Timber frame internal wall load for pull up bar

[skeg0]

Hi!

 

I am wanting to install a pull-up bar on an internal non-load bearing wall above the door frame but not sure if it will take the load. I’m about 70kg. 
 

I would be looking to attach it to the long vertical studs that run up from the sides of the door frame as see below:

 

 

The wall itself is a 45mm x 95mm non-load bearing panel. 
 

The pull up bar attaches like so with holes 170mm apart:

 

 

any advice most appreciated!

[nod]

I’d board the stud wall with 15 mil ply before plaster boarding 

Then you should be able to hang an elephant off it 

[Russell griffiths]

You can screw into those studs, but the plasterboard will start to crush with repetitive loading. 
solid timber needed like a piece of 18 mm mdf painted to match the wall to spread the load, screw through the mdf into the studs. 
the mdf is like a big washer, the surface area of those brackets is small and will eat into the plasterboard. 

[JamesP]

My son made some sort of hangboard? above the door, he removed architrave  then used long wafer screws to fix through to stud work. Not moving.

Then left home.

 

Edited Thursday at 17:28 by JamesP

[AdamSee]

1 hour ago, JamesP said:

My son made some sort of hangboard? above the door, he removed architrave  then used long wafer screws to fix through to stud work. Not moving.

Then left home.

 

Was your son a climber by any chance? 

 

I had a wooden pull-up board above my bedroom door just after uni. It had big grips at the top to jump and grab (I'm short) and a crimping pockets below. Or in your case, a crimping rail. Essentially allows you to do pullup using fingertips only. Thing was called a Beastmaker.

 

So that I didn't f-up the wall, I mounted a piece of 18mm ply to the wall first. This spread the load further out to the left and right. Then mounted the pullup board to it. Painted to match the wall when done. Looked "ok". A bevel on the sides would have improved its look. 

[JamesP]

@AdamSee Yes, lots of hanging around by the fingertips. 

[Nickfromwales]

Prob best to add, that if you’re relying on the studs to hang this item off, then also make sure to add a few more screws (construction type) to make sure the bit of stud you attach to is going nowhere too