I plan to hang this with a wall benind it. How much room is needed from the wall to the chain support? How much 'swing distance' is recommended?
1402644
It kind of depends on how aggressively you plan on swinging. I would suggest a minimum of 2' should be sufficient, but 3' would be more than enough.
1402645
I would say 3 feet. Adults don't go wild on this type of swing. You could probably use less
2160691
I am not sure of the exact length. There was a lot of wire and we hung it in our foyer, we have 8 foot ceilings so we did not use the chain, only the hooks or people would have hit their heads. I will look for the chain tomorrow and measure it.
1534176
The weight restriction would be better answered by your ceiling or mounting surface. Mine is holding 3 12' aluminum conduit pipes with 10' x 20' vinyl backdrops. I don't have any problems at all with the plastic chains. If yours are breaking every time you use them, the you need to lighten the resistance clamp on the left side.This product is worth the money and will support whatever you through at it.
1451310
You would have to lengthen any chain you have for it. It is 180 inches from "hook to hook". I am using 20 inches of chain at each end for my Pawley Island 17' double and slack it up about 6-10 inches as it stretches out from storage. That said it would work for the 12' hammock but you need 180-144 = 36/s 18 inches of chain split between the two ends. I would go with 20 inches of chain to be safe. You can always hook farther up the chain, but can't hook to "air" :)
2275458
It depends on the width of the handlebars. I actually mounted a piece of wood on the wall to span the distance of a few studs, as to not have the positioning of the studs dictate the spacing of the brackets. The you can mount the brackets whichever distance you want from each other, and not sacrifice support.
405514
It works perfectly, I swing mine around 45- because I have mine closer to the wall. But if you mount it where there is space to move it, you should be find.
1098977
8 foot ceiling at the minimum, 9 foot or more would be ideal depending on your swing radius in an 8 x 10 foot room. I have brought mine indoor for the season and that's the dimensions of the area of the room I sat it up in.
2143382
I purchased it. Then measured it to the height I wanted. I went to lowes and bought (measured and cut) heavy duty chain and it worked perfectly. I think I needed about 5 feet... You may need a little more or less depending on the height you want. GREAT swing! Love it!!
2171022
I don't really have the measurements, but I can tell you that I used 2 of these swings as replacements on my swing set and had to leave some chain hanging over. For if I had placed it on the swing set from the first loop the swing would be sitting on the ground. Hope you understand this explanation.
2198680
I will agree about 7 feet. Allow for spring and chain length from ceiling too.
469007
You could adjust the lenght of the chain, but it depends on the size of the room. If its too large i woudn't recommend it.
290310
Where are you planning to hang in? I have 9' ceilings and I didn't have any issues with chain length.
684515
I used 2" #8 pan head wood screws in the wall studs for the top hanging rail to carry most of the weight and the included screws for the standards. I don't trust wall anchors to support the amount of weight that will be loaded on the system. I don't remember the size of the included screws.
240271
Can't answer for now, because I am out of town. My guess is that it is adjustable from about 4 to 6 inches from the wall. I wanted the drapes closer to the wall,so I sawed off one of the pieces to accomplish this. It did not weaken the strength of the brackets. Hope this helps. Ron
1128313
Someone else asked about the inches between the two hooks on top bar on which to hang the swing or chains. Ours measures 5 ft. or 60 inches and works well even though our swing is not quite 60 inches wide.
1090282
This is a hanging chair so probably not the best if you are going to situate it near a wall, since any impedance to the swinging motion will take a lot away from the comfort of the chair. From the hanging point the seat (really, the headrest) leans out about 1 to 2 ft (exact measurements are not possible since it is not a stationary piece of furniture).
1893017
We used about 6" of chain. Took a while to assemble, but it turned out beautiful and classy.