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  1. J

    roof joists...can i nail stuff to them?

    possibly, though someone i was speaking to recommended using ply to spread the load of grabbing a hold across a number of beams...
  2. J

    roof joists...can i nail stuff to them?

    i'm afraid not, might be able to get one up at the weekend. Beams are spaced every 18", and are about 4"by7". We've had a wood inspection before we moved in and apparently they're sound, no woodworm or damp. Thanks
  3. J

    roof joists...can i nail stuff to them?

    apologies...didn't mean that to sound snarky. Meant to say that I was after some information, instead of someone telling me i needed information, which i know. Sorry for any misunderstanding
  4. J

    roof joists...can i nail stuff to them?

    nah, tis not hugely high, enough for a bit of a swing :) Its a victorian terrace, and have been advised that there's probably enough meat in the beams to take it as long as we screw the boards in about 12" apart. Probably going to be one 6x4 16mm board screwed directly to the beams, probably...
  5. J

    roof joists...can i nail stuff to them?

    that'd be roof beams, obviously, not joists. Brain fart.
  6. J

    roof joists...can i nail stuff to them?

    Right, im getting sick of paying a fortune for visiting the climbing wall, so was planning on building a bit of a home training thing in the loft. I've seen examples where people have bolted ply sheets wiht bolt-on holds to the joists in their roof, but I haven't seen how these hold up in the...
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