Nothing beats a hanging chair, hammock chair, or hang an indoor swing in a kid’s room if they don’t have an entertainment system. Yes, it’s cool, but the high level of DIY complexity is certain to turn off parents. It’s not a difficult process if you have a few simple tools and a ladder on hand. In fact, with only 30 minutes of labor, you can transform any area of your child’s room into the finest hangout location in the home. This is how you do it.
Scout a Location
You should anticipate that your child will do more than read peacefully on a hanging chair. Look for a location with at least 2 or 3 feet of unobstructed space around the suggested seat’s center, free of walls or furniture. You don’t have that much room? Consider putting some soft cushioning around the swing’s perimeter. Any furniture that is in the way should be moved, and sharp edges should be protected with protective bumpers. Keep in mind that a hanging chair’s base might be anywhere from 28 to 32 inches broad.
Check the Ceiling
Place a ladder above the area on the floor where you want to work. Use the screws that came with the swing’s hardware should bite into the ceiling joists if your house is made of wood. Those joists are typically 16 or 24 inches apart in the center. Take a look at the joists if you have access to the ceiling just on the floor below your child’s room. You may anticipate them to be perpendicular in your child’s room, regardless of which way they run through the ceiling.
Locate the middle of a joist using the stud finder and mark it with a pencil. If your ceiling is made of concrete, you can pretty much put the mount anywhere you want. You may validate that the mounting place is precisely above the region on the floor by hanging a plumb bob from the mount, but most of the time eyeballing it will be enough. Because the swing’s final location is determined by the structure of the wood ceiling, you’ll need to be flexible with its placement. It’s dangerous to hang a swing without attaching it to the building, so be ready to shift to make room for the joists.
Mark the Mount
Use the hardware that comes with your swing chair because it was intended to function with the chair’s weight restriction. If you’re looking for a chair mount, the X-shaped variants used for aerial yoga are ideal. If an adult wants to try the chair, look for one with a load rating of at least 600 pounds, which suggests it’ll be robust enough for the swing and a child. Hold the mount against the mark on the ceiling and sketch the fastening positions using a pencil.
Drill Pilot Holes
The size of the wood bit to be used to drill holes in the ceiling will be specified by the mount, although it’s normally approximately 1/4-inch. Wrap a piece of tape around the drill bit that replicates the length of the fastener’s threads to determine how deep you would like the holes to be drilled. Drill the bolt locations for the mount.
Attach the Mount
Hand-thread the bolts into the ceiling mount, then tighten them with a tool. Test your work by securing the mount to the wall. Hang from the mount to ensure that it can support an adult’s weight.
Add the Swing
After that, follow the manufacturer’s instructions for installing the swing and adjusting its height off the ground. The swing should be low enough for your youngster to climb in and out easily. Toddlers prefer a seat height of roughly 10 inches; kindergarten-aged children prefer 12 inches, and elementary school-aged children prefer 14 inches.
