building an at-home climbing wall (with no skills lol) 

Let's observe a moment of silence for the 95% of us living in apartments in the city with no options to do this whatsoever. ...I'm very jealous :( but also happy for you :)

I was so happy to find a female RU-vidr to inspire my daughter to help me make one.

Looks great, but put a few bricks under the frame where it touches the ground, otherwise it will rot.

Nothing but respect for this effort, mega jelly you've got access to this during lockdown, nice work

goals😭 I miss climbing so much so I’ll live vicariously through your backyard wall. It looks rad!

Looks great! Thanks so much for making a how to build your own climbing wall that actually explains how to build your own climbing wall. By far the most clear and comprehensive one I've seen.

aHHHHHHH - it turned out great! I've been so desperate to build one but we don't have much space sadly. Living vicariously through home wall videos though!

Great job!! Just some general construction notes, you may want to frame out the perimeter of the back of the wall to prevent warping at the edges or you could frame around the edges and the strength of a 2×4 or 2×6 is when it's on its edge (the 2 inch side) so if the wall starts to bow at all you could rotate those 90 degrees, and maybe add one or two more. Just as reference, when framing a house, building code dictates a 2×4 every 16 inches on center. Awesome job though! Hope you enjoy it

Awesome build! Thank you so much for this tutorial. Definitely have me inspired to build one myself (: I have a helpful tip to improve the design of the back of your wall with no extra cost... Beams are a lot like a plastic or metal ruler. When turned flat side down, they're bendy, but when turned the other way, they can be pretty strong. So if you're looking to maximize the structural potential of a piece of lumber, place the deepest side in the direction of the way it's going to want to bend. In the instance of your wall, simply turning your 2x4 beams to "width side down" will make it stronger. In architecture and engineering, this concept is called the Section Modulus, which in a nutshell says that the deeper an object is, the less likely it's going to bend. In a 30 degree wall, you might not have to worry about this too much because most of the weight just channels down vertically into the ground. For steeper walls though, the force of climbers pulling down on the wall is going to put more pressure on the beams, so you'll need to make them deeper. It's like standing up vs doing a plank. Your body can stand up vertically for a long time (even while carrying heavy objects) because your weight is perfectly stacked, but when you plank, your muscles have to work a lot to keep your body from bending. Hope this helps! Have fun climbing everyone (:

Thank you so much for a very detailed video. The angles shown on your climbing walls construction matches exactly what im going for. Much love from Cali, thank you.

This video came at the most perfect time EVER lol thank you!

This looks awesome!!! You’ve inspired me to draw up my own plans for a home climbing wall!

This is a proper, no shortcuts, home climbing wall build! Impressive craftsmanship!

Thanks so much for sharing your build and lessons Jenn.

Shingles or a cheap blue tarp covering on the back side(so you can take it off to change routes) just to help protect it from rain & UV wear will help it last even longer, too

Ok you are definitely the most informative beginer friendly bouldering channel, the time stamps and generous link sharing is much appreciated

Thanks for reading my mind, as soon as you said that you did a lot of research for home-build climbing walls youtube videos I was kinda expecting to have that playlist! Awesome job, very good quality of the video and the story behind it as well. Keep it up!

I honestly think you're a beautiful soul. Thank you for this!

Wow great job on both the wall and the video! I can't tell you how many times I wish I did things differently in my two wall videos; I feel like you nailed it. Enjoy your new wall!

Thank you!! This is the only video I'll watch, and I'm entirely confident it's all the info I need to build one now

I like how you did a walk around your finished product

Best how to out there. Clear and transparent with the cost, according to your market area. Keep it up!

Was patiently waiting for this 👌🏾❤️

Great work, Jenn.. You've done an outstanding job and your wall looks like super fun! 👍🙂

This is very cool. I was looking up about diying our own climbing wall earlier in the week. The big thing for us, is that it would be on top of already established concrete outside and how to make the whole contraption stable.

This was excellent! Thank you. Cant wait to get started.

That's funny. Building my own climbing wall goes through my head during the last couple of days. Perfect timing. Thanks for sharing!

