For a bodyweight workout, you don't need a lot of equipment, and you don't need a lot of time either. A pull-up bar and a rubber mat are often all you need. Depending on your goals, even 10 minutes a day on the pull-up bar can be completely sufficient.
With our E2 wall-to-wall pull-up bar, you can do this kind of training at home without having to go to the gym. You don't even need an extra room for this pull-up bar, as you can install it directly in your hallway.
But before you can actually order the E2 pull-up bar from us, you need to determine the required length. This blog post shows you exactly how to do that.
All in all, there are two steps to follow when determining the required length. You should also pay attention to the tips below.
Step 1: Determine the length as the distance between the two mounting points
Step 2: Subtract 3 mm from the determined length
There are two easy ways to determine the length as the distance between the two mounting points.
Method 1: Measure the length with two measuring tapes
Method 2: Measure the length with a laser distance measurer
With the first method, you determine the required length as the sum of two distances between the two walls, somewhere in the middle of the measuring tape. With the second method, the length is given to you directly. Both methods are also described in this video.
Where to measure?
A note on both methods of length determination: Be sure to measure at both of the desired mounting locations, i.e., not on the floor for convenience, but actually where the pull-up bar will be mounted. Walls are not built perfectly straight; deviations of 5 mm in different places are not uncommon!
From our experience, measuring the length is not a problem. If you make a 1 mm error here, it's not a big deal. A bigger problem is subtracting 3 mm from the measured length. This happens to 1 in 100 customers and can look something like this.
Example 1 of incorrect length determination
Your hallway is 1200 mm, 120 cm, or 1.2 m wide. You measure 120 cm, but in your head, you subtract 3 cm instead of 3 mm, and you tell us a length of 117 cm. The correct length would be 1197 mm, since 1200 mm - 3 mm = 1197 mm.
If we receive the length of 117 cm from you, we will manufacture a 1170 mm long pull-up bar for your hallway. When you go to install it, however, you will have a finger-thick gap between the pull-up bar and your wall, and you won't be able to mount the bar.
In this case, there's no alternative but to have a new pull-up bar made or to shorten the existing one to the correct length.
Example 2 of incorrect length determination
Your hallway is 1000 mm, 100 cm, or 1.0 m wide. You measure 100 cm, but in your head, you subtract 3 cm instead of 3 mm, then you mix up the units and tell us a length of 97 mm. The correct length would be 997 mm, since 1000 mm - 3 mm = 997 mm.
If we receive a length of 97 mm, the error is immediately obvious to us, and we will ask you for the correct length.
Conclusion
Given the potential for errors in determining the length, we recommend taking a piece of paper and writing down the calculation, for example, as shown in the picture.
Two additional side notes to the conclusion
If the length you give us is too long, for example, because you forgot to subtract 3 mm, the pull-up bar will not fit in the hallway! It will only fit if 3 mm are subtracted. In this case, there is no other option than to have a new E2 pull-up bar made with the correct length.
If the length you give us is too short, for example, because you made a calculation error like in Example 1 above, you will not be able to install the pull-up bar, as the gap between the bar and the wall would simply be too large.
You can bridge a missing length of 3 cm with a wooden block, for example. If the gap is 4 - 5 mm, we can send you an unwelded E2 wall plate, which you can clamp on one side between the welded bracket and the wall and then screw in. This will bridge the gap almost perfectly and will have virtually no effect on the stability of the pull-up bar.
What happens after ordering?
As soon as we receive and process payment for an E2 pull-up bar order, we begin production. As mentioned above, when ordering, you must provide us with the length of the E2. You do this by selecting from the possible lengths in our shop. The selected length is the length we will actually manufacture.
The delivery time for the E2 is usually up to 14 days after receipt of payment. However, we are often faster at the moment.
Why buy a hallway pull-up bar?
In our circle of friends, pretty much everyone already has a pull-up bar at home—only from us, of course. The main reason is that being able to do pull-ups at home increases your quality of life, just like having running water, plumbing, a stove, or a TV at home. In other words, a pull-up bar at home gives you the opportunity to do simple or extensive workouts in your own four walls, without really needing a whole gym at home.
Overall, here are the reasons to buy our wall-to-wall pull-up bar:
- perfectly suited for simple pull-ups and muscle-ups
- easily expandable with other equipment (gymnastic rings, suspension trainers, rubber mat)
- available 24/7 after installation, no more setup and takedown required
- doesn't stand out in the room
- very sturdy and at the same time very simple in design
- suitable for all hallways and corridors up to 2 m wide
- can also be mounted between two wooden or steel posts
- virtually maintenance-free
By the way
On the E2 wall-to-wall pull-up bar, you can specifically do simple pull-ups or muscle-ups. You can also do a regular workout on it.
You can also mount the E2 pull-up bar between two posts, see the picture below. This means the E2 is also very suitable as a bar for your outdoor setup in the garden. The required length is determined as described above, with the difference that you don't have to subtract 3 mm.
