basketball hoop in apartment

v1d9uy · 2nd March 2006, 06:24 PM

anyone got any idea of how to mount a full size metal basketball hoop to the wall in my appartment ... with make a huge mess or useing 37 screws.... it is kinda heavy .. and i only got 4 mounting holes ... any ideas ?

SY · 2nd March 2006, 06:32 PM

Molly bolts?

v1d9uy · 2nd March 2006, 06:38 PM

whats a molly bolt?

the thing is i dont mind making the 4 holes in the sheet rock .. cuz thats easy to fill... but im just not sure if the sheetrock will hold it with out ripping a chunk out .... wich would be hard to fill

SY · 2nd March 2006, 06:43 PM

Don't go all Shaq and the mollys will probably hold it.

http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500193.html

v1d9uy · 2nd March 2006, 06:48 PM

yea i wony go dunking on the thing .. i just want to sit on the couch and drink beer and shoot at the hoop.. and all the lil plastic ones i find are just junk.. thanks for the link it helps alot ill take pictures when im dun

Cal Weldon · 2nd March 2006, 07:28 PM

Mount it to a plywood backboard and mount the board to the wall. If you don't, the drywall will compress and the hoop will sag. It also easier to catch the studs which are 24" on center or 16" on center if it is a bearing wall. No point in trying to mount it to the drywall itself, it won't last.

SY · 2nd March 2006, 07:49 PM

Cal, I like your idea better.

maxro · 3rd March 2006, 04:47 AM

Well, I was going to suggest two lag bolts into a stud and two molly bolts into the surrounding drywall. Cal's idea does sound better, though. You could even make it the size/shape of a backboard and paint the rectangle on it. Just think of the giant balls of scrap paper you could toss through a full size hoop.

Max

elementx · 10th March 2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by v1d9uy
anyone got any idea of how to mount a full size metal basketball hoop to the wall in my appartment

no girlfriend/wife huh?

2nd March 2006, 06:24 PM	#1
v1d9uy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	basketball hoop in apartment anyone got any idea of how to mount a full size metal basketball hoop to the wall in my appartment ... with make a huge mess or useing 37 screws.... it is kinda heavy .. and i only got 4 mounting holes ... any ideas ?

2nd March 2006, 06:32 PM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Molly bolts? __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

2nd March 2006, 06:43 PM	#4
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Don't go all Shaq and the mollys will probably hold it. http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500193.html __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

2nd March 2006, 07:28 PM	#6
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Mount it to a plywood backboard and mount the board to the wall. If you don't, the drywall will compress and the hoop will sag. It also easier to catch the studs which are 24" on center or 16" on center if it is a bearing wall. No point in trying to mount it to the drywall itself, it won't last. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

2nd March 2006, 07:49 PM	#7
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Cal, I like your idea better. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache


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2nd March 2006, 06:38 PM	#3
v1d9uy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	whats a molly bolt? the thing is i dont mind making the 4 holes in the sheet rock .. cuz thats easy to fill... but im just not sure if the sheetrock will hold it with out ripping a chunk out .... wich would be hard to fill

2nd March 2006, 06:48 PM	#5
v1d9uy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	yea i wony go dunking on the thing .. i just want to sit on the couch and drink beer and shoot at the hoop.. and all the lil plastic ones i find are just junk.. thanks for the link it helps alot ill take pictures when im dun

3rd March 2006, 04:47 AM	#8
maxro diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Survey says: Least happiest city in Canada	Well, I was going to suggest two lag bolts into a stud and two molly bolts into the surrounding drywall. Cal's idea does sound better, though. You could even make it the size/shape of a backboard and paint the rectangle on it. Just think of the giant balls of scrap paper you could toss through a full size hoop. Max

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