Damn, these home wall + route setting videos got me all excited to build and set myself! 🧗🛠️

Awesome wall ! And thank you for showing the back, it's true we don't see it often. I can't wait to build one myself! I can't where I live right now.... but I bought about 100 holds from my gym last week! So I'm ready as soon as I have somewhere to put the actual wall!

If you want to use the bolt holes where the 2x4 is, just get an 8mm drill bit and drill through the tnut hole, that's what I did on mine and it's fine. The wall looks awesome! Wish I had good weather where I live so I could of had mine outside and 12ft high.

You are an angel and by far the best video on RU-vid when it comes to making a homeboard!!!

What an awesome video!! Thank you so much for making this and even more so for the playlist :)

Awesome, thank you for describing your process for the decisions. Very useful.

It looks great. I'm so proud of you for going out of your comfort zone

Awesome wall and video! Such a huge thing being able to build a wall during quarantine 😆

Love it! Good work. Looking forward to seeing some episodes of you crushing it on the home wall :)

omg jenn i love this it looks amazing!! (and actually so similar to the one in ac wow haha)

Beautifully built.. you are not less than a genius.. keep climbing & continue to stay fit. Your excellent video has inspired me to built one for myself❤️

Awesome!! I'm about to build my own climbing wall (also in my parents' backyard lol). Thanks for compiling all this info!

Best climbing wall tutorial I have seen on RU-vid. Great job!!

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE BACK. I want to build a climbing wall at home too and your design looks really good. Thanks for the video :)

Nice job Jenn, impressed you went with the T nuts that's a lot of work, yes they can tear out if over tightened or if the bolt gets seized. So as long as your don't go mad tightening them with power tools and do a final tighten by hand they'll be fine. Enjoy.

looks amazing!!! have so much fun with it :D

yay!! happy to see that you caved and built a home wall :)

So awesome Jenn!!

Great Work!! and great inspiration!! We're gonna build one in our garden!! Climb strong!!

What a great vid! You explained much more then most do so that was awesome.

Thanks for the video! Building my own home wall next weekend!

Nice addition to the backyard

Hi Jenn! Awesome video - stoked to see you try and hit points that some videos out there leave out! I was curious if you had blueprints or schematics posted up anywhere for the build and a cost breakdown (total cost w/ holds, w/out holds etc). Would appreciate any extra info on the build itself! Cheers

Awesome video. Thanks for the inspo

The most original and entertaining RU-vid video I can recall! Perhaps the first time I've ever felt inclined to comment. Great stuff :-D

Tysm !! I was so lost and confused but you made everything easier to understand

Your wall turned out so awesome! When I have the space, I'll want to do something similar.

it's like you've done half my homework... very useful, thank you! gonna watch the playlist now :)

Wow you seem so joyful in this vid! V jealous of that beaut wall but excited for you

Sick wall! Indoor glasses Jenn was looking like she's ready to drop some climbing wall building knowledge 😂. Hope you're doing well during this time! :)

So badass. Nice job!

This looks awesome!

Even though I did not plan to build such a wall, I watched the video and enjoyed it ;) Have fun with it!

You did fantastic given your builder knowledge!!! There are a few things I would have done differently myself as a builder but this is not important. Instead here are a few tips for you to keep it looking nice and solid for a few years longer if you are interested: 1- Liquid nails caulk/adhesive is not great in the sun but! what you actually accomplished was to help seal the gap in between the t-nut and the plywood where moisture and sand can accumulator so it wasn't all for nothing. what would have been better would have been silicone or latex caulking which will move with the moisture and dryness of the weather. If you want to ad a few years to your build simply caulk the back of your nuts so the holes are sealed from the back. 2- drill some weeping holes on all your horizontal boards in the back because if it rains water will get stuck between your plywood and 2 x 4 in the back. (weeping hole is just a hole for water to drain). 3- if your t-nuts are not galvanized use a emery paper and sand them up and bit and spray some primer on all of them to keep them from rusting or some good old Tremclad rust paint or clear. 4- get yourself some rebars and sledge hammer them every 2 feet along side your base to anchor your wall to the ground in case strong winds rips your wall off the ground and send it into the air. if you can get them at least 2 feet deep into the ground that would be the best and use U bolts to secure the rebar to your frame. 5- DW40 all your T-nuts at least twice a year or especially after a rainfall. DW40 will displace water and create a temporary barrier against moisture. 6- once a year go around all your lag bolts or bolts(not sure what you used) around your frame and give them a quarter turn to keep them tight. Don't over do it, you just want to snug them up. 7- if you ever happen to need to do maintenance to the wall and need to take apart the plywood, keep in mind when ready to reassemble to leave a 1/8th gap between each plywood sheet to give room for expansion, because what might happen is if it get humidity one day and your wood might swell a bit and your joint between each sheet will bulge and this can de-laminate your plywood and you will flake the top layer. 8- a cheap way to get the back of your wall protected from sand, dust, bird crap, insect..... and to give it a cleaner look is to stretch some landscape clothe(use to keep weeds out of your garden) and staple it to the back on your 2 x 4's. Don't use Poly, the back of the wall needs to breath as much as the front does. 9- the top of our wall will more than likely be in the sun a lot more than anything else and will dry up really quickly compare to the rest. inspect once a year and re-apply clear stain/water repellent/ UV shield on all of the timber with sun exposure. 10- I live in Canada so I don't know how the insect are around your area. if your wood is pressure treated you are fine. if not think about protecting the ground under your base and around the joints so insects don't decide to call your nice wall home for themselves. Again, Great job!!!! Nice Built.

