The merax wall mounted pull up bar can be mounted in two orientations.
Homemade chin up bar wall mounted.
Wall mounted pull up bar.
Better yet find your studs and make your rig the right width to correspond with anchoring it to your studs behind the drywall.
The bolts go into the wall horizontally but the weight of your body pulls against them vertically.
Wall mounted pull up bars are generally far sturdier than their door mounted cousins.
However a 1 inch pipe is safer though more expensive and more difficult to find.
The primary piece of equipment that you ll need is a galvanized pipe.
The second method we re going to talk about is the wall mounted pull up bar.
A ceiling mounted pull up bar is a perfect addition to a home gym.
The pull up bar position allows you to use this as a normal bar with a wide 38 inch grip.
Only do this if you know how to embed beefy drywall anchors.
If you face your drywall with wood and anchor it well up the wall it will provide a solid base for making a diy pull up bar at home.
Then the bar can also be turned 90 degrees and hung on the wall so that you can use the padded back and arm supports for intense ab and chest workouts while reducing pressure.
Wall mounted pull up bars are permanently fixed to a wall.
Our latest addition to the home gym makeover is this diy pull up bar.
Merax wall mounted pull up bar merax.
A great thing about this homemade pull up bar is the 90 degree angle between the mounting mechanism and the force you will apply to it.
As you can imagine you need 1 a strong preferably outer wall to attach the bar to and 2 some very strong anchor bolts for the fixings.
For anyone that plans a total lift weight body weight plus any weighted vests or weight belts of 200 pounds or less a 3 4 inch pipe diameter is likely sufficient.