What does your Woody look like???

BCarlson wrote: Your wall looks great Tavis, I like your corner/transition between the angles. How do you do your hold cleaning? Last big clean I did was all vinegar/hot-water tub and a brush... I think I may go borrow a friends power washer next time. When you do a fresh set do you set any holds with a route in mind or just go for a nice spread? The last few sets I've tried to set a few hard routes with my full hold selection available, and then at some point I just say f-it and throw holds on the wall with a somewhat even spacing and try to find 'routes'. Half the time I find a fun hard problem and then the next time I climb I've totally forgotten what it was.

About that,,, woooooo can I come to train by you? Awesome job..

Perc wrote:Super excited to have completed phase II of my wall. The whole wall is also designed to be accessible from the back to fix any tnuts without having to pull down the plywood.

I've been a carpenter for 25 years and say the woody is nice solid work, I'd let 6 adults climb on that wall.

Doug Bohlin wrote: Just got this thing finished up today! Starts with a 10ft long, 15 degree wall, then goes to a 3 1/2 ft long roof. Then up to a 4ft, 30 degree wall.

Great use of space, I like the design around the door. I will say that when working with trusses up above like you have the best thing to do is run some larger joists(2x8 or 2x10 depending on the span) between and parallel with the trusses and attach to those instead of the bottom of the 2x4 truss chord. The reason is trusses move a lot, so after a season or two there could be damage to the fasteners holding it on or the trusses themselves(or a combo of the 2). Its a bunch of weight on 4 2x4s especially with holds and people on it.

Basement gym
I just wanted to share my basement gym after seeing all the awesome things others have built!!

The beginning

Basement build

Framing

Plywood

First area

Second section

Tunnel entrance

That's intense! Can't wait to see it complete with holds on the wall. Can't even imagine the financial end to that as I know what mine cost and it wasn't my entire basement. Very pro looking with holds on all walls. What are you planning on doing about mats/floors? Keep the pictures coming nice to see more basement designs on here!

Painting after filling and sanding

Other side

Ceiling has tnuts throughout

Recessed can lighting with Phillip Hue bulbs

I went with white to keep it bright and the lights can change it color.

I'm building this for my kids. One four year old and a six month old. We have no climbing experience but it is always something I though would be fun to have as a kid and learn. We just started climbing on it two weeks ago and it is the first thing my daughter ask to do in the morning and night. The tunnels go to their bedrooms where they will have trapdoors to access passageways to the climbing area. These still need to be finished.

Guigui wrote:

A master work, I never see anithing even close to that,, can you make me one? How much?

That looks awesome!! Good work. The kids will love it for years to come. Both my kids love our gym, for 20 minutes at a time. Love your lighting!!

Wolverine wrote: How much?

I'd love to know as well. Clean ass work.

What kind of paint did you use?

@ guigui,
That's a real plywood palace!
Nice job with the finish, I really like the can lights...

DaveB wrote: Nice. I like the corner and integrated H.I.T. Strips. I ended up putting my H.I.T. system under the basement stairway (photo) - saved space, good angle, etc.

Now that is smart, good one...

Tony Vavricka wrote: Here's what I'm hiding above my garage.

Awesome cave....

I am currently at the beginning steps of creating my own "woody". The blue prints are smacked together and I have a crew of idiots ready to drill holes. I was wondering if anyone had anything worth saying before I start buying?

Antonio Lopez wrote:I am currently at the beginning steps of creating my own "woody". The blue prints are smacked together and I have a crew of idiots ready to drill holes. I was wondering if anyone had anything worth saying before I start buying?

Hello. There, if you go to the section School of Rock then go to bouldering then you will find how to build your own training wall, is a pretty good start on how to do it and what material to use, I hope it helps...cheers

Antonio Lopez wrote:I am currently at the beginning steps of creating my own "woody". The blue prints are smacked together and I have a crew of idiots ready to drill holes. I was wondering if anyone had anything worth saying before I start buying?

Got weed?

In the garage. Can take whippers. 20ft at highest point. About 25ft of climbing through overhang. Needed scaffolding to get the panels up high. I have a lot more holds on now with 95% being Rock Candy! Sick holds!

I climb before work by myself. Anchor at bottom, rope to anchor at top and use grigri. Any suggestions on something less mechanical than grigri? But still ez to lower.

I also want to build in a crack system on overhang. Not sure how exactly yet.

Woody1

Woody2

T Roper wrote: Got weed?

And a couple of beers...lol

Zeke6 wrote:In the garage. Can take whippers. 20ft at highest point. About 25ft of climbing through overhang. Needed scaffolding to get the panels up high. I have a lot more holds on now with 95% being Rock Candy! Sick holds! I climb before work by myself. Anchor at bottom, rope to anchor at top and use grigri. Any suggestions on something less mechanical than grigri? But still ez to lower. I also want to build in a crack system on overhang. Not sure how exactly yet.

I'm really curious as to what you have the bolts attached to, how solid is it all?