Well done!! Admiring the initiative

Very nice, Jenn!

wood stain! VERY IMPRESSIVE! like nobody else i saw did this. good job!

Nice job and very nice drawings and sketches. I really enjoyed watching. :)

Love this!

Well done and well said. Just an FYI if nobody has told you, but you can use a hand tool and crank bolts into those beams. Setting with a hand tool is also a lot of fun.

This came out dope!! Nice job!!

I hope I can come there and try your wall. I enjoy making bouldering problems and solving them too. 😊

Great job!👍

Great project thanks for sharing

this is so cool!!

I'm doing one of these too! Atomik climbing has really good holds but they definitely are expensive and closed right after I ordered.

So jelly. I'm over here still waiting for rock rings to be back in stock at REI.

Sick wall!!

nice Jenn! I also built my home wall.. I learned a lot from your vid!

AWESOME VIDEO, THANKS!

Impressive build good job!

You did great!!

if the liquid nails don't give enough peace of mind, maybe a small nail/screw can be wedged in the concave part of the T-nut to keep it from spinning! although it might be too late for that idea, since the wall's already up haha

As a carpenter let me say you did fantastic!

and here I am struggling with flat pack furniture. Great content Jenn

Love this!, just found your channel today, definitely gonna subscribe.

What I find hilarious about your 'inspiration playlist" is that it's identical to mine so far, hahahah! Thanks for showing us the back -- there are often parts of the construction that seem hidden. I'm looking to make a stripped down wall for the cheapest cost, I'll try put up a video of my own shortly. Either way -- Great job! looks fun! Now I have to figure out how to make wooden holds without a jigsaw and an angle grinder... hmmm...

We are building a climbing wall in my house because upstairs has a nice like 40 degree angle but I am sooooo excited 😜. A good place to get holds are premium, atomik, metoulious, and REI has good bulk and foot

These videos are delicious, how am I only now finding them! Keep it up!

wow didn't expect this!

Thank you for sharing this knowledge :)

OMG great video, I´d fall in love

This video was awesome! Pretty cool you have a chance to do this.

very cool!

“I caved” 🤣🤣...sparkles, birds and roomies that are embarrassed of YT channel. 🤷‍♂️ I was cracking up. Great details and so helpful with understanding the work involved. Looking forward to the creative climb vids. 🤘

this is sick!

You can always drill through the support beams and t-nut them, you'd just need longer bolts

JB Weld for bonding metal to wood. It's pricy for a small container, but a little will go a long way. Great video!

Wow awesome build! Expecting some v7 climbing as you leave this quarantine xD On a serious note: this gives me major fomo. (anyone else..? no? ok.). i really need to stop watching people building those set ups! But i am very non-jealously-exited for you Jenn!

I love it! I've been thinking about making one of these out since my college closed due to the virus. I have more space constraints though:(

Just built my own wall in my backyard a week ago too! The angle is adjustable!

Great video!

If you want to make the drilling the T-Nut holes a bit quicker ya' can stack the plywood and drill them all at once 👍