Using a floor flange with piping allows you to erect a pull-up bar almost anywhere.
Pull-up bars are an exceptional and easy-to-build tool for workouts. The basic design for ceiling-mounted pull-up bars houses two supports anchored to the ceiling joists that suspend a sturdy bar approximately 6 to 7 feet over the ground. Pre-built units can be expensive. Building your own pull-up bar out of galvanized pipe is cheaper and takes a matter of minutes to assemble and install. The galvanized metal is sturdy enough to hold a fully grown adult's weight.
Instructions
1. Assemble the pull-up bar assembly. Connect 90-degree elbows to the ends of one piece of 18-inch galvanized pipe. Connect the remaining two 18-inch pipes to the open ends of the 90-degree elbows. The result will form a "U" shape. Thread the floor flanges onto the ends of the 18-inch pipes. Tighten all connections with a pipe wrench.
2. Drag a stud finder across the ceiling to find a ceiling joist. Follow the directions for the stud finder for proper use. Mark an "X" within a few feet of the wall. Trace the ceiling joist away from the wall and place a second "X" approximately 18 inches from the first along the same joist.
3. Drive 3-inch anchor screws through the screw holes in the floor flange into the ceiling joist at the first mark. Position the floor flange so that a minimum of two or more screw holes line up with the ceiling joist. Proper positioning of the flange will allow you to drive all four screws into the joist.
4. Rotate the pull-up bar assembly so that the second floor flange lines up with the same joist. Drive screws into the joist through the floor flange, as done in Step 3.
Tags: floor flange, ceiling joist, 18-inch pipes, 90-degree elbows, galvanized pipe