Well with a tip from my twin brother todd i used some floor flanges with female threads and a one inch pipe with male threads.
Diy joist pull up bar.
At a high level you need to secure the pull up bar to a 2 x4 or 2 x6 that is itself secured to your ceiling rafters joists using lag screws or carriage bolts.
Screw the ceiling fan hangers into the door frame.
He also suggested that i get some.
Glue and screw flanges to pipe.
Better yet find your studs and make your rig the right width to correspond with anchoring it to your studs behind the drywall.
Use the inch drill bit to drill all four holes.
Most models are easy and quick to fit over the door frame and are usually compact and easy to store when not in use.
If you face your drywall with wood and anchor it well up the wall it will provide a solid base for making a diy pull up bar at home.
You should now have two holes on either side of your door frame.
One of the harder parts of this project is figuring out how to easily connect the bar to the posts.
I was quickly losing fitness due to the horrible coronav.
But it took too long to ship to my house.
The main selling feature of a door mounted pull up bar is the fact that it s removable.
Making a diy pull up bar in 5 simple steps step 1.
I ordered a really expensive 1 1 4 pull up chin up bar.
Supplies needed one 2 4 or other scrap wood one 1 inch x 36 inch galvanized pipe two 1 inch galvanized cap fittings tennis grip tape optional wood screws 1 1 2 inch spade drill bit power drill.
Designed to fit over and around a door frame without the need for any drill holes or fixings.
Supplies for diy pull up bar 1 2 x 6 x 8 3 4 inch x 10 ft black pipe i found this in the plumbing aisle of the home depot 2 3 4 inch elbows 2 3 4 inch flanges rust oleum black hammered spray paint stain i used rust oleum sunbleached and minwax dark walnut 8 1 4 x 4 inch hex drive washer.
Mark on your frame where the.