How to Make an Indoor Climbing Wall | I Like To Make Stuff
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- I built my kids an indoor climbing wall, it was super fun to make!
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In our old house I built a huge climbing wall in our backyard. With the renovation of the boys' bedroom almost completed, I thought it was a perfect time to rebuild that fun rock wall in the their room.
First, here is a safety disclaimer...I built this wall for my kids in a manner that I am completely confident in. I don't know your room layout and I don't know your kids abilities. If you want to build a wall yourself, awesome! But you are assuming all responsibility and risk in doing so (that said, it is pretty awesome and you should go make one).
I began this project by measuring out the space in the room and making a digital copy of it (Its been very helpful for me lately), being sure to accurately measure the ceiling pitch. I then mapped out the placement of some drop-in, 2x4 walls that would support the 3/4 inch plywood faces. I cut and nailed the wall pieces together and screwed them to the existing room studs with some massive lag screws. I translated the ceiling pitch to the angled wall section and used a bird's mouth cut at the end of the 2x4 so that those joists would sit on the header of the wall below it.
Once the walls were framed in place, I broke down the sheets of 3/4 inch plywood to cover each section. I made sure to mark out the location of the new wall studs on the plywood so that I could secure them together, but it also helped me identify where to NOT place the holes for the climbing holds. On the plywood, I marked out a geometric grid that would become the locations for a bunch of T-nuts. These pronged nuts will receive the bolts that attach the climbing holds to the wall. The grid allows you to change up the arrangement later if you wanted. After drilling the grid holes and hammering in the T-nuts, we mounted each plywood face to the framed-in walls.
Accurately measuring the space was crucial when putting up the faces, each piece fit together in an angular puzzle that turned out amazing. All that was left to do was to place the climbing holds and bolt them to the T-nuts. This was pretty erratic, but it allowed for different skill levels in different areas. I even got to use the hand hold that I made using a silicone mold. After I throughly tested out the wall, I let my kids go nuts. They really love this new awesome addition to their room and I'm really happy they have an area to be wild and crazy kids. If you liked this project, check out more of my work using the links above!
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Lots of people ask why I didn't just put the plywood directly on the wall.
There needs to be negative space behind the plywood for the bolts to poke through. In my space, I could have removed the drywall and put the plywood on the studs but it's an attic space so that would let tons of air through .
I would just put some furring strips on the back of the plywood for whatever offset you want from the wall. Then attach plywood directly to the wall.
Cool project though. I might do this in my son's room.
Cover the studs with plastic sheeting with enough slack to keep from being poked by the hold screws, and seal all the seams airtight.
Noconz0727 MC Agree. I ran my 2x4s flat and perpendicular to the studs and then mounted the plywood to them.
I Like To Make Stuff I am climbing 9 times a week😆😆
Little does this man know the impact he has on climbers in this current pandemic who now want to build home setups
Amen for that
aye.that's why I'm here
No kidding. I wish I had that setup.
so true
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Ha! :) Well, you can only make so many pieces of furniture before there's nowhere to put them anymore.
A climbing wall is just furniture you can climb on ;-) And paint it orange/blue, of course.
His house must be full of awesome features...
So awesome! I actually think a wall like this with modular shelving and storage would look really cool, got my gears turning. And those outtakes... 😹
This would be a great project to do while the kids are at school. If you were my dad, and I came home to this, I would be speechless.
Super cool! Also just got my copy of Making Time! Excited to get to reading it!
This is freaking awesome! Your kids are going to have such great memories of all the awesome stuff their dad made for them!
Let's Make aside from pictures as memories you can have these as an item or place where you can share stories with you grandkids (i know its way ahead) i guess this is how you envision great old days..
That starting transition made me chuckle so much! Very well explained, inspirational stuff!
:) Thanks!
Hey Bob! I’ve been a fan of you for years and I just made a climbing wall for my nephew. It’s a lean to design but I learned a lot by watching this video! It’s made out of cedar and pine 2x4s and we can fold it up or adjust it when he gets older.
Reminds me of romans climbing wall !! Awesome job
Made it and my son loves it! I'm making mostly wooden holds but I did try the resin ones that worked out pretty good too!
Very cool, looks like the whole family will enjoy that for a very long time. What a nostalgic moment at 11:05 after attaching that hand hold you made years ago!
Yes! Thanks for giving me so many ideas for my future dream home.
That is an awesome project, Bob. I had not even considered that a possibility, but I guess now I need to look into that. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this! It was your video that inspired me to build a wall for my kids. Very straight forward and it turned out awesome!
Awesome project! Loved it when all 4 kids were climbing at once & that even Mom & Dad tried it. ;) Great Video, Bob.
Brilliant project and very clearly explained. Thanks.
Great job! Looks plenty sturdy and tons of fun.
Awesome, wish I had the space in the house to do something like this. Hoping to do one outside this summer.
Great detail. Helped me a ton when I built mine. Looks awesome. Thanks for the info and video.
I love the plug idea!
Awesome! This and your bookcase trapdoor video are my favourites.. I love the projects you do for your kids/family. (I also like how you put your own mold front and centre. Loud and proud baby! haha)
Good job Bob! This is a of the best project! I loved that! It's radical! it's fun!
That's an awesome project. Love making stuff for my boys
I love all your videos but the cool stuff you do for your kids are definitely my favorites.
SO COOL! its a lovely looking feature wall too, but most of all, AMAZING fun! lucky kids! really, you're doing an incredible job on this room! what an upgrade!!
What an insanely fun idea! Great job!
Aswome build! I wish I thought of that 25 years ago when my kids were at your kids age!
Looks awesome! I want to make one now lol
Yall rocked this one. Love it.
Ur kids must love it. Great job
I love all of your work, but this is the coolest project by far. Lucky kids!
Thank you a lot bob, you gave me an idea for an homework biography, and I chose you. Thank you sooooooo much!
Thanks bob so much I’ve been wanting to do this
Great idea and use of the space! It fits so well as well!
Amazing video, thank you for your help!!
Just amazing
Usually indoor climbing walls have some kind of "sandy", rough surface soyou can use your feet on them. You get grip and you can challenge yourself by using hands on holds and feet on wall only. Great built! Kind regards from Germany!
I see that you have truly embraced the jig saw. The kids must love that wall, that's pretty awesome!
Awesome build, looks like so much fun!
Thank for the tutorial and have a nice day
Hey Bob. You’ve inspired me to start woodworking. Wanted to say thanks.
My friends and I built a huge wall structure in our backyard. We used lock tight for the screws, and we painted the plywood with a sand/paint mixture. The texture helps a lot with climbing, but I don't think it would be absolutely necessary for a small space. Great job, I think you did everything about how it should be.
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nice job. I just finished your book. It was very inspiring keep up the great work
Very cool, Bob.
Great idea, I love how thorough your videos are.
Wish I had these sorts of skills. Would love to do something like this!
My sons and i go climbing both outdoor and indoor, they would love this in the house
You're a real hero ❤🙏
like your new intro
I love making stuff like you
Love it! Been waiting for this one since the hand-hold you cast ages ago :D
ooooooo and he can 3D print new ones too!!!
Timothy Hayes kind of useless -takes a lot of time and uses a hell lot of filament
Holds/holes bonus feature made me crease, great video
Amazing video very interesting beautiful workplace
nice wall climbing in the house. love it
Fantastic video, thank you so much!
I love the outtakes.
Cool! Im moving soon and i might put this in my new house!
This is amazing, Great work.
That's awesome. For the next rock wall you should build one outside, maybe a two pillar design with an archway in between them. You could have bars or something to that effect to get across from one side to the other. That's if you have the space and if your local city codes will allow it. Keep up the awesome projects.
Bob that is so cool! Now I want to make one for me and my girls. Thanks for your great videos! You make it look so easy!
Hey man, I just got your book and I’ve already read a chapter and I'm loving it!!
And I LOVE your videos, keep it up!!
Fantastic work Bob :) That will give years of fun ॐ
I want to have that too!
Nice video Bob! Thanks for sharing.😎👍JP
4:40 MORE COWBELL! haha great project, came out looking pretty cool!
I was waiting for this project as I have a box of holds in my shed waiting to be used... Nice one
You continue to amaze me
Amazing build!! I don’t have near enough talent to make this, but I still want to make one!!
Who else realized he is literally bob the builder
Wtf wtf XD
bOb tHe bUilDEr cAn wE fiX iT? bOb thE bUilDeR yEs wE can!
you didnt know? that tv show was inspired by him.. XD
Me XD. Bob the builder can we fix it! Bob the builder yes we can!
That is really awesome! Now we totally want a climbing wall.
Totally love it
That's really cool.
Awesome!!
Cheers...
One of your best builds yet. !!
Good stuff this is the next project 👍
Just
Woooowww!!!
Totally awesome
This is a neat project. I wish you'd mention some of the things that work, but you'd do differently if you had a do-over.
Omg I love your channel so much!! Keep making fun videos!
Great work!
Awesome!
Wow, this is such a great idea! I'm sure your kids love it too :)
Again. Another great work man.
Your workspace is so organized 😍 also, am I the only one that thinks the plywood before the holds were put on was extremely satisfying to look at?
Very cool!
Aww, man! I bet the kids love it! So cool!!!
Pretty cool
Nice project! I have that same air compressor. Pretty impressive little quiet unit aren't they.
Man this is so timely, I've been thinking of doing this in the basement
I love these videos so much.
Really cool! That's my summer project for sure
This was so beautiful... I love these videos lol
I love this background music.
Dude, your like the ultimate dad.
Nice build. My kids like to be outside so I'm going to build one outdoors.
Very cool video! If I had the right wall shape, I would love to make this.
Great project!
This is so awesome! I wish I had something like this as a kid. Your wife is a beast!