How is Hangbird attached to the ceiling?
The frame is suspended on four ropes. The four ropes run through four pulleys that each rest on a screw hook. Screw hooks and matching, high quality plugs (“Fischer” and “Tox”) are provided.
Is it possible to attach Hangbird to suspended ceilings?
The provided fittings are suitable for suspended ceilings too. They should have minimal thickness of 12.5 mm (standard) in order the plugs to hold firmly. Suspended ceilings are quite heavy themselves and usually well anchored. Additionally, the weight of the frame is distributed across four separate points.
How much rope is provided?
There is plenty of rope provided to be sufficient for most situations. There is 6 m of rope for the distance from the fixture on the wall to the four pulley on the ceiling.
If your ceiling is higher than 4 m, please leave a comment during the ordering process (on the checkout page), so we can provide you with more rope.
What do I need to install Hangbird?
Ordinary tools are sufficient for the installation: drilling machine, crosstip screwdriver (PZ 2), ladder and scissors / knife.
What can I do with difficult ceilings?
If it is difficult to drill a proper hole into the ceiling and if the hole proves to be “loose”, then there are simple installation aids:
1.) There is a very helpful “putty glue” (like “UHU repair all powerkitt” or „Pattex Repair Express“) or alternatively “injection fixing” (liquid to be injected in a loose hole, various suppliers).
2.) If the hole degrades in a veritable crater, one can fix this by using fast curing cement: the original hole is closed and re-drilled while the cement is not fully cured. After hardening (few minutes), the plug can be re-set again.
Normal filling compound should only be used if it is approved to be used for fixing plugs and screws.
Where are the hooks placed exactly?
The four screw hooks are located above the short sides of the frame. They form a rectangle with length of the frame and with a width of 32 cm, 45 cm or 58 cm respectively (depending on chosen model width 60, 70 or 80).
The hooks only need to be installed with an accuracy of about 10 cm as the ropes compensate easily for any inaccuracies.
With larger differences (due to the spacing of beams e. g.), the ropes should not be to much “skewed” to each other (in the upper, raised position) as the tension forces would work against each other. This would in turn raise the force required to lift the frame and might lead to exceed the load limits of the hooks and plugs. One can avoid it if one chooses to have a certain distance between the ceiling and the frame (in its upper position).
How can you hang Hangbird on walls with tiles?
If you do not want to drill into the tiles or the joints between the tiles, you can also glue the cleat with the base plate onto the tiles. For this purpose, a commercial adhesive adapter from “Tesa never drill again” (loosely translated; the German name is “Tesa nie wieder bohren”) is glued to the tiles, which can be removed without residue if necessary. A mechanically manufactured intermediate plate connects this to the base plate and cleat from Hangbird. The adhesive plate is approved up to 20 kg, and accordingly no more than 15 kg of laundry (approx. 10 kg dry weight) may be loaded onto the frame.
The adhesive adapter can be found here in the shop.
How do you attach Hangbird to metal balconies?
With the help of a commercial adhesive hook from “Tesa never drill again” (loosely translated; the German name is “Tesa nie wieder bohren”) , the deflection rollers can also be attached to ceilings without drilling if they consist of a stable, rough and smooth surface such as tiles, natural stone, glass, concrete, metal and wood. The adhesive hook can be removed again without leaving any residue. It is not suitable for wallpaper, masonry or plaster!
The adhesive hook can be found here in the shop.