1)    We supply a 40" PVC spreader bar. If you wish a stronger bar or to widen the swing, you can also use  a 1¼" by 60" metal conduit for the spreader bar. Tape ends of pipe.  Any hardware or lumber store should have these inexpensive items

2) You will also need a drill, a ¼" drill bit, a hammer, 3 light finish nails and a long screwdriver for twisting in the eye screw

PUTTING  EYE SCREW in a COMMON CEILING For rafters or joists hidden by plaster or sheet rock

1) To locate the hidden rafters use your 3 finish nails or a stud finder. It helps to know if the rafters or joist are located 16" or 24" apart. You can look in the attic or ceiling crawl space to find out the direction and distance these rafters are apart. One way to locate them, if you don’t have a stud finder, is to tap lightly on the ceiling. Listening to the differences between a hollow sound (no rafter or joist) and a solid, sharper sound (a rafter or a joist). Don’t get discouraged: they’re up there!

2) To make sure you are on the center of the joist or rafter, hammer a small nail at the selected spot. Then hammer a second nail ½" to the left and another ½" to the right of the first one. Make sure all the nails are hitting solid wood. This will give you the center of the rater or joist.

3) Drill a starter hole using your ¼" drill bit half way between the two outside nails. This hole should be about 1½ - 2" deep.

4) Remove all the nails.

5) Screw in the eye screw all the way. If it is hard to turn this is a good sign! If it turns easily it's not in solid wood. So try again! When it gets too hard to turn, put the screw driver through the hole in the eye screw and use as a lever to finish turning all the way up to the ceiling.

PUTTING  EYE SCREW in an OPEN BEAM CEILING