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Thank you, yes we will go into the brickwork above the lintel, not into the lintel itself

Thanks for this. I don't expect to not affect the decor at all, but cutting massive big holes in the ceiling is probably out of the question. We'll be using M6 x 75 concrete bolts into the brickwork, and the steel pole and brackets are coming from a specialist metal supplier based on their...

The things we do for our kids... :-) Why do you advise against fixing it to masonry?

This is what was recommended by the metal company we're buying the pole from, it's what they use when supplying for playgrounds etc The wall is standard brick with cavity wall insulation

By the way, it's a galvanised steel tube, so it won't bend easily, especially not with the weight that's going to be put on it

Not without taking up laminate flooring. We talked about it and decided a galvanised steel tube seemed the least disruptive option My main concern is the concrete lintel where the bay window is

Yeah the the nuclear, very expensive option. But we just spent a lot of money refurbishing the room!

Yeah I don't particularly trust the joists in our house, to be honest! Do you think that would be a better option? I thought it would probably be safer in the brickwork rather than going into wood. Also, assuming it'd need to hang from the joist rather than just screwing it in, which would mean...

Hi there I am looking for advice please. We live in a 1950s council house in Lincolnshire, and we're looking at mounting an aerial rig in our front room for our 8 year old daughter. She currently weighs approx. 26kg and will be doing aerial hoop and silks (like in this video ) Our proposed...