Exercise bands attached to the ceiling instead of a wall or door may provide additional floor space in small or crowded rooms. In addition to convenience, overhead bands allow you to work certain muscle groups through a range of vertical motion that's not afforded with other attachments. Drywall, plaster and overhead fixtures cannot sustain the down-force that's generated on exercise bands attached to the ceiling. It's important to secure hardware for the bands in a framing member.
Step 1
Stand a stepladder at the area where you plan to work out. Use a stud finder to locate and mark a framing member in the ceiling. Locate two framing members when you plan to attach pairs of exercise bands. Typical framing spacing is 12 or 16 inches from one to the next.
Step 2
Set up a cordless or electric drill with a 1/8-inch drill bit to drill a pilot hole for each eyebolt lag. Drill a 2-inch deep vertical hole at your mark and stop the drill.
Step 3
Attempt to pull the drill bit out without the drill operating to ensure that you have found a secure attachment point in the framing member. If necessary, drill another hole 1/2 inch either way of the first and repeat the test.
Step 4
Thread a 3-inch-long-by-1-inch-diameter eyebolt lag with 1/4-inch threads into each pilot hole by hand. Insert the stem of a large screwdriver into the eye of a bolt. Screw the stem of the bolt fully into the framing using the screwdriver as a lever. Avoid over tightening the bolt or you risk stripping the lag threads out of the wood. Snug is fine. Tighten remaining eyebolts in the same way.
Step 5
Attach a 4-inch snap ring to each eyebolt. Turn the ring in the eye so the snap is facing down. Attach the center of the exercise bands into the snap ring.
Tips and Warnings
- Drill steel beams and use eyebolts with machine treads and nuts. Wear safety glasses when drilling steel.
Things You'll Need
- Stepladder
- Stud finder
- Cordless or electric drill
- 1/8-inch drill bit
- 3-inch-long-by 1-inch diameter eyebolt lag with 1/4-inch threads
- Large screwdriver
- 4-inch snap ring
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