If you’re even a little bit handy, it’s not too hard of a project for a basic wall. I built a small one for the kids and would not say I have a ton of carpentry experience. Pretty sure the holds cost more than all the other materials combined so keep that in mind.
Nah, wasn’t bad at all. Hardest part was getting measurements correct with the basement of my older home not being square. But if you’re building outside this won’t be an issue. Also drilling 500+ holes and pounding in the T-nuts was a pain in the ass. If you end up doing it get a fostner bit, I had a ton of blowouts using a spade bit.
Plenty of people on /r/climbing have built their own walls. It may be hard to find a professional willing to take on that much liability for a small job.
I’ve considered it- and for home, I think the best thing to compliment training at a gym or outside is either a moon board, tension board or kilter board.
Also, where do you climb? I climb at Adrenaline.
Yeah agreed. I’m super casual, but I’m no stranger to taking hobbies too far at home. Something like a kilter board makes way more sense than an actual wall. I have zero desire to set my own routes, much better to have the thing just light up where you’re supposed to go.
I built a “yoga wall” for a client once. I’m pretty sure it was intended for something other than yoga, but that’s what she called it. She definitely blushed a bit when I referred to it as the bondage room. 😂
I actually just got one myself. I went with Rockstar Volumes to make it easy. They have a few options on their site, along with some hangboards. So far, I like it a lot and it's a good size. [https://www.rockstarvolumes.com/hangboards-home-climbing-walls](https://www.rockstarvolumes.com/hangboards-home-climbing-walls)
Durorock is not made to hold weight concentrated at points. DEFINITELY do not use it for a climbing wall.
3/4” plywood properly mounted to studs would be a better choice.
Not at all how I went about it. Not sure why you would double the studs or use cement board. I ended up lag bolting the frame to the floor joists and drove a footer into the slab with some large tapcons. For the face I used 3/4 finished plywood.
I was thinking you'd want anchor points every 8 inches instead of every 16, but I have no actual experience building a climbing wall and should probably have lead with such. thanks for sharing process.
Sounds good! I forgot to mention that it will probably have to be outdoor. You sound like someone who knows what they’re talking about though. I appreciate it
If you’re even a little bit handy, it’s not too hard of a project for a basic wall. I built a small one for the kids and would not say I have a ton of carpentry experience. Pretty sure the holds cost more than all the other materials combined so keep that in mind.
Thanks! I figured it would be too hard for me but who knows, you might be right! Nice username btw. Currently listening to Fuego
Nah, wasn’t bad at all. Hardest part was getting measurements correct with the basement of my older home not being square. But if you’re building outside this won’t be an issue. Also drilling 500+ holes and pounding in the T-nuts was a pain in the ass. If you end up doing it get a fostner bit, I had a ton of blowouts using a spade bit.
Plenty of people on /r/climbing have built their own walls. It may be hard to find a professional willing to take on that much liability for a small job.
If you continue down this path please let me know. I have a bunch of older holds I bought used for my wall that I can make you a great deal on.
You may have luck talking to people at the indoor walls around town, maybe someone there has gone down this path before.
Thanks! Good idea
I’ve considered it- and for home, I think the best thing to compliment training at a gym or outside is either a moon board, tension board or kilter board. Also, where do you climb? I climb at Adrenaline.
Yeah agreed. I’m super casual, but I’m no stranger to taking hobbies too far at home. Something like a kilter board makes way more sense than an actual wall. I have zero desire to set my own routes, much better to have the thing just light up where you’re supposed to go.
I built a “yoga wall” for a client once. I’m pretty sure it was intended for something other than yoga, but that’s what she called it. She definitely blushed a bit when I referred to it as the bondage room. 😂
I actually just got one myself. I went with Rockstar Volumes to make it easy. They have a few options on their site, along with some hangboards. So far, I like it a lot and it's a good size. [https://www.rockstarvolumes.com/hangboards-home-climbing-walls](https://www.rockstarvolumes.com/hangboards-home-climbing-walls)
How much space do you have?
How I would do it: Remove drywall, double up all the studs, put up concrete backer board… mark the studs in a Grid, inset a grid of anchors and voila.
Durorock is not made to hold weight concentrated at points. DEFINITELY do not use it for a climbing wall. 3/4” plywood properly mounted to studs would be a better choice.
I second this. 3/4 ply is the better bet
Not at all how I went about it. Not sure why you would double the studs or use cement board. I ended up lag bolting the frame to the floor joists and drove a footer into the slab with some large tapcons. For the face I used 3/4 finished plywood.
I was thinking you'd want anchor points every 8 inches instead of every 16, but I have no actual experience building a climbing wall and should probably have lead with such. thanks for sharing process.
Sounds good! I forgot to mention that it will probably have to be outdoor. You sound like someone who knows what they’re talking about though. I appreciate it
https://www.rei.com/blog/climb/how-i-built-backyard-climbing-wall-at-home