Instructions for hanging a punching bag on a ceiling, wall, exposed beams, or using punching bag mounts.

Hanging a punching bag from floor joists. Hanging a 100lb weight from a joist should be no different (structurally) than putting a 100lb weight on top of the joist. Drill holes in the spots you marked. Press j to jump to the feed.

There are 3 basic ways to do it. Using a mount to hang a heavy bag. The ceiling joists are the beams that hold up your ceiling.

When you punch a heavy bag, a couple of things happen at the mounting point. Line the heavy bag ceiling mount up with the rafter or joist. The best way to hang a punching bag is by using the ceiling joist.

Tighten the bolt with a wrench. These will need a washer under the lag bolt head, a clearance sized hole through the 2x6s and a pilot sized hole in the joists. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts

Press j to jump to the feed. Drill a hole in the joist beam in your ceiling. Drill four pilot holes through the openings on the plate and screw bolts into place, or drive the screws in without pilot holes,.

There was a punching bag hanging in my basement merrypad. Start with drilling a hole straight into the beam of the ceiling joist. Here are the basic steps of hanging the bag from the ceiling joist: