How to Make an Indoor Climbing Wall | I Like To Make Stuff

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Lots of people ask why I didn't just put the plywood directly on the wall. There needs to be negative space behind the plywood for the bolts to poke through. In my space, I could have removed the drywall and put the plywood on the studs but it's an attic space so that would let tons of air through .

[@noconz0727]

I would just put some furring strips on the back of the plywood for whatever offset you want from the wall. Then attach plywood directly to the wall.

[@noconz0727]

Cool project though. I might do this in my son's room.

[@doubledarefan]

Cover the studs with plastic sheeting with enough slack to keep from being poked by the hold screws, and seal all the seams airtight.

[@charltonwang]

Noconz0727 MC Agree. I ran my 2x4s flat and perpendicular to the studs and then mounted the plywood to them.

[@andrew6745]

I Like To Make Stuff I am climbing 9 times a week😆😆

[@nodin6286]

Little does this man know the impact he has on climbers in this current pandemic who now want to build home setups

[@gabrielvergara4633]

Amen for that

[@KungFuPandaria]

aye.that's why I'm here

[@OmahaRiverDonkey]

No kidding. I wish I had that setup.

[@calebheywood2678]

so true

[@NeverComplyEver]

PLANdemic

[@joeldowell5059]

This would be a great project to do while the kids are at school. If you were my dad, and I came home to this, I would be speechless.

[@Sam-vv4zd]

Georgia Bob: How to make a bookcase, headboard, plywood vase Kentucky Bob: KATANAS AND CLIMBING WALLS AND AIR POWERED ROCKET LAUNCHERS

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Ha! :) Well, you can only make so many pieces of furniture before there's nowhere to put them anymore.

[@jamesgrimwood1285]

A climbing wall is just furniture you can climb on ;-) And paint it orange/blue, of course.

[@ahollatz]

My friends and I built a huge wall structure in our backyard. We used lock tight for the screws, and we painted the plywood with a sand/paint mixture. The texture helps a lot with climbing, but I don't think it would be absolutely necessary for a small space. Great job, I think you did everything about how it should be.

[@PenelopeKay-lc2it]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@StaxRail]

His house must be full of awesome features...

[@letsmake8166]

This is freaking awesome! Your kids are going to have such great memories of all the awesome stuff their dad made for them!

[@Nayde]

Let's Make aside from pictures as memories you can have these as an item or place where you can share stories with you grandkids (i know its way ahead) i guess this is how you envision great old days..

[@craftedworkshop]

So awesome! I actually think a wall like this with modular shelving and storage would look really cool, got my gears turning. And those outtakes... 😹

[@FrostBite1147]

Hey Bob! I’ve been a fan of you for years and I just made a climbing wall for my nephew. It’s a lean to design but I learned a lot by watching this video! It’s made out of cedar and pine 2x4s and we can fold it up or adjust it when he gets older.

[@donovancorcoran1392]

Hi Bob- nicely built little wall. If you're still thinking about paint, one thing you might consider is adding some texture. There are textured paint available commercially for use on artificial climbing surfaces, but you can fairly easily make your own as well. Exterior paint in your choice of color with some sand mixed in can create a nice basic texture effect. Another option is to mix up some fast-set cement, color if desired and some sand/fine gravel. Apply like you would drywall mud, but don't pay much attention to getting it smooth. Edit- also, a quick safety tip. I noticed you and your wife climbing while wearing your wedding bands. Even on a relatively easy wall like this, climbing while wearing rings or other jewelry does present a risk of degloving injury (google at own risk). Back when I was a climbing instructor, I always told people no rings whatsoever, watches or tight fitting bracelets are ok as long as the band will break (rubber/plastic ok, metal or leather not) and nothing loose around the neck. Have fun, be safe!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks, we both wear Qalo (rubber) rings.

[@TheChipmunckMiester]

That starting transition made me chuckle so much! Very well explained, inspirational stuff!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

:) Thanks!

[@TheBadasscinema]

Usually indoor climbing walls have some kind of "sandy", rough surface soyou can use your feet on them. You get grip and you can challenge yourself by using hands on holds and feet on wall only. Great built! Kind regards from Germany!

[@timothyhayes9724]

That's it fellas. Bob has done it. He has won the best dad ever.

[@jiin5276]

i am absolutely gonna make this some day

[@retina6288]

I love all your videos but the cool stuff you do for your kids are definitely my favorites.

[@drewmcqueen932]

Very cool, looks like the whole family will enjoy that for a very long time. What a nostalgic moment at 11:05 after attaching that hand hold you made years ago!

[@bevin1609]

Dude, your like the ultimate dad.

[@seankennedy1391]

Reminds me of romans climbing wall !! Awesome job

[@wordiebirdie]

Your workspace is so organized 😍 also, am I the only one that thinks the plywood before the holds were put on was extremely satisfying to look at?

[@goodgoat3096]

Usually it's kids that have their parents climbing the walls! Seriously, very cool!

[@Sonal_Mobile]

Really cool project that gets the kids (and grown-ups) away from the iPads and video games :) Great work!

[@Tadpole0110]

I'm so jealous of your kids. I would have loved something like this. My mum did actually make a climbing wall for my school, (she attracted an audience of people wanting to see a women carpenter), but I never thought of a small one in a bedroom.

[@robertarosteguy2245]

Thank you so much for this! It was your video that inspired me to build a wall for my kids. Very straight forward and it turned out awesome!

[@kvisualtree]

What a fantastic video this is. Me and my son were watching this video with rapt attention. In awe of the skills 👍

[@cam9028]

Yes! Thanks for giving me so many ideas for my future dream home.

[@williamlivingstone4326]

Made it and my son loves it! I'm making mostly wooden holds but I did try the resin ones that worked out pretty good too!

[@lilywatters3619]

This is a neat project. I wish you'd mention some of the things that work, but you'd do differently if you had a do-over.

[@BeInspiredwithDominic]

That is an awesome project, Bob. I had not even considered that a possibility, but I guess now I need to look into that. Thanks for sharing!

[@AnthonyBowman]

Super cool! Also just got my copy of Making Time! Excited to get to reading it!

[@Ragdllgarage]

If they don’t like the sanded cut out you can add a router round overturn sand and it will be much more pleasing to grab than a squared edge. From one wood worker/carpenter to the next this is fantastic

[@craigpereira6381]

Awesome.. dad of the year award..

[@TheWoodYogi]

Fantastic work Bob :) That will give years of fun ॐ

[@bigtonka82]

That's awesome. For the next rock wall you should build one outside, maybe a two pillar design with an archway in between them. You could have bars or something to that effect to get across from one side to the other. That's if you have the space and if your local city codes will allow it. Keep up the awesome projects.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Very nice. I build one myself a few years ago. Its good fun. In case you want that perfect rough texture, I made a tutorial for that.

[@Anakreo515]

I should show this to my in-laws, they love climbing!

[@spraycanman4490]

My sons and i go climbing both outdoor and indoor, they would love this in the house

[@georgel5308]

Ur kids must love it. Great job

[@evanbrock8766]

Hey man soooo I went crazy awhile back and built a huge wall in my dads barn... One guy said paint with sand, that would work but what I did was use epoxy and sand to coat some of the wall. I also made some homemade home with the same mixture. Just an idea on how to coat it. If you haven't already. This is really awesome though, good job!

[@DMonZ1988]

SO COOL! its a lovely looking feature wall too, but most of all, AMAZING fun! lucky kids! really, you're doing an incredible job on this room! what an upgrade!!

[@nimmyjewtron4207]

Who else realized he is literally bob the builder

[@occultunknown6208]

Wtf wtf XD

[@saythename1712]

bOb tHe bUilDEr cAn wE fiX iT? bOb thE bUilDeR yEs wE can!

[@infernosfire_]

you didnt know? that tv show was inspired by him.. XD

[@macksterbfh]

Me XD. Bob the builder can we fix it! Bob the builder yes we can!

[@baseballrecruit]

Awesome! This and your bookcase trapdoor video are my favourites.. I love the projects you do for your kids/family. (I also like how you put your own mold front and centre. Loud and proud baby! haha)

[@carloshenriquedamasceno8990]

Good job Bob! This is a of the best project! I loved that! It's radical! it's fun!

[@imconnected870]

when i was a child i absolutely loved these climbing walls its so much fun

[@Daxter-fl1te]

Hey Bob. You’ve inspired me to start woodworking. Wanted to say thanks.

[@kaziahscats]

You can actually get a job by going to people's houses and installing cool things. Like this.

[@camlennon8015]

A lot of public walls have a surface that is quite rough so that you can get some grip on the wall itself, you could always do a similar thing by mixing sand and paint together

[@isaiah5643]

AWESOME! You should add a crash pad at the bottom or like a rope pulley system for safety, of course I don’t know how tall it is but if you fell anywhere wrong it could break something.

[@Bikeeast]

Awesome, wish I had the space in the house to do something like this. Hoping to do one outside this summer.

[@thenorwegianmaker]

Aswome build! I wish I thought of that 25 years ago when my kids were at your kids age!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Awesome project! Loved it when all 4 kids were climbing at once & that even Mom & Dad tried it. ;) Great Video, Bob.

[@ralphlea7595]

Holds/holes bonus feature made me crease, great video

[@amirawadalla5866]

like your new intro

[@jakoball]

so cool! I bet kids love it. maybe just extend the crash pads out a bit as well, because you tend to fall further back when climbing on the slope. You can also make some wooden holds in forms of angled cut strips or something similar. I just recommend a ring-porous wood like oak, black locust or something similar (wood like beech or maple get really slippery after a while).

[@PhilCaplinger1]

One of your best builds yet. !!

[@apollojohnson3319]

I love the plug idea!

[@IronGordon]

Great idea, I love how thorough your videos are.

[@stephenwgreen78]

That's an awesome project. Love making stuff for my boys

[@3x3CustomTamar]

You’re officially the coolest dad ever. If my kids ever complained after I built this for them I would say “I built you a rock climbing wall.” And walk away.... hmmm. Now I think I need to make this for them. Ha!

[@vepristhorn8278]

Wow you have a steady hand! I would not attempt some of those cuts without a guide

[@BillyCollins312]

I love all of your work, but this is the coolest project by far. Lucky kids!

[@Geeksmithing]

Nice to see you made it to scale.

[@magicrobharv]

Officially, the coolest dad ever!

[@MakeEverything]

Great job bob

[@rosered8691]

Brilliant project and very clearly explained. Thanks.

[@project_idea]

That is really awesome! Now we totally want a climbing wall.

[@reforzar]

Yall rocked this one. Love it.

[@77martinv]

I was waiting for this project as I have a box of holds in my shed waiting to be used... Nice one

[@snoius6302]

Protip: Crown your studs before you use them, (sight down the thin and fat sections of each 2x4 and mark the sides that bow out). Face them in the same direction in your build so at least its consistent, any super warped or bowed boards can be cut down for short sections or bracing.

[@AnthonyRose]

I’m really digging the rock music in the background lately!

[@motzemog]

Great job! Looks plenty sturdy and tons of fun.

[@JohnnySp4rkles]

Nice! You could paint it a medium grey and let the kids go wild with paints (or spray paints, depending on how brave you are letting kids go wild with em).

[@KurtBorg]

Love it! Been waiting for this one since the hand-hold you cast ages ago :D

[@timothyhayes9724]

ooooooo and he can 3D print new ones too!!!

[@hugopohlak5831]

Timothy Hayes kind of useless -takes a lot of time and uses a hell lot of filament

[@kilometershaldex]

11/10 best dad ever

[@alec4672]

Nice framing! Looks solid expensive lag screws right there. Also glad you didn't just cover the outlet, that'd be highly against code. Maybe a bed liner finish? Nice and grippy, durable. Great video!

[@alexbold2146]

Can’t wait for a full housetour

[@Remodelaholic]

Bob that is so cool! Now I want to make one for me and my girls. Thanks for your great videos! You make it look so easy!

[@ethancaissie6690]

You continue to amaze me

[@cevikfatih]

You're a real hero ❤🙏

[@gregbowie3695]

Man this is so timely, I've been thinking of doing this in the basement

[@oisinmcgovern2162]

him putting does really long screws in the wall was so satisfying

[@PJGalati]

Cool addition to the kids room and it looked like Ginny was enjoying it too. :P

[@allaudin2005]

I've built 9x9 feet steel frame fixed to the wall by chains. So, it's in vertical position while unused, and can be adjusted for any overhanging angle for action.

[@gasmask9893]

your children are so lucky to have a father like you

[@AlexMckillmore]

Good job, I did a similar size wall in my bedroom. However as I have no kids I have a rum dispenser at the top for doing shots mid climb.

[@RSpudieD]

Great idea and use of the space! It fits so well as well!

[@vhbissett]

he deserves a father of the year award!

[@neetones]

What a great dad.

[@maurolocatelli5836]

Amazing videos. Please, can you tell me if an 250cm*125cm *21mm pine plywood, screwed on the studs just on the shorts side will bend and how much will bend in the middle if a 70kg climber will pull on it? Thank you very much!

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Aww, man! I bet the kids love it! So cool!!!

[@frankchen887]

Wow, this is such a great idea! I'm sure your kids love it too :)

[@maddieberkson7445]

Your kids are extremely lucky, their room already so cool and jts not even funished yet!

[@MichaelAlm]

Impressive!

[@CML0909]

Great detail. Helped me a ton when I built mine. Looks awesome. Thanks for the info and video.

[@kylechristianquinn]

CHALKBOARD PAINT!!! Paint it with chalkboard paint and you can create/design lines to challenge friends, etc.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Yes!I had that idea but my wife didn't go for it :/

[@grahampike3690]

Amazing build!! I don’t have near enough talent to make this, but I still want to make one!!

[@MikeKapotsy]

I love the outtakes.

[@ArnoutWG]

Best dad ever

[@JackoAgun]

nice wall climbing in the house. love it

[@georoll]

What an insanely fun idea! Great job!

[@gabesolis4402]

Cool! Im moving soon and i might put this in my new house!