How to install a custom suspended mezzanine net? Can you install a mezzanine net alone in a house? What type of fixings should you use? Feelnets answers all your questions and reviews the essential principles to know before you start installing your custom mezzanine net.
Preamble: the Mezzanine Net
Installing a net in a mezzanine has many advantages and improves your living comfort in the house.
The net allows you to create a new original space in your home, it’s a new room to relax, unwind, read a good book or watch a movie. Add some big cushions and a blanket for winter, and you’re ready for a moment of relaxation in your suspended net.
If you have children, the net will also be a place for them to live and play daily.
From a decorative point of view, the net also fulfills its role by playing with light and volumes, and bringing a truly original touch to your interior.
Another significant strong point of the net: its price! A custom-made net for mezzanine is very affordable and its price/benefit ratio is very advantageous.
Read our guide: How to choose the right residential net.
Then comes the question of installing the net, and that’s precisely the subject of this article: how to install a net on a mezzanine in a house?
Can You Install a Mezzanine Net Alone?
It is entirely possible to install a custom suspended net alone, even if, of course, it’s easier with two people.
But know that 96% of Feelnets customers install their net themselves. Why not you?
For this, you need to know how to place aligned fixings all around, every 150mm.
Our fixings are for wood and concrete (you’ll need concrete anchors if you need to fix your mezzanine net in concrete).
An installation guide is sent with your package. This shows you step by step:
- how to install the fixings,
- how to center the net in the space to be filled,
- how to tension with the cordage and the knots to secure the net.
You don’t need special tools or strength for the installation.
A carpenter, roofer (or other craftsmen) will know very well how to install our custom-made nets.
However, we can put you in touch with our specialists for the installation of your interior net. If you don’t want to install your net yourself and you don’t have a craftsman, don’t hesitate to call on Feelnets’ partner installers, available all over France. Ask for your quote.
Can You Install a Residential Net in Drywall?
It is absolutely forbidden to fix a residential net in a horizontal position in drywall.
Not only will the net installation not hold, but your installation will be dangerous.
We recommend hard surfaces such as wood, concrete, I-beams, or others.
Depending on the surface on which you want to hang your net, you will need to use the appropriate fixings.
Feelnets is here to guide you towards the best interior net fixing solutions.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
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How to Fix a Net to an I-beam?
An I-beam (a standard I-profile beam) is simply a steel beam.
It is entirely possible to fix a mezzanine net to an I-beam, you need to weld lifting rings every 150mm on the I-beam for this.
You can also drill holes in the I-beam every 150mm, but be careful to make the holes properly so that the cordage cannot be damaged by rubbing against the metal.
Another method is to weld a metal bar to pass the tension rope around (this option limits the fixings to every 150mm).
Can a Net be Fixed on 3 Sides?
It is imperative that all four sides of your net are fixed if we are dealing with a quadrilateral space.
Indeed, without fixing on one of the sides, your net will have no tension and will not be usable. You will not be able to walk on it and all the tension will recenter.
Which Fixing to Choose? Eye Bolt or Pad Eye on Plate?
All the net fixings offered by Feelnets are suitable for wood and concrete.
The 8*80mm galvanized steel eye bolts are cheaper to buy, which is not negligible when there are many to install around the perimeter.
Pre-drilling and screwing are required for the eye bolts, which also adds time to the installation.
The resistance is 80kg per eye bolt.
The threaded rod is 50mm long, it must be inserted at least 60-70mm.
The stainless steel pad eyes on plate are more expensive because the piece itself is prettier and offers a better finish to your installation.
Indeed, Feelnets works to ensure that your net is tensioned as close as possible to the fixings to leave the least space between the edge of your net and the wall.
The pad eyes on plate are sold with or without screws. The screws are 5*50mm in stainless steel with TORX head. The resistance is 80kg per pad eye.
Can Eye Bolts and Pad Eyes be Used?
Indeed, you can use eye bolts and pad eyes, they are perfectly suitable for fixing interior residential nets or net railings.
However, you should expect the eye bolt to protrude a few millimeters (barely visible to the naked eye).
Can a Net be Installed Outdoors?
Absolutely! All our nets are UV-treated. You can install them both indoors and outdoors.
Today our nets are constantly tested worldwide by our hotel clients, or on the oceans with our boat renters.
Net Lacing
Double Lacing or Single Lacing?
We recommend double lacing if you have children.
Indeed, they are not as calm as adults and the vibrations will be dampened by the double lacing. On the other hand, it’s more comfortable for young children and their little feet. The rope passage for double lacing is explained in the installation instructions.
However, if you don’t have children, you can stick with single lacing.
Can I Use 8mm Rope?
You can absolutely use 8mm rope, it is actually thinner than the 10mm if you prefer to do a double lacing.
It allows for a finer finish with a thinner rope.
Do You Have Colored Rope and Different Diameters?
Feelnets offers colored rope in black, red, gray and blue in different diameters ranging from 10mm to 3mm.
All our ropes are made of polyester.
For horizontal nets such as residential nets, mezzanine nets, we recommend a diameter of 10mm or 8mm.
For vertical nets used as railings, we recommend 8-6-4mm rope.
