Best way to hang a punch bag in the garage

Fingers Mcginty

Don't really have the room to mount it on the wall.
Would hanging from ceiling joist be OK?

2011

That depends on the joist and the roof type. What type of roof do you have in the garage? How solid / flexible are the joists? Perhaps you could fix a solid piece of wood at 90 degrees to multiple joists so that the load could be spread?

Lumen

It'll probably be fine, a punch bag weighs less than a person, right?

2011's suggestion is good.

Try to avoid drilling holes in the joists. Blunted nails are better than screws because they prise apart the wood fibres rather than cutting through them (think of a joist like a length of rope).

If you have space above the joists just run the supporting piece over there, so you can simply secure if from the top, rather than attaching from below and fighting gravity.

Fingers Mcginty

Thanks for the replies lads.
I was trying to post a pic ..to no avail.
I have room above the joists.
They are about 1.25 inches thick by about 4 inches high.

Lumen

Fingers Mcginty wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads.
I was trying to post a pic ..to no avail.
I have room above the joists.
They are about 1.25 inches thick by about 4 inches high.

Is the roof pitched or flat? Or is there a room above?

Ddad

I used a lenght of heavy chain wrapped over the joints and secured to the top of the bag with a shackle and an S hook Minutes to put up and take down and it wont compromise the joists in any way. I wrapped any loose bits of chain in tape to stop them rattling. My local hardware had all of the parts readily available.

PCros

If you are afraid to compramise the structure of the shed then just go with a standalone frame which you can hang the bag off. You need a height clearance of 226cm for the one below:

https://www.decathlon.ie/punch-bags/303880-62724-free-standing-punch-bag-stand.html

Fingers Mcginty

Lumen wrote: »

Is the roof pitched or flat? Or is there a room above?

Pitched roof single story garage.

danoriordan1402

Ddad wrote: »

I used a lenght of heavy chain wrapped over the joints and secured to the top of the bag with a shackle and an S hook Minutes to put up and take down and it wont compromise the joists in any way. I wrapped any loose bits of chain in tape to stop them rattling. My local hardware had all of the parts readily available.

This is what I did with mine as well, looped the chain over 2 joists as I had the room

Lumen

Fingers Mcginty wrote: »

Pitched roof single story garage.

Ah right. The joists should be in tension then, so you're grand.

Fingers Mcginty

https://i.imgur.com/3cieYC0.jpg

2011

Having looked at your picture I would do as I suggested above and span at least 3 joists. That way the force when you hit the bag is spread and joints on one joist won't loosen over time. You can still use a chain and an S hook as suggested above. As suggested I wouldn't drill any joists as this weakens them.

Fingers Mcginty

Ok thanks everyone for your replies. Appreciate it.