Hanging a seated hammock indoors

The_Seal · 16-11-2009 03:54PM #1

Hi,

I have had mixed opinions about this problem.

I have a seated hammock that i want to hang in my bedroom from the ceiling. Im just worried if the joist can take the weight.

I would be hanging it on some kind of swivel so it wouldnt get unscrewed from me moving around on it. Also it would be quite close to the wall (like 2ft or less) so i know it can take some extra weight because of this.

I had an idea of maybe splitting the weight between two beams.

I am 70 kilos bye the way so i would want it to hold about 80 .

Anybody got any ideas if this would be ok.

mickdw · 16-11-2009 03:59PM

Is there a floor over your roof or is just an attic?
What size joist is used & is it a truss roof?

The_Seal · 16-11-2009 04:19PM

Yes its a truss roof. Im not sure what the joist size is.

The house is a two story semi detched house. With two bedrroms so im not sure if there is a common size for these joists.

The floor above is the attic

JohnnyCrash · 16-11-2009 06:15PM

The_Seal wrote: »

Yes its a truss roof. Im not sure what the joist size is.

The house is a two story semi detched house. With two bedrroms so im not sure if there is a common size for these joists.

The floor above is the attic

If you take it that you can walk along the joists in the attic,then holding your weight shouldnt be a problem.And, your idea about spreading the load sounds good,but i wouldnt necessarily stop at two joists.You could easily cover 4 or 6.Just make sure your cross timber is heavy enough though!

Martron · 17-11-2009 12:24AM

this is funny. indoor hammock hanging came up before.

if it the attic i would suggest to mount the hammock through a hole in the ceiling to a larger timber that spans the joists so the weight of the hammock is spread on many joists. it may also stop locallised movement at joists and stop cracks.

slimjimmc · 17-11-2009 12:45AM

The_Seal wrote: »

Hi,
I am 70 kilos bye the way so i would want it to hold about 80 .

Your fixings should be designed to hold at least 2 or 3 times that ie. factor of safety of 2 or 3. Unless you'll always gently ease yourself into it the mere act of sitting down would easily produce an impact load well in excess of 80kg. As said before, spread the load at each end across multiple joists.

Hanging a seated hammock indoors

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