Installation:
Installation is easy. The Swing comes with a "S" hook attached for hanging. We also include an eye screw which is to be installed in the ceiling. A floor space of 5 ft by 5 ft is suggested. The Swing is designed for an 8' ceiling. It is to be mounted in a rafter, truss or beam. If you have an open beam ceiling, you can attach to beams, rafters, or decking, providing the decking is at least 4 inches thick. If you have a ceiling over 8' you may need a chain to connect the "S" hook, which is attached to The Swing, to the eye screw in the ceiling. The chain should be rated for over 500-pound test.
The spreader bar is a piece of closet rod (1 1/4" X 44") which is readily available at any "honey do" (hardware) store. We also sell a powder coated steel spreader bar. In addition to the regular steel bar, we also sell a modified bar with loops for bondage play, which can also be ordered from us.
First, for locating the hidden beams use you nail or stud finder. It helps to know that these rafter or joist are located 16" or 24" apart. One way to locate them if you don't have nails or stud finder is to tap lightly on the ceiling. Listening to the differences between a hollow sound (no rafter or joist). And a solid, sharper sound (rafter or joist). Don't get discouraged -- they're up there! To make sure you are on the center of the joist or rafter, hammer a small nail at the spot. Then hammer a second nail into the left and another to the right of the first one. Make sure all the nails are hitting solid wood. Then drill a starter hole using your bit half way between the two outside nails that will give you the center of the rater or joist. Now screw in the eye screw all the way. If it is hard to turn at the end this is a good sign! If they turn easily they are not is solid wood. So try again.
Often the best place for installing a swing (both for playing and safety) is in the middle of a room. So that it is not in your way or prompting questions from curious friends and family, we suggest putting a cup hook inside the closet or behind the bathroom door (someplace where the rest of the world is not) that the swing can be easily moved to when not in use. That way, the swing is not in a tangled mess, dusting the floor under the bed at "play time" — nothing to assemble or untangle. The "mood" isn't lost in the moment it takes to move it from hook to hook and put the spreader bar in. Conversely, if you need to store the swing quickly (mom shows up 3 hours early for dinner), the rod comes out and the swing is hung out of sight in a few seconds.
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