advice - tenement DIY

lor · Post by **lor** » 18 May 2007, 19:58

hi

i live in a flat in the tenements on straition place, i can't seem to find out if my ceilings will take the weight of a bycycle hoist and a chair hung from the ceiling (a bit 70s I know!). obviously they will need to be attached to the joists but i'm a bit worried i'll bring the ceiling down..... anyone tried anything similar?

thanks
Lor

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 May 2007, 20:24

Hi Lor, I hope Seanie reads this as he was a great source of help to me when I was thinking about putting one of those TV brackets thingies in my dad's house!

Post by **wangi** » 18 May 2007, 20:56

Lor, certainly for the bike lift you'll be fine. The hung chair might depend on the weight on it

But assuming it's spread over a couple of joists then it should be ok too.

It's all in the fittings - good sturdy long screws in the middle of the joists.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 May 2007, 21:46

Poppy wrote:Hi Lor, I hope Seanie reads this as he was a great source of help to me when I was thinking about putting one of those TV brackets thingies in my dad's house!

Of course, wangi's pretty handy too!

Post by **wangi** » 18 May 2007, 21:49

Poppy wrote:Of course, wangi's pretty handy too!

I'm a bodger!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 May 2007, 22:08

wangi wrote:
Poppy wrote:Of course, wangi's pretty handy too!
I'm a bodger!

Really??

seanie · Post by **seanie** » 18 May 2007, 22:54

Poppy wrote:Hi Lor, I hope Seanie reads this as he was a great source of help to me when I was thinking about putting one of those TV brackets thingies in my dad's house!

You might've come perilously close to a swiss cheese wall.

As to the question wangi's right, the fixings are probably the most important thing. Assuming no woodworm or anything like that a standard joist should take the weight but you'd need to make sure your fixing was dead centre and deep. A big hefty screw-eye that went a couple of inches into the joist (after allowing for the ceiling finish) might do it. But give it a good firm test. At worst the fixing will fail not the ceiling.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 18 May 2007, 22:56

ducking the mashed potato

lor
I know some of the flats have clothes pullies, not sure of the weight of wet washing vs bike
I also know the plasterwork is probably as old as the building, been a ceiling or two fallen down ( my kitchen/living room a few years ago being one )
having said that if you're going into the joists it shouldn't really affect the plasterwork
Give it a try she said, knowing full well it wont be her floor thats going to fall down

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 May 2007, 23:07

seanie wrote:
Poppy wrote:Hi Lor, I hope Seanie reads this as he was a great source of help to me when I was thinking about putting one of those TV brackets thingies in my dad's house!
You might've come perilously close to a swiss cheese wall..

Shh! That's why I never attempted it!!

XX

lor · Post by **lor** » 19 May 2007, 00:20

thank you all very much! once i've tried it will let you know what the damage is, perhaps I could start taking bets on how long they last!