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bbud656
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 Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:07 am Post subject: Hanging a hammock in my concrete apartment |
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| I've been in my officetel for a couple of years and I would like to hang my hammock from the concrete walls. The apartment isn't blemish free at this point and I'm sure I could cover up any 'damage' when I leave. I don't have the hardware to do this myself, does anyone know if it's possible to hire a handyman type guy to set this up? I can't be the first person in this country to want to hang something heavy off of a concrete wall. Communicating with the person/company in Korean is not a problem for me. |
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ladron
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| honestly, man, the problem is not getting the anchor bolts or the drill to mount them, it's that the concrete is probably so terrible that this will never work |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida
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| Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| If you can communicate, go to a few "jip su ri" places and ask the guy that might be doing the doing the work. You might draw up a few diagrams to better illustrate what it is that you want done. I'd go to a few different places and see what happens. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think the concrete wall can support it. Unless you're really light. Maybe just get some poles made |
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goreality
Joined: 09 Jul 2009
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Jonephant
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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We moved into a new place a few months ago. My wife contacted a few ajjoshi handy men to ask the price of hanging some shelves, ceiling lamps, hanging a blind and general jobs like that. A few different places all charged 40,000 per job (or 20,000 to drill into wood), We asked for a multiple job deal and all refused saying "its really hard to drill into concrete blah blah". We also contacted a wallpaper guy and they charge around 150,000 to hang 40,000 worth of wallpaper. In the end we wallpapered ourselves and did a very good job with some helpful tips from the internet. I bought a Bosch hammer drill online for 75,000 and had no problem doing all the jobs although the handy men were right, its a pain to drill into concrete:)
I kinda wandered of topic but what im saying is, if you think you're gonna be hanging other stuff in the future then buy a drill and do it yourself. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:12 am Post subject: |
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use a frame...  |
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nora
Joined: 14 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| Jonephant wrote: |
We moved into a new place a few months ago. My wife contacted a few ajjoshi handy men to ask the price of hanging some shelves, ceiling lamps, hanging a blind and general jobs like that. A few different places all charged 40,000 per job (or 20,000 to drill into wood), We asked for a multiple job deal and all refused saying "its really hard to drill into concrete blah blah". We also contacted a wallpaper guy and they charge around 150,000 to hang 40,000 worth of wallpaper. In the end we wallpapered ourselves and did a very good job with some helpful tips from the internet. I bought a Bosch hammer drill online for 75,000 and had no problem doing all the jobs although the handy men were right, its a pain to drill into concrete:)
I kinda wandered of topic but what im saying is, if you think you're gonna be hanging other stuff in the future then buy a drill and do it yourself. |
You overpaid. 
I agree, go to the store and buy a drill. I got a cheap Skil hammer drill/drill for about 40 at LotteMart.
The concrete is more than sufficient to hold up a hammock. How do you people think that the buildings stay standing? The issue is HOW are you going to put in the anchors.
Let's say you're an average guy, 200 lbs/90 kgs. Using a single anchor on each end, you''re putting 100lbs of force on each anchor. If the anchors are in line with the hammock, you're putting a LOT of force on them, PULLING them out. IF you hang the hammock a bit looser and lower, that'll help, but not much.
You need to make sure that you're using large enough anchors and that the force is perpendicular to the anchor. Honestly, I'd probably get a wooden board, say 30 cm square and put the main bolt smack in the center. Use a nice large washer and nut behind it (possibly inset, if you've got the tools and know-how) and then anchor to the wall using 4 bolts/anchors. This way, you're putting only about 25 lbs /10 kgs per bolt - a much easier and lighter load.
Just my 2 cents. |
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Nester Noodlemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| Tie one rope to a door knob and the other rope to a window latch. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| If your apartment has an anchor for one of those fire escape belts you're half way there. |
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Gaininganadventur
Joined: 02 Aug 2013
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:34 pm Post subject: JJ PARK |
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| A guy named JJ Park in Itaewon, can help you with anything. He has a shop and could probably point you in the right direction. You might have to buy him a drink though! |
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