DIY Home Chinup Bar

A chinup is an exercise that works the latissimus dorsi and bicep, helping you to gain upper body strength. If you don't have the time or money for a gym membership, you can build your own chinup bar using basic plumbing parts and some lumber. This chinup bar will be positioned over a doorway, giving your legs room to swing back and forth if they need to. All of the required materials are available at your local hardware store.

2-by-8-inch board, 42 inches long
Saw
4-inch steel pipe nipples, 2
Steel flanges, 2
Steel elbow joints, 2
3-foot double-threaded steel pipe
Pencil
Drill
Stud finder
4-inch wood screws
Screwdriver
2-inch wood screws

Instructions

- 1
  Screw two 4-inch steel pipe nipples into two flanges. These and all pipes and fittings should have a three-quarter inch diameter.
- 2
  Screw an elbow joint onto the other end of each nipple.
- 3
  Screw the other ends of the elbow joints onto a 3-foot double-threaded pipe, with both flanges pointing the same direction.
- 4
  Place the finished chinup bar onto the board. Center it and mark the locations of the screw holes with a pencil.
- 5
  Drill a one-sixteenth inch pilot hole into the board at each pencil mark.
- 6
  Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs above a doorway.
- 7
  Place the board onto the wall above the door and mark the stud positions on it.
- 8
  Drill three one-sixteenth inch pilot holes through the board for each wall stud, evenly spaced. Drill matching pilot holes into the wall studs.
- 9
  Screw the board to the wall with 4-inch wood screws through the second set of pilot holes.
- 10
  Screw the chinup bar to the board through the first set of pilot holes with 2-inch wood screws.

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