I just purchased the 5ft swing. How far do you recommend installing swing hangers/or hooks?
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The hooks should be installed into the beams with suitable eye bolt hangers. you can find these pretty cheap at a hardware store use Zinc coated if this is outside to prevent corrosion. Other than that just follow the instruction in the box.
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I placed my 2 large eye bolts about 3" out from straight vertical over the arms. That minimized the left/right movement of the swing. It's worked fine for me.
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The hooks should be installed into the beams with suitable eye bolt hangers. you can find these pretty cheap at a hardware store use Zinc coated if this is outside to prevent corrosion.Other than that just follow the instruction in the box.
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I bought a set of heavy duty anchors with the swing but ended up just using the screw anchors that came with the swing. We have the swing hanging on our porch and I some hard points built into the porch ceiling when we had the house built.
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You need to purchase a porch swing hanging kit from like Home Depot. They are long bolts that screw into a beam. They will say on the package how much weight they can hold. I think mine are 250 each (there are 2) and I bought porch swing springs (about $10 each at Home Depot). The swing chain has large hooks that fit into them. My husband and I are more than 400 together and we are fine. I think it's more about the strength of the beam you put it in. We have 2 swings (front and back) and they are both secured in heavy, weight bearing beams. Hope this helps (:
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The swing doesn't come with the hardware to hang it. So, we used one of those metal clips used for rock climbing. We got it at a sporting goods store for ten bucks. This way the swing is not embedded into the tree, but rather hanging from it, which is important to us. We set our swing about 2 1/2 feet off the ground so that my 3 year old can climb in and out of the swing with minimal effort. It can be as low to the ground as you want. Set up was super easy once we bought the clip. The swing comes fully assembled.
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We hung our swing from the ceiling of an indoor play space. We used a 2 strap which worked well. Our straps are hooked on a heavy duty eye hook and 8 inch screw. Children love it.
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My Hammock stand measures 13.5' from welded hook to hook. The chain hooks are 11.5' apart for it to hang above ground a bit when occupied. From there you should be able to figure out your needs. 11.5' stretch is minimum to keep loaded hammock from dragging the ground.
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Not if you have the existing hooks on your swing set. All the hardware you need comes with it. Very easy to assemble.
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My swing came with chains. I prefer them over cables as you can shorten length easier. No mounting hardware.I picked two large eye hooks and used a two carabiner clasps, for quick release on stormy days.
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You can use eye bolts from a hardware store, just pre-drill a small hole and screw in the eye bolt, then you can then hang the swing from there.
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I've hung our swing to our deck. Go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy the following two chains(note the will cut the chain to your required length), two eye hooks(to go into the beams), and two quick links.
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Hooks did not come with the swing. I had to buy them at the hardware store.
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I would recommend using a tarp that's at least 11 ft corner to corner, ie. an 8*8 or a 7*9. You can expect the hammock to be about ~105 inches from one hook to the other when you hang it properly, and you'll want at least 6 inches of coverage past each hook.
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Yo may need to purchase a longer chain to wrap around your tree or drill/screw in your hooks into the tree. The problem you are facing is the right amount of distance between the trees for it to hang properly.
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Good afternoon Beverly. Our All-Weather Resin Outdoor Swing does come with 4' hanging chains. Hanging hardware will need to be purchased seperately. I hope this information is helpful to you. Meghan - Plow & Hearth Customer Service
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Hanging the swing requires screwing and/or bolting a large sturdy hook into a beam. I had purchased what I thought would work, and called on my handyman to install it. He said what I had was not strong enough. So he got a threaded bolt with a hook on one end. He drilled through the beam, inserted the hook with the open end at the top, and tightened the bolt on the other side of the beam. It works fine. I had also purchased - from Amazon - a metal swivel device, but didn't use it. It provided too much motion for my swinging pleasure. Hope this helps.
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Yes we have ours hung by a tree. Just have to adjust it so its even. We used a nylon rope to extend the leads from the swing so its lower to the ground since the tree branch is higher up and a thicker limb.
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For safety sake, I would not advise hanging a swing from a tree. With a swing set you can utilize appropriate hardware for hanging your swing. We built our own swing-set using treated lumber...it is very strong and I don't worry about the connection hardware...it was designed for this use. It is much more difficult, I would think, to design a secure hanging system to a living tree. The tree itself may become the weak link in your system. Just my thought.