u/pikaplasticlimber

As per my previous post and the one before it, my home wall is complete. Thanks for everyone who commented and helped me figure things out.

- I use L brackets for the support beams and use hex lag screws as recommended
- I ended up using the hinges I already bought, but I use 8 of them, and replaced the screws provided with the same hex lag screws, hopefully this is safe enough
- I’ve managed to prop the frame all by myself with the help of stairs and off-cut timbers lol. Pretty happy on this stage because I can finally see the home wall taking shape
- I use 2 M12 bolts each for the frame connection.
- I also decided to use bolt holes for the climbing holds, but I only drilled 72 holes with diamond shaped pattern. So I will still have plenty of room for screw-in holds.
- Sprayed some termite protection all around the base of the wall and applied wood varnish on the plywood
- Printed Moonboard-style footholds (not sure about using it for hand holds esp for dynamic moves, but I think it’s safe enough for footholds (?))
- Now things to figure out: how to get rid of the mosquitoes

Once again thanks for all the help. Also thankful my gym routesetter came by and made sure everything is safe enough (he even set some routes!)

As stated in this thread before , I am a complete beginner to woodworking and building.
From the previous post, I ended up changing all the screws with hex lag screws for the L bracket. The plan also changed a bit after watching some more YouTube videos.
Now my next questions are:
- I’m planning to use these hinges to connect the footboard to the main board. The board itself will be a fixed 35-degree angle, but I can’t find any joist support online, and I figure hinges would be more flexible in the future. Are these hinges and the screws they came with enough?
- Do I need to do the horizontal support between the 4 studs, considering this is a small wall? The wall is 244x244cm btw
- Still have not decide wether I should use bolted or screw in holds

Thanks for all the suggestions in the previous post btw

Planning on making a 244x244cm free standing wall. I should preface this by saying I’m a total novice in carpentry and woodworking, but for some reason very interested in building one myself. I’m worried about what fasteners should I use, will it be strong enough? Will I hurt myself and suffer terrible death due to structural failure?

All of the timber I use are 12x6cm (closer to 11,5x5,5cm in reality). I use 100x100cm L plate to connect perpendicular timber for the main frame. And I use the screws in the 4th pic (which my local gym’s routesetter told me that it is for steel not wood), should I undo and use different screws?

For the kickboard I predrill and drive 10cm wood screws (5-6th pic). Also another noob question should I pre-drill the screw holes or not? Somebody told me that pre-drilling would weaken the screw’s tightness overtime.