Fastening to metal studs
On May 9, 11:16*am, "Chip Buchholtz" wrote:
dadiOH wrote: : giga wrote: : no support from the floor. It weighs about 25 lbs or so. : Sure. *You could hang it from just the drywall too. The weight of the mantle is not what you worry about. *You need to estimate the load of a 300 lb 6'6" guy leaning on it with his fore-arms. *Or maybe two such guys. *Or, worst case, someone standing on it to put the star on the top of the Christmas tree. *If it looks big and solid and it's attached to the wall, people will assume that it can take load like a step-stool. True story: A guy was making some pull-down stairs for a hay-loft, and asked my father to check the design. *My father recommended beefing up a cross bar, and the guy asked why, since it didn't have any load on it. *My father explained that sooner or later some guy was going to use it as a chin-up bar. The day after it was installed, the guy was showing it to his neighbor, a big football player type. *As soon as he saw the bar he jumped up and chinned himself on it. * See? A VERY solid warning from one of our contributors. THIS is what makes the Wreck great. In real life contractor work----- always assume the worst. |
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