[Jamesdwilley]

Hi! I'm new here and I have a question about hanging a punching bag in my basement.

I bought a mount that is made for hanging heavy bags and I drilled directly into the side of one of the solid wooden beams in my basement so that it sticks out perpendicular to the beam.

My question is, is this safe for the beam? It seems sturdy and I punched it for a little while and it seems very sturdy so far.

 

[Jamesdwilley]

So, here is what I came up with:

 

[Jamesdwilley]

The logic behind the way I did it was not to support the joist that it was mounted to, but simply to spread the load out a little bit. If I'd screwed the mount directly into the joist, the load would've been concentrated within a 5 inch area on 2 screws. Now it's spread over a 2 foot width among 16 screws.

Now if it fails, the bag will come crashing down and the damage should be limited to the blocking (and maybe my foot).

That being said, it seems quite sturdy.