How to install a climbing hangboard on drywall: tutorial

How to install your VerticalBoard on drywall: the complete guide

Hi climber! You've just received your VerticalBoard and can't wait to fix it? Do you only have drywall at home? No problem! Today we're taking you step-by-step through a concrete installation. 🧗♀️

Materials required:

• Your VerticalBoard (of course!)
• Supplied screws
• A door frame
• 2 sheets of plywood or OSB (min. 18mm thick, 80x30cm)
• 4 threaded bolts (15cm long, 12mm diameter)
• 4 washers
• A drill and a screwdriver
• A wrench or tool for tightening bolts
• A clamp

• A friend to help you (optional, but highly recommended)

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Stages

Preparation

1. Hole marking:
   • Take your sheet of plywood and mark the points where you're going to drill. Recommended spacing is 70cm long and 20cm wide.
2. Temporary fixing of plywood:
   • Place this first plate against the plasterboard wall and use a clamp to hold it in place. This ensures that the plate is properly aligned.

Drill and Screw

3. Drill the first holes:

   • Using a drill fitted with a wooden bit, drill 4 holes in the plywood already attached. Only one hole needs to go all the way through the plasterboard.

4. Insert First Bolt:

   • Place a threaded bolt in the through-hole. This will serve as a reference point for aligning the second plate.

5. Align the Second Plate:

   • Hang the second plywood plate and align it with this first bolt. This ensures that the holes in the two plates are perfectly aligned.

6. Drill the remaining holes:

   • While holding the second plate in place, drill the remaining 3 holes.

Assembly

7. Remove and reinstall Bolts:

   • Remove the initial bolt, then insert all the bolts into the prepared holes. This is where a friend's help really comes in handy!

8. Bolt tightening:

   • Add a washer to each bolt, then tighten firmly using the wrench or tool you have.

9. Screw on the VerticalBoard:

   • You now have two options:
     • Option 1: Screw the VerticalBoard directly into the plates.
     • Option 2: Pre-screw the VerticalBoard to one of the plates, then cut off the excess screws.

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The Final Test

10. Testing solidity:
    • Before you climb like Spiderman, give the hangboard a little tug to make sure everything's secure.

Now you're ready to climb with confidence! 🧗♂️💪

We hope you find these additional details useful. See you soon for more vertical adventures!

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