I am looking to hang a 100 pound heavy bag in my basement. I have 2 ideas and want to get some opinions on them and other ideas that may have worked for others. I am trying to hang it from 2 ceiling joists spaced 14 and 1/2 inches apart.
My first idea was to screw a 2 by 4 up across two, maybe three joists then screwing my heavy bag hanger onto that 2 by 4. (Im thinking this might even rip straight out due to the fact that i have to screw UP into the ceiling joists.) I may even use a 2 by 6 to get more screws into the joists if i decide on this setup.
My other idea is a bit harder to explain so bear with me. I also thought of cutting a 2 by 4 to fit in-between the joists. but before screwing it up there i was going to cut two small 2 by 4 blocks then screw those into the bottom of the first 2 by 4 on each side. (So the load bearing 2 by 4 has two blocks to sit on for extra support.) Then screwing that whole setup in-between the ceiling joists. My thoughts on this setup is that it may be sturdier due to the screws being horizontal rather then vertical and if i really wanted to make sure it wasnt going anythere i might even be able to use nuts and bolts rather then big screws.
I really cant afford to buy anything else, which is a shame cause i did see a bag hanger thats specifically for hanging in-between ceiling joists and can only afford to jerry-rig something
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