Easy Jungle Swing Installment: Put a Swing in your Home!
Quick Summary
This video will teach you how to quickly rig a jungle swing safely in your living room, even if you have a vaulted ceiling. You will learn how to use a stud finder to locate the framing lumber behind the sheetrock, which is necessary for proper anchoring. The instruction includes drilling holes for two large I bolts, rigging tubular straps through those bolts to spread the load, and attaching the climbing rope and carabiner. Knowing this process is important because it shows you how to anchor the swing securely into the strong framing, ensuring it can safely hold the weight of children or even an adult.
What you'll need and what to do
To try what's taught in the video, here's what you'll need and the exact steps to follow.
What You Will Need
• Stud finder
• Pen
• Two links of one-inch tubular webbing
• Climbing rope
• Two big fat I bolts
• Drill
• Beefy screwdriver
• Carabiner
Action Steps
1. Use a stud finder to locate the framing lumber behind the sheetrock.
2. Mark the location of the framing with a pen.
3. Drill the hole for the I bolts.
4. Insert the I bolts, ensuring they are spread apart to distribute the load.
5. Rig the one-inch tubular straps up through those I bolts.
6. Put the carabiner through the climbing rope.
7. Clip the carabiner through the bottom loops of the tubular straps.
8. Test the swing.
Word for word video transcript
Hey everyone Brandon nelson and in one minute I'm going to show you how to rig a jungle swing in your living room so here's what you need a stud finder in a pen a couple links of one inch tubular webbing some climbing rope two big fat I bolts a drill a beefy screwdriver and a carabiner when you look up at your vaulted ceiling what you're seeing is sheetrock now sheetrock doesn't have any strength or holding power behind it on 24 inch setters is inch-and-a-half thick framing lumber we're gonna anchor into that to hold our jungle swing so the first thing we're gonna do is use a stud finder to find that framing and Mark it with that framing mark I'm gonna go ahead and drill the hole for those eyeballs now we use the smaller drill bits we just got a ton of purchase on these eyeballs and that's exactly what we want one more twist and bam notice we have two eye bolts and they're spread apart to spread the load now the next step is to rig are one inch tubular straps up through those eyeballs alright last step is to put your carabiner through the climbing rope and clip it through these bottom loops all right now let's test it I'm 66 2 45 if it can handle me it can handle my kids this has been Brandon nelson for one minute we'll see you next time,
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