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I am moving into a house, and planning to install some gym equipment in a garage. In particular, I want to add a pull up bar, made out of galvanized steel 1" pipes, and hang the gymnastic rings.

The ceilings are 11" and are dry-walled with the 1 5/8"x7" joists, spread 16" apart.

Most of the recommendations are to use eye-bolts or lag bolts. I am afraid that 1 5/8 joists are not wide/strong enough to hold the weight of the rings or the diy pull-up.

Val
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You can always run 2x4 or 2x6 across the joists over the drywall where you want to suspend rings and the pull up bar. As long as you secure the board properly across at least 2 joists (3.5” or 4” construction screws-2 or 3 per joist) you should be good. Not the prettiest setup, but it is quite strong and easy to mount to.

UnhandledExcepSean
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