Question about setting up my pole!

missyskinner started this discussion · 11/22/2013

Hey everyone, I recently moved and my basment has very small beams. Meaning, the width of my beams arent very wide at all. Can I still set up my pole? I already set it up where I thought a beam was, but it wasnt and luckly I caught it in time because here is a small crack in my ceiling now! I have used a stud finder but since i have "popcorn ceilings it will jot read where the beams are! I really need to know if you have to have a wide beam or not because the beams in my basement arent wide at all!!

4 replies

Kyrsten · 11/22/2013
I'm not sure about the beam width but I have a popcorn ceiling in the room where I first set up my pole... if you use a thin piece of cardboard between the ceiling and the stud finder (think like a piece of a cereal box) it will help you get an accurate reading. Worked perfect for me.
Kyrsten · 11/22/2013
Also, are your beams exposed or under the popcorn ceiling? And what kind of pole is it?
missyskinner · 11/22/2013
Hey kristen thank you for your help I will try that! My pole is an xpole xpert 45mm, and the beams are underneath the ceiling
missyskinner · 11/22/2013
Krysten*