grab bars installation

Cal Dershowitz · 2014-12-19T21:20:35+00:00

Hello ng, I've got a little project to add some grab bars. One is next to a toilet, and they want it diagonal. Another is next to the shower stall and vertical. The third is inside the shower and diagonal. The house is in Oakland, CA. It has real 2 x 4's, lathe and plaster, and tile in the shower. Q1) Should I expect 16" on center framing? When at all possible, I want to be fastening onto studs. Q2) If not possible, then are toggle bolts the best way to go? At home depot, they had "Glacier Bay" products that looked really chintzy, and half of what was out there had been returned and re-taped. Elsewhere, I've found "Delta" products that looked a little better. I can order "Moen" products online, and they're a brand that hasn't made me regret ever using them Q3) What brand would you go with? Finally, I want to get every bit of fastening power I can out of these, and toggle bolts get slumpy if they have any play in them and poor performers for handling the vertical load. Q4) What in the world of adhesives might is use to promote a better bond between the flange and the ceramic walls that might