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Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 12:24:51 pm
Anyone have a small board upstairs in their house? I jsut about have space for a very small systems board in my room. What are the odds of going through the ceiling/causing damage to the house (which isn't mine)?

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#1 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 12:28:18 pm
we're in a top floor flat and have a campus board and free weights. the building is pretty robust though, which helps and it's in a part of the building where the joists span a very short distance (only 2m), plus they are about 12" deep.

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#2 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 01:07:26 pm
Depends on house / board you have in mind? If it's an old stone terrace, probably OK, if it's a newbuild brick, maybe not.

You planning a freestanding A frame? If so, make sure the load is spread across the under floor supports, not centred on a single point or loading unsupported floor.

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#3 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 01:20:12 pm



hmmm sounds like maybe not!

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#4 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 02:37:48 pm
Look more robust than some newer builds. I know of a local flat development where part of the floor collapsed when there were too many people at a party.

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#5 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 02:44:17 pm
I guess if I go on a diet it'll be ok.

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#6 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 03:17:42 pm
looks like 1930/40s council housing, should be really solid.

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#7 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 03:38:46 pm
ah brill, cheers!

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#8 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 03:49:22 pm
Still need to spread load on floor though; as I said, you planning an A frame?

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#9 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 03:53:00 pm
Still need to spread load on floor though; as I said, you planning an A frame?

Maybe pull up the carpet and find out where the joists underneath are (where the lines of nails in the floorboards are) and align the posts supporting the top with them? Also rest the posts on a square (reasonable size) of thick ply to spread the load?

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#10 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 05:11:45 pm
If it's in the room you sleep in I wouldn't do it. I had one in my room for a few years and after a while breathing becomes laboured, sure it's given me asthma. Can't go in works at night when it's busy due to all chalk in the air. As an aside I was quite strong on small holds on static moves since I wasn't allowed to make a noise by falling off

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#11 Re: Boards upstairs
February 13, 2015, 05:28:38 pm
We had ours in the loft last year, it was a pretty decent way to set it up as the roof joists were reasonably thick and solid enough to mount on to, and at even spaces to allow fixing the length of the beams and spread the weight more. (It's currently image 40 on http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/pages/your-setup) I think that house was from the 50s?

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#12 Re: Boards upstairs
February 15, 2015, 05:29:13 pm
We've had our 45, campus board and weights upstairs for the last two years. It's a rented terrace. Behind the board is shelving for all out camping and climbing gear too so quite a bit of weight in the room. There's no evidence of damage to the house. When you take a bad fall the room shakes though.
Apart from that, I did have friends a few years ago who had a board upstairs and the room where the board was developed big cracks between the flood and skirting boards....

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#13 Re: Boards upstairs
February 16, 2015, 02:19:41 pm
Before buying materials for a board suggest - Check rental agreement re use of property for sports type activity and if it could affect your security deposit? Any neighbors who might moan to landlord about thuds/bangs due to unexpected dismounts and thus bring unwanted attention? Check home insurance policy for any exclusions for damage caused by tenants? Make sure board can be built/removed without damaging property - mate accidentally got over-spray all over his flat's laminate floor when he spray painted his boards steel A-frame and discovered it was bitch to clean off...

 

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