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Adjustable chain wall construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This adjustable wall is built under a car port. The wall angle can vary from vertical to a 60 degree overhang using chain. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wall construction is very simple. Plywood is screwed directly to studs.
Normally for a wall where the frame is not directly attached to a solid suport, 2x6's are prefered for framework. In this case, 2x4's enable the wall to hinge easier because the wall section is thin like a door (not thick like a bank vault). To keep the wall stiff without using 2x6's, the stud frame uses lots of 2x4 vertical studs (6 for a 6 foot wide wall). |
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Chain attached to eyebolts with chain link connectors is used to adjust the angle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carabiners can be used but 5/16" screw link connecters are cheaper.
Eyebolts are bolted on through holes drilled in studs |
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To maximize climbing height, plywood at the top of the wall is cut to allow passage for the car port roof studs as the wall angle is changed. A lot of work perhaps for 6 inches of climbing height.
The horizontal stud topping the center vertical studs is just below this cut. |
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Wall at a shallow angle. The bottom of the wall is not attached to a hinge or anything, just resting on ground against house wall. As long as the angle is overhanging, even just a little, the bottom will stay in place. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Same wall, just a lot steeper. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||