How To Hang A Hammock From The Ceiling
A hammock hanging guide to help you kick back in a hammock or hanging chair.
How to hang a hammock from the ceiling. You can hang a hammock permanently on a porch or inside a room. For more temporary placements look for a pair of sturdy trees that are at least 10 to 15 feet apart. Choose a hammock on a stand for easy placement just about anywhere around a yard or select a portable hammock to hang outdoors between trees for camping trips.
Choose a hammock hanging hardware kit that comes with welded steel chain tree hooks and s shaped steel hammock hooks for extra durability. Load bearing beams are designed to hold heavy weight in the house and. You can leave the hardware in place even if you decide to take the hammock down for a season or two.
If you have a drywall ceiling the drywall will almost immediately crack and break upon anyone even a child sitting in the hammock. These beams are made of solid wood that make up the home s framework. That said any suspension methods you use must be anchored to load bearing ceiling beams also known as ceiling joists.
Drill hooks into a ceiling beam and attach them with rope to the eyes of your hanging chair hammock using a knot or carabiner. You can also hang a hammock between a pair of posts on a porch or deck or even from studs in a wall or ceiling if you re looking to hang a hammock indoors. Hang your hammock from trees porch beams or a stand.
Your hammock can be suspended from the ceiling at both ends or from the walls. Of all the ways to hang a hammock drilling into a tree is one of the more permanent options. A hammock hanging nearby is an appealing call to leisure and relaxation.
From the attic above you can then mount your hammock. If you want the hammock to hang in a more basketlike shape the ends can be somewhat closer together. The hanging points need to be about 15 feet from one another if you want the hammock to lie relatively flat as it would in an outdoor hammock stand.