Most porches hang a bed swing about a foot off the floor, from four points in the ceiling.
- Find your ceiling height. Measure from the porch floor to the ceiling where the brackets will go.
- Rope length. Each of the four rope sections is your ceiling height plus 5 feet. The extra covers the knots and the drop to a swing about a foot off the floor.
- Mount the brackets into solid framing, lined up with the eye bolts at each corner of the swing.
- Tie it high. Natural manila stretches when it gets wet, so tie your knots a few inches higher than the height you want. The swing settles once weight is on it.