nataliefaye013881 started this discussion ·
I have an x-pole xpert but am renting so can't damage the ceiling. How could I protect it without knowing where the beam is too? Would putting a wooden board up with a yoga matt attached stop damage and be safe?
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Veena ·
You have to find the beam, it can damage the ceiling if you don't and it's not safe. Use a stud finder or knock on the ceiling to find the beams and direction they run. If you find the beam you don't need anything to protect the ceiling. I have rented for years and never had a problem with my xpoles damaging the ceiling.
Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, is my ceiling most likely to have a joist? Being new flats (I'm not on the top floor) just worried about spending money on a joist finder for no reason. Would the lines in the plaster on the ceiling indicate one? Or the walls that come out either side of the room? Thank you!
Veena ·
Just knock on the ceiling it will go from hollow sounding to solid when you find the joist. 😊
Karen DJ ·
I had an interesting situation a few weeks ago from my ceiling. I've been using an Xpert for a few years now and always made it a point to take it down for a day or two every few months to re-lube it, and usually because it was in the living room and people were coming over. I didnt do that over the last several months and when I took it down for Thanksgiving, it revealed a hairline crack. It definitely was on a joist. I live in an area where there's a lot of freeze/thaw and hunidity changes. Do you think there's and reason that because I didnt take it down for awhile to let the ceiling "breathe", that that's why there's cracking? Could that be a thing to keep in mind? There is a happy ending to the story. My husband was pissed and that was the only spot in the living room on a joist that it could be put up, so it prompted him to finally install my permanent mount in the basement! Home studio time!
JessMcG ·
If you haven't had any luck yet, I would say that where the light fixture is screwed into the ceiling should be a joist, and typically they are 16 or 24 inches apart. You can use a tape measure starting where the light is to see where 16' and 24' would be. From there take a couple thin nails and test to see if you're nailing into wood or drywall. If you dont mind a couple small holes :) saves me from a stud finder although I'll have to invest in one sooner or later for convenience!
omg that room is a perfect pole room. good luck with installing the pole! your pole room is going to be amazing
