Anchors with heavy duty spring loaded wings hold objects against the hollow part of a cinder block and wedge style anchors hold objects against the cinder block s solid webbing.
Hanging hammock from cinder block wall.
It is critical to drill into the solid portion of the block usually near a block end or dead center.
The mortar joints aren t visibly broken separating though.
Then a concrete partition wall i m unsure if it s hollow block walls or in situ poured on the other.
I have just put in a 6x6 post in my back yard to hang my hammock with the intention of suspending the other end from my concrete block garage.
Hanging a hammock indoors requires hardware based hammock suspension for your walls or ceiling.
If you do decide to give it a whirl mount a board with your eyebolt in it across a couple few block.
I am afraid just one masonry anchor is not enough the load might pull the anchor out of the wall.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.
I m looking for some feedback.
My idea is to use two anchors on each end.
I want to hang a hammock from a masonry wall.
Your hammock can be suspended from the ceiling at both ends or from the walls.
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For hammock chairs this is a no brainer you re installing the eye hooks directly into a stud in the ceiling.
The hanging points need to be about 15 feet from one another if you want the hammock to lie relatively flat as it would in an outdoor hammock stand.
Normally any plastic or lead anchor will work well in masonry.
Of course make sure the bracket itself is rated for that weight.
Both anchors have a large screw eye going into a standard expanding masonry anchor size 3 8 or 1 2.
It would also be a good idea to use a large washer under the bolt on the side of the wall opposite the hammock.
There are heavy duty anchors called sleeve or wedge anchors for use in block.
If the block is hollow you may need to get a.
Cinder blocks have hollow cells and solid webbing.
My question comes from what is the best way to anchor to the cinder block wall.
I m pretty sure it s poured concrete not cinder block.
If you want the hammock to hang in a more basketlike shape the ends can be somewhat closer together.
The same is true if the block is hollow but the inner cores have been poured full of concrete.
Was thinking a 10mm wide bolt at about 80 100mm long.
However a hammock s load is partially vertical and partially horizontal so there is a greater risk of the anchor pulling out.
In both of these cases drilling all the way through the block wall and installing a bracket for the hammock should provide enough support to carry the weight you mentioned.
With a sturdy stone and cement wall it is usually easier to install the bolt between the stones in the mortar as many stones defy easy drilling.
The garage is made from 12x8 concrete block and based on the rest of the construction from the previous owner i don t particularly trust it.
Will something like this work.
That connection i feel good about.
Hanging a hammock indoors on concrete walls.
