Wall fixings ... why holes ?

[Jethro_uk]

SWMBO managed to have one of her tumbles a few days ago. (Obviously we haven't got enough grab handles around the place) and broke the (admittedly overly poncy) ceramic toilet roll holder in the cloakroom.

Because it's tiled, I'm keen to not mess around more than necessary. It was fixed with 2 screws 83 mm apart.

A quick (and admittedly it was hope vs. experience. And yes, experience won) trip to the local B&Q revealed thatg almost all toilet roll holders (that they want to sell) are of the single fixing flavour.

They did have an overpriced piece of shit which used two screws, but they had holes at completely different centres.

Which led to me thinking why don't they have slots as standard ? That way you could (too !) easily retrofit things using previous fixings.

It now looks like I am going to have to upgrade a grab handle from medium to long length. What's the betting any fixing holes will be different ?

[David]

Fit a piece of wood to the wall and then changing fittings will be relatively simple?

Cheers

Dave R

[Scott M]

The standard fix/bodge would be to use one hole and fill the other with silicon.

Otherwise, if you're feeling excitable, take a rectangle of wood, say 6" x 3", router round the edges with an ogee or rounding over bit, sand and varnish. Screw to existing holes and mount new holder on that.

[Jethro_uk]

Actually that did occur to me yesterday as a kludge. Which, with aids and adaptations, everything is nowadays :(

[Jethro_uk]

Already thinking on those lines ....

[The Natural Philosopher]

Don't buy from B & Q.

Which is *why* you don't buy from B & Q.

plenty of holders online. Find one

[Weatherlawyer]

Next time buy an house with the patresses fitted.

Windows? Windows 8?? Define the term: Specialist.

[Robin]

Think outside the box (or should that be bog?) Buy a Toto Neorest AC*, look forwards to never having to buy another loo roll holder (or loo paper), and cover the holes in the tiles with a laminated copy of the receipt.

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[DerbyBorn]

Robin wrote in news:noagh6$tqk$ [e-mail]:

?11k is a bit pricey! I could manage without the self cleaning feature. In over 45 years of owning a house I have never used a toilet brush - only Domestos. Brushes are disgusting things to harbour crap.

[Brian Gaff]

Well, to be honest they use holes cos they are stronger than keyholes and slots when made out of thin material. What would be nice would be a substance that can make almost invisible repairs in ceramic tiles to fill up holes no longer used. Brian

[The Natural Philosopher]

Its called 'grout'

[tabbypurr]

I wouldn't buy Toto having seen the safety standards inside. Electrical saf ety isn't good in Japan.

NT

[Andy Burns]

I'd never spend 4 digits on a bog, let alone 5 digits.

[tabbypurr]

+1.

I wonder if a bidet spray nozzle could be mounted into a standard bog by dr illing a hole & sealing it. If so it would be far cheaper & safer, albeit s impler. Oh, and add one of those 1970s hairdryers that had a base unit feed ing a hose for drying :) Call it a Totally Not Toto.

NT

[Weatherlawyer]

£11,401.8

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laminated reciept?

Don't you mean gold plated?

[Weatherlawyer]

drilling a hole & sealing it. If so it would be far cheaper & safer, albeit simpler. Oh, and add one of those 1970s hairdryers that had a base unit fe eding a hose for drying :) Call it a Totally Not Toto.

What's wrong with using Domestos?

It gets rid of skidmarks too.

[Capitol]

A shower spray nozzle can be fitted adjacent to the bog. Easy control of temperature and direction. Just make sure it's low pressure or the results can be a bit unintentionally wet!