ceiling problem,please help!!!
Fianna started this discussion ·
i decided to get a x-pole for home practice,but the problem is......my ceiling is made of wood......so,is it a "NO" for me? 😢
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Fianna started this discussion ·
i decided to get a x-pole for home practice,but the problem is......my ceiling is made of wood......so,is it a "NO" for me? 😢
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What's above the wood? Is it a false or drop ceiling or is the wood nailed directly to a joist? If it's flush upgainst a joist and you can locate the joist to center your pole, it should be fine if the wood is in good condition. However if the wood is "floating" in between the joists you may still need to have someone knowledgable verify if it is secure enough to support the pressure put all the way around the ceiling dome.
Tine007 ·
Hi Fianna, If it's wood directly fixed on joists I second Empyrean, no problem as long as you put it on the joist. Check your local hardware store, they sell so called stud finders (~10-20 $) that are very helpful 👍. I must admit the wood ceiling freaked me out at first, too, cuz I'm used to solid concrete ceilings where you can put up anything anywhere... 🧿 If it's suspended ceilings, you can take out one of the plates and go with the pole to the real ceiling above the suspended plates. My studio has it that way and it works fine. They cut a hole a little larger than the pole in the plates and put them back in ( if you rent the place I'd just leave the plate out and not cut it though...). You might need an extra extension if it's very high - the X-pole instructions have a chart what you need for different ceiling heights and tells you how to order these. My old studio didn't have all joists in the right place (but there must be some somewhere), so they bridged two joists with two bars, perpendicular to the joists and in a distance that the dome of the pole would rest on both of them (like the X-pole instructions show for UK ceilings). Then they nailed some thinner wood on there so the pressure gets distributed more evenly. Kinda a pedestal / platform under the ceiling to put the pole on. I hope this makes any sense... If not and that's what you want to do let me know and I'll send you a drawing 🙂 Good luck and have fun poling!! 🌸
Fianna ·
thank you so much girls!im gonna ask my house owner if its ok to do it first,and thanks again for helping me!x happy poling! 🥂
