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Pole help!
So I've moved out of my parents home for the first time and I am now renting a little granny flat. The only problem I have with this is that the roof isn't strong enough for my pole. It does however, have these strong beams running through the roof, though they are too thin for the pole to be installed.
Anyone have any ideas on how I could put the pole up without hurting the roof? It's an X-Pole X-pert (old version). I thought maybe if I got Dad to put some wood up into the roof and make that stronger. Or drill into the beams and have a stronger material between two of them which would hold the pole.
It's been almost two weeks since I've touched a pole and I am missing it! I have a few moves I was getting into and I don't want to lose the motivation and momentum I was achieving.
It's also making me lazier and I was getting better at that!
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My pole studio use ceiling mounts screwed into the beams which you use without the dome, sounds like that might be an option for you, not sure how much they cost though
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As in the pole then screws into the ceiling?
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CloSmo, all poles weather they are removable or permanent need to be placed on a "beam" If the beams are far apart then using a square of wood can be done if you're using the dome on an xpole. If you want to screw your xpole in, then you would want to buy the xpole vaulted ceiling adaptor. That screws into your beam/joist and the pole goes in to the adaptor and you don't need the dome any more.
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I am having this exact problem at my new house. I'm assuming your issue is the same as mine, that you have a truss style ceiling structure where those thin 2x4s for joists are all joined using those metal plates so you don't have solid joist structure in the ceiling like you would if the "ceiling" was the floor of the floor above you. Using a larger board (idea would be to span at least 4 joists) with grip tape on it should distribute the load so you don't have to screw into the ceiling and it shouldn't exert as much upward pressure on the joists when the pole is under tension. The option of using the vaulted or permanent mount for the pole is also a good option because the pole doesn't require as much tension to stay up when you use the permanent mount, so it's mostly lateral (side to side) force you are exerting BUT doing that still puts all the force on one joist. The happy medium is to secure the permanent mount to the large board itself, and screw the large board into 4 joists.
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This is what the ceiling looks like: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mppgphpo3fparw1/Photo%2029-09-13%207%2021%2022%20AM.png
This is the only photo I have on my phone right now and I won’t be home until later tonight.
I’m not sure if this is what you were mentioning about joists poledanceromance, but the ceiling is kinda flimsy in between the beams- but those beams seem to be pretty sturdy.
Would that adapter be the best bet, Veena? I’ve never even heard of an adapter before!
Might have a look at lunch today
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I can’t see the pic, but if the beams themselves are super sturdy then using the adapter like veena suggested is the best option. Being bolted into a sturdy beam with the vaulted mount is a very secure way to mount the pole.
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Worth mentioning too that even if you have the adapter mounted to the ceiling, you can still take the pole itself up and down very easily. The mount will just stay up there on the ceiling when you take the pole down.
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Thank you PDR.
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You don’t need to get the vaulted ceiling mount. Xpole sells a blockmount which would work perfect. I have one myself (I can take a picture if you like) and my pole is spinning so much smoother and faster, because you don’t have to tighten it as much.
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Tacha can you send the picture?
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Just took a picture and uploaded it to my gallery. Hope this helps!
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That looks quite little!
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By the way, pole set up is so much faster. I don't take it apart when I take it down and drew a circle with a pencil on my floor so I know where the base has to go. So I just have to put the whole pole into the block mount, find the circle on the floor and turn it until it's tight.
I have the old style block mount, the new one is this one: http://xpoleus.com/store/xpert-block-mount-404550mm-silver-p-622.html (unfortunately a little more expensive).
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Ok…so decided to buy a mount, but the x pole site is only showing a mount for a VAULTED ceiling. ???????
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This is the link to the silver xpert mount, if you have a sport it’ll be different! 🙂 http://xpoleus.com/store/xpert-new-original-block-mount-404550mm-silver-p-1033.html
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