To hang a bag indoors, you will need to locate a stud.
Hanging a punching bag for boxing or martial arts is easy in the garage or basement of your home because these rooms often have exposed beams to which you can attach the bag's bracket. If you want to hang the bag from the ceiling of a different room, however, it can be a bit of a challenge. How you hang a punching bag from an inside ceiling depends on the ceiling's structure.
Instructions
1. Place a ladder under the ceiling where you wish to hang the punching bag, then climb the ladder and slide a stud finder around the ceiling. When the stud finder indicates the presence of a stud, mark its location with a pencil. If you have a suspended ceiling, climb the ladder and carefully remove a ceiling panel to reveal a wooden ceiling stud.
2. Hold the punching bag's hanging bracket against the pencil marks indicating the stud and use the pencil to mark the two mounting holes in the bracket.
3. Drill pilot holes through the ceiling in the location you marked with the pencil, then place the mounting bracket over the holes so the holes line up and drive the bracket's lag bolts into the ceiling stud with a ratchet and socket.
4. Hook the bag's mounting chains to the metal loops on the top of the bag and climb back up the ladder to hook the end of the chain to the mounting bracket.
Tags: ceiling stud, , hang punching, mounting bracket, stud finder
