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So I want to add a TRX suspension point in a ceiling of a room for my WOSS suspension trainer and other... Ahhem... reasons.
We have standard drywall over rafters and it seems that alot of people simply screw the suspension point into a rafter. This doesn't seem to add alot of "holding power" and consolidates the load in one area.
I've looked at a couple of ideas how people have done it and don't like it.
My thought was to take a 2x8 over 3 rafters and glue and screw several pieces of 2x8 or LVL together to fill the void space in-between the rafter so it would be "T” over the point and lag bolt the anchor point to the block with good quality hardware. The horizontal 2x8 would then be screwed down to the rafters to prevent movement.
Better way? Over engineered?
We have standard drywall over rafters and it seems that alot of people simply screw the suspension point into a rafter. This doesn't seem to add alot of "holding power" and consolidates the load in one area.
I've looked at a couple of ideas how people have done it and don't like it.
My thought was to take a 2x8 over 3 rafters and glue and screw several pieces of 2x8 or LVL together to fill the void space in-between the rafter so it would be "T” over the point and lag bolt the anchor point to the block with good quality hardware. The horizontal 2x8 would then be screwed down to the rafters to prevent movement.
Better way? Over engineered?