I'm looking to hang a 100lb combat sports banana heavy bag from my ceiling as shown in picture below.
Obviously the iron beam is the most stable point, but it's only 7ft high at the low point and the bag itself is 6ft (won't have much room for chain/swinging right?). The beam is also in the middle of the room and blocks a walking path so would prefer to put it on the wood joists beyond the beam if possible.
What would be the best method/bracket/hardware for handing the bag on the wood beams of this ceiling. These basement joists support the 1st floor of my house so would imagine can take a strong load. Can I bracked the bag directly to one beam or do is a cross beam needed? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Secondly, I'd like to hang an aqua bag outside under my deck shown here. Ignore the hook – that's just for plants
The deck joists actually are doubled up, so is there a bracket that could mount under both of these? Or could we drill right into the beams themselves (probably not great idea right)?
Best Answer
I've hung a few heavy items in cases like this by installing 4"x4" or 6"x6" joist hangers facing each other between two joists and installing the appropriate beam into them. Then drill through the beam, install an eye bolt with washer and nut on the back. Hang the item.
This is similar to what I did but I used a 6x6 and ran my eye bolt all the way through.