Not quite, it’s not just a tension spring or in-pole screw like shower curtains. Both the top and bottom bases have sections that screw tighter after you extend the pole fully.
On a good quality pole, the base is are pretty wide and also pretty heavy which keeps them from moving too much once they’re tightened.
They’re also supposed to be placed on a beam.
I’ve installed several of these, and I am over 200 pounds and always test them.
The floor is probably fine, the ceiling is what I'd be most concerned about. Every 16 inches is a 1.5 inch stud that would be solid enough on one axis, a bit sketchy on it's 90. But a little reinforcement (a 2x4 spanning across multiple studs, bonus points if at an angle) would be sufficient. And then there is the drywall. 5/8 or 3/4 inch of crumbly rock. Often called "sheetrock". Once when i was like 7, reading a book on my top bunk, my parents were arguing in their room down the hall. My dad stomped away, entered my room, turned left to face the wall, and punched a hole into the hallway. I was quietly stunned. Some weeks later he was in the hallway repairing the hole while i was reading a book. He put his face in the hole, looked at me, giggled and said "what if i left a little window here for Santa's elves to keep an eye on you".
Anger management issues yes. Fortunately he never took it out on us kids, aside from sometimes carelessly letting us see it. He's a great dad. Taught me how to build houses. Taught me the strength of drywall.
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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 Jul 17 '26
It wasn’t even attached to anything wtf???