the bar to come together the second anchor has to be install after you attach the pull up bar to the vertical 3 4 bar not before.
He said with a small amount of sheepishness.
Even if you re not a pull up ninja i found that a ceiling mounted pull bar offers additional features uses equipment that doesn t even require doing one pull up making it a great all around addition to a home gym.
Using the instructions that have been detailed above you should be able to construct an awesome homemade pull up bar in your garage or house.
Insert one 90 degree elbow into each end of the long bar.
With this pull up bar in place you will be able to complete several home exercises for back muscles without compromising your results.
How to build a pull up bar.