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  • I'm debating putting up a heavy punch bag in our spare room, but am slightly afraid of shaking the house down.

    It's like this

    A pretty burly unit. The wall I have eyed up is an internal partition wall. House is a 1930's semi, the wall is solid, I believe its made of breeze blocks, but not sure. I've drilled a few holes and they are grey coloured.

    The bag is a heavy thai bag, maybe 40kg? Was planning on getting some big wall anchors to secure to the wall, or possible those fixings that glue in.

    Is this a terrible idea?

  • Is this a terrible idea?

    It's not the dead weight that's the problem, but the movement.

    Breeze blocks are quite soft - certainly a lot softer than modern brick or cent blocks. I'd worry that any anchor would crumble it over time.

    Chuck it in the garden with a frame made from 4x4 fenceposts, concreted into the ground.

  • Outside isn't an option for me. I train barefoot in shorts and have an aversion to cold.

    How about chemical fixings instead of wall anchors? I have no experience with them but have heard they don't budge.

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