Indoor Hammock Wall Mount

I love hammocks so I wanted to try and sleep in one indoors. I live in an apartment but opening the big window makes it almost like sleeping outside.

TOOLS

• Router with chamfer bit
• Drill
• Jig Saw

SUPPLIES

• Wood - preferably some hard/durable type. I used oak: 4x 50mm*120mm*18mm
• 2 Metal pins (I cut two screws)
• 8 Screws + raw plugs (depending on your wall - I have brick walls)
• Finish - I used kitchen table oil
• Rope
• Hammock

NOTES

• Wood: Only make the inner hole as wide as needed for the rope to fit. I wasn't sure what rope I wanted to use so mine is wider than needed. Obviously narrower = more strength.
• Metal pins: Use proper pins if you have them. If you cut some from screws like I did then make sure to use fairly big screws (mine have 4mm diameter) that are long enough so you only use the unthreaded part.
• Studs: I have brick walls so spreading out the screws as much as possible was ideal. If you have studs then I'd recommend using 2 screws instead of 4 and aim for the centre of the stud. The screws should be as long as possible and you might want to test somewhere else if you need to drill a small pilot hole or not.
• Concrete: I'd probably use 2 long expansion screws/bolts instead of 4 screws.

Step 1: Cut + Glue

1. Drill, cut and mill (sorry - I didn't take any pictures of the actual process but it's a simple build:)
   1. I recommend drilling, sawing and milling the inner holes first as it's easier to handle the router when you have a bigger surface.
   2. Notice that the grove for the metal pins is cut in the back plate.
2. Cut the metal pins in the right length
   1. I didn't have any metal pins lying around so I cut two screws instead using only the unthreaded part.
3. Glue together the plates (remember the pins)

Step 2: Apply Finish and Mount It on the Walls

I used this website to calculate the height:

http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator...

Comments

[ScottG46]

Wall Studs are not designed to carry a load horizontally. They do not use premium 2x4s in houses unless the home owner asks for it.

[larsenwork]

I have brick walls :)

[mjohnson35]

Brick walls are not designed to take horizontal forces either. There are many horror storries of hammock and brick structures.

[cfowler2]

I would also consider this chart:

[Malkaris]

I know this is a bit stale, but Wow that blew my mind, then I realized that's the force you'd need to maintain to hold a shallow angle. Naturally my hammock sinks down to a deeper angle. I want to do something like this for my son.

[larsenwork]

I used this: http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator/

[rtormet]

I hung a hammock in one of my extra rooms too... But i was so worried about taking down a wall or having things rip out that i spanned a 2x4 across 3 studs and screwed them in with 2 lag bolts per stud. Then to hang it I used a pretty thick U bolt that went through the 2x4 right in the center. To make the hammock removable i used a threaded carabiner. Works great but doesnt looks ANYWHERE near as nice as yours! welll done!

[larsenwork]

cheers, brick walls here :)

[rocketsurgery]

Thanks for your attractive hammock wall mount... it's just brilliant! I know how difficult it is to find suitable wall mounting hardware, as I have recently mounted an indoor hammock myself. In the end I used a gate hinge fitting with coach bolts going entirely through the block wall. I then attached a chunky D shackle to connect a carabiner to, making it easy to pack away (into a wall cupboard at one end). Anyway, great job and thanks for sharing!

[larsenwork]

Thanks, thought about adding a carabiner but I have made it so the robe has a big knot in the end and loops around it so I can easily hang it on just one side if I need the space.

[vladivastok]

"Your brackett's are nice & all. I just dont think anchoring a hammock to just one stud would do the trick, unless you weigh in at 80 pound's or less. IM in at 240 , & wouldn't try it without branching out to at least 2 stud's. Maybe 3. Please let me know what weight you may have tested it out at." thank's [VLAD]]

[larsenwork]

I have brick walls, if you have studs then it depends on how they were constructed.

[mddeming]

Just one question. How did you cut rectangular holesd as shown in the diagrams and end up with elliptical holes in the finished picture?

[larsenwork]

? http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_chamf.html

[Rich_Limburger]

gr8 hanging points they look really good. Nice instructable, when i´ll finnish knotting my hammock i´ll make these. Thnx for the how-to

[larsenwork]

great, please post image when done - always fun to see how other people adapt/improve your designs :)

[Rich_Limburger]

Hi Larson, sorry for the long time it took me to answer. I almost finished my hammock, purchased a cloth hammock at a bagain so i will most certainly make your wallmounts. As soon as i've finnished them i'll post the picture(s) here.

[jlinderman1]

make these and use them to hang yer hammock while knotting it.

[Warholm]

Please excuse my waryness ;-)
Did you lie / sleep in this already?
How often so far?
Do you see any deformation / wear?
And if I may be personal ;-) how much do you weigh?
I see the pessimists comment, and I am one too BUT 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating' If you have tested this, and it holds, it is probably OK.
6mm (1/4") expansion bolts happly hold 200 kg (400lb) in concrete...
If it was a commercial product you would have to prove it could hold something like 8 times the ordinary load. so we are used to seeing things at larger dimensions...

Having said that I would probably not put somthing I would not want to fall on underneath :-D

[larsenwork]

Every night for the last 6-7 days. No wear. 70kg. Non-commercial. Plenty of sturdy.