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papillion started this discussion · 11/17/2025

Technical home pole question ?? the ceiling in my new apartment is new & not thick enough to support my x-pole. Has anyone experienced this before & come up with any solutions.. it’s so frustrating not being able to have the pole up. But I tried before & it fell down which was very scary. Any suggestions would be so appreciated. I understand I could get a stand alone pole but it will be a lot of money & I already spent a lot on my succession pole

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Webmaster · 11/17/2025
I'm assuming you are referring to when you put your pole up the ceiling material, most likely sheet rock does not have enough structure to properly secure your X-Pole. What I mean by this is that when you attempt to install your X-Pole the compression from the pole just bends it.
My recommendation would be to find a handyman. Most ceilings unless they are a suspended ceiling have enought structure to support an X-Pole but you may need some added help. A common solution is to span two joists with a piece of 3/4 inch plywood.
If you want to send a couple pictures I can try and offer more advice, but I think a handyman would be your best bet.
papillion · 12/2/2025
Thanks for the advice. This is the ceiling, we used a stud finder & it indicated a spot that had density behind it, but after about the 10th time on the pole it unfortunately fell down. I will ask a handy man if he can help me with this