1. How tall are your ceilings, is there enough clearance?2. How's its stability? (I'm in CA & worried about earthquakes). Thanks in advance!
1337036
I have a older house I think from my daughter's floor to the ceiling was about 12 feet. Stability is great!!! But I live in PA. My daughter just turn 17 and loves the bed!!
1554334
Ceilings are standard. My 19 year old sleeps on it and loves it. It is not wobbly. Made with thick steel. But as far as earthquakes. .. I've never been in one so I wouldn't know.
1554335
It's pretty sturdy and we have 8 ft ceilings . Plenty of room for my 12 yr old
1295454
I didn't assemble it. My handyman did. I think he had to "rig it" with a part from the being replaced because it didn't hang the way we wanted it to - I have sloped ceilings. Didn't the assembly directions come with it? If not contact the company. They should be able to email them to you.
1634703
I just slam all the doors and adjust it until it doesn't go off at the slightest vibration from neighbors and cupboards and banging on walls. It still goes off in enough time to warn me about an earthquake. It has never failed me yet (I live in L.A.).
2254254
My wife uses it and I don't see any issues that would prevent you from using it in an apt. setting. We have 8 ft. ceilings so she can't jump to high, I would imagine, the higher you jump the more potential for noise.
72725
I have 7'5" of ceiling height in my basement and it just fits, but we had to modify how we assembled the top of the rack. It just needed to be stood up before the top bar (angled with pull-up bar attached) was installed. We even installed the optional lat pull-down attachment and it all fits nicely in the basement. One note would be that you need about another 8-10" (about 8'+) for pull-ups. We were able to position the rack so that we do pull-ups with our heads between the floor joists, giving us an extra 10" of clearance. It's a great set-up for a home gym.
1313200
It's a little over 6 feet tall. Normal ceilings and you won't have a problem...
998290
The ceiling is too low the fan alone will take about a foot. Average person of 5.10 ft raises there arm. That Will add another foot or so. It will be a very close fit. also I hope they need a fan that pulls about 8500cfm this is what you use on large room or catedral ceiling
960793
I'm 5'8", and am able to use it comfortably with 7' ceilings. It leaves plenty of room between my head and the ceiling.I have a ceiling fan in the room, and would probably even be able to use it under that, although that would be a bit tight for my liking.
1009798
Claudia, did not have that problem, which is obviously incredibly dangerous. I did have a BIG issue with the advertising saying it heated 2000 sq. Ft. That is false advertising as all ceilings are not of equal height and the heating area should be stated in relationship to the average height of 8' to 10' or stated in cubic feet. All this said the company never restated the heating area issue but did give me a full refund including return shipping. They were very cooperative as did not want a bad rating. Your issue is a major safety one, mine was a major inconvenience plus is false advertising Claudia, did not have that problem, which is obviously incredibly dangerous. I did have a BIG issue with the advertising saying it heated 2000 sq. Ft. That is false advertising as all ceilings are not of equal height and the heating area should be stated in relationship to the average height of 8' to 10' or stated in cubic feet. All this said the company never restated the heating area issue but did give me a full refund including return shipping. They were very cooperative as did not want a bad rating. Your issue is a major safety one, mine was a major inconvenience plus is false advertising
2124978
We have 8 foot ceilings and I am 5'9". Still plenty of clearance for me. We use ours daily and are pretty happy with it. The manufacturer sent some extra washers for the upper arm connection and that fixed a low speed noise issue while under the standard one year warranty. They also sent a replacement mast in case the washers were not sufficient, at no charge.
37844
I am 5'10 and my wife is 5'6 and we have it in our basement with a 7 ft ceiling height. I have to use it with my shoes off but my wife can do it with shoes. I will say this that if I get on my tip toes with it on the highest incline I whack my head pretty good. My hair will hit the ceiling on a regular basis on any setting. But like you I really didn't have any other options so I just deal with it. I lean forward a little when using it and haven't had a problem yet. I have been using it for about 3 weeks but I am careful to pay attention to not whacking my head.
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Aloha A C, Mine fit great between the wall studs that were sixteen inches on center. A little sloppy so I used some shims on one side due to it being an older condo and built in Maui. Height is no problem, just make sure you know where the wires are at in the wall. Depth will be a problem installing it in a 2x4 wall with insulation. Your will have to cut the insulation out behind the safe. It took me less than fifteen minutes to install it. I love it. Aloha, Captain
469005
Hi, I also have high ceilings. I have the chain fully extended and the light is beautiful. I love it!
971060
Doing remodel so havnt used yet. I have 9' ceiling so hope it works.sorry not much help.
1124126
You really don't want this thing coming down. 10 is a good number and won't weaken a 2x6 (or greater) ceiling joist. I threw out the lag bolts that they supplied and replaced them with 3 inch long 1/4" diameter lags. What they supply is useless for a garage with a finished ceiling. You have 5/8" sheetrock, then 3/4" firring strips(not good for holding this lift up at all). Considering that the 2 inch lags they supply have a head plus the bracket thickness, that leaves you with less than 5/8" of penetration into the stud. That is stupid dangerous in my opinion. I have 2 of these lifts installed, one is heavily loaded and has been up there for a month now. You really really really want to read the installation instructions from various customers before buying (I did). I also posted what I did.
803936
We too have 7' ceilings...I am 6' tall and at 40% grade I still have clearance.This has been a great machine for our family. No issues at all.
1718850
The difficulty is in finding a stud in the ceiling, how high your ceiling is and getting the rods exactly parallel. There are things to consider. I had a very small laundry room space to work with, so getting an 8 foot ladder in there, installing where when clothes are hung long items won't hit people in the face coming in from the garage and making sure the doors don't sweep the bottom of long hanging clothes were all considerations. In addition, I wanted to allow several inches from the drywall to not risk damp clothes causing the drywall to become damp.