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High-Tech Home Gym A fitness-minded couple turns a basement storage room into a smart and high-tech home gym. From "Tech Out My House" episode DTMH-101

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Install Mirror Wall and Ballet Bar

Handyman Matt helps the girls install the mirrored wall. The mirrors are mounted to an aluminum track and secured with clips from the top. Once in place, Matt finds the correct height for the ballet bar, installs the supports directly to the wall studs, and secures the bar in place with brackets. After the bar is in place, Regina brings Matt into the world of virtual biking. A computer controlled resistance meter is attached to a bicycle trainer. With this new technology, Matt can now choose an existing race or build his own course with as many hills and straight-aways as he likes.

BEFORE the renovation. . .

and AFTER. Matt and Heather check out their newly remodeled workout space.

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Matt secures the ballet bar wit metal brackets.

Materials:

mirrors
ballet bar and supports
aluminum tracking
cordless drill
screws

Figure A

Steps:

• The mirrors are mounted on aluminum tracks secured from above with clips (figure A).

• To hang the mirrors, first find the studs in the wall and mark their locations so you'll know where to fasten the tracks.
  

• Hang the mirrors onto the tracks and fasten them with clips up top (figures B and C).

• Leave the clips slightly loose in order to slide the mirrors back and forth until you find just the right alignment.

  Figure B

  Figure C

  
  

• Once the mirrors are in place, install the ballet bar. First, find the corrected height for the ballet bar and install the supports. Three supports are screwed directly into the wall studs. But a fourth is put into the drywall. Use three toggle bolts to fasten that support (figures D and E).
  

  Figure D

  Figure E

  
  

  Last, use a bracket to secure the bar to each of the supports (figures F and G).

Figure F

Figure G

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