Climbing holds on your house wall?

[cockles]

Can't think where to put this one! But has anyone tried putting climbing holds for your kids on your house (brick) wall? I think ds (pushing 3) would love it; I was thinking more bouldering style (so you climb sideways not very far up); is it doable? It's a victorian brick terrace if that's relevant. Or maybe inside would be better but our walls are dodgy.

I think it's a fantastic idea and if put low enough seems very safe. Can't see any reason why it would impact on the value of our house either. We're going to copy you when ours are old enough, so imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and all...

I bet they never use it at home either - you know what kids are like. Swing in the garden, boring, swing at the park, fantastic!

OK, I am trying to imagine how on earth you could put a low traversing wall on a victorian terrace? There just isn't enough uninterrupted wall, surely? You would have to climb UP not along, and I really don't think that is safe for a two year old.

a Two year old is small, to them the back of a victorian terrace is miles long.

You are right cockles, if you just buy the holds yourself it won't cost too much, but bear in mind you'll have to buy the bolts as well as the holds, so you're probably looking at more than £50 in total.

Also consider the speed kids grow at. What is challenging for a two year old will quickly become boring when they grow. Don't know how you'd deal with that. It does sound cool though. And probably safer than the tree that DD has adopted as her personal assault course.

I think it's a brilliant idea and one I may also pinch, as long as you put foam matting underneath it (you can buy the jigsaw type foam matting quite cheaply and you can make that fit the area).

DS is 2.4 and currently obsessed with climbing the garden trellis along our garden wall - that is up and across. I think it would be much safer to have fixed climbing holds that have a restricted height.

Hi,
We manufacture climbing holds and might be able to help.. You can drill into the brick and use rawl plugs and heavy duty screws to attatch the holds.. But it is always better to put some Marine plywood boards up to save damage to the wall (minimum 18mm thick) this can be bought for as little as £20 for a 4ft x 8ft sheet.. This can then be mounted on a frame.. You use T-nut sand bolts to fix the holds.. giving the added advanatage of being able to easily move the holds to set new challenging routes. If you ever move the climbing wall can come with you.. With no damage to your brickwork.
In addition you can paint the board in an imaginative way. If you do put them into brick we can match the colour of existing brickwork so they don't stick out like a sore thumb. Hope this Helps
Liza at mock rock climbing Holds UK

Wish my parents had done this for me when I was a kid, I've seen photos of people doing it but no helpful advice I'm afraid!