r/homewalls

I just bought a house with a challenging yard that requires retaining walls. The second tier wall that is all wood was newly built to sell the house. The neighbor said he would add more support on that wall so I already plan to do that. But what should I use to maintain the wood? I want it to last as long as possible and I heard something about oiling it?

Hi all, has anyone here replaced a hold set on the 2025 mini with different/easier to holds to make an endurance circuit? I'd love to see some photos if anyone has!

I' thinking of removing either wood set B or C and using the remaining spaces to add in a juggier circuit. Looking for any advice on which set would be better to skip

Let me know what y'all think!

Just reset the board. 50 odd new beastmaker holds, not all on yet.

Hi all, we are moving house soon and I'll have a garage for the first time so am looking at building a mini moonboard (I don't want to set my own routes).

I've used the full sized board at my local gym and would struggle to remember the holds without the lights but not sure how this would compare to the mini. I'm planning to drill the holes myself so it would be double the work and an extra £600 to add the lights...

My question is: are the LEDs worth it on such a small board?

Pic of my dream set up!

Hey all - I’m planning to build a 12 ft tall × 8 ft wide Tension Board 2 on the top floor of my A-frame house and wanted some advice on both the structure and the spacing.

The roof pitch is 45°, and ideally I’d like to attach the board directly to the existing rafters rather than build a freestanding frame. The rafters appear pretty substantial - roughly 9 in × 3.5 in - and seem structural, but I’m not sure whether mounting directly to them is a bad idea with the dynamic loads from board climbing.

The other thing I’m trying to sanity check is whether the space will feel too cramped.

I’ll be using 6 in pads, so the wall has to start 6 in off the floor/wall intersection. That reduces the usable space from about:

• 10 ft 3 in vertical/horizontal clearance to
• 9 ft 9 in clearance

Because the ceiling slope is 45°, that leaves me with about 13 ft 8 in of sloped ceiling length, which seems like enough room for a 12 ft board.

If I also add a 6 in kicker, I’d need to move the wall another 6 in inward, leaving roughly:

• 9 ft 3 in vertical clearance
• 9 ft 3 in horizontal clearance
• about 13 ft 1 in of sloped ceiling length

Does that still sound workable for a 12×8 TB2 setup, or am I cutting it too close? I don't want to hit my head on the other side of the A frame on a dynamic move.

Also curious if anyone here has mounted directly to rafters in an A-frame and regretted it (or had success with it).

Edit: Room Width is incorrect in image, it is 12 feet wide, not 10ft 3in.

Edit 2: I will remove the backwall on the right to have full width of the A Frame room

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.

Was able to finish sanding and get the first coat of Oil into these Quartersawn Pin Oak holds, can't wait until they get to be added to the wall!

Gonna start my home wall project soon. I’m thinking 8x12 or 8x14 with a one foot kicker at the bottom. Is this plausible? Attached is the planned location, about 9ft of clearance. I want it adjustable to 40° but I probably won’t go higher than that because of the risk involved lol. Is there anything I should know beforehand? Is it even possible? Can it support itself with the weight? And where can I get hella climbing holds at a good price? Please tell me anything you can. Thank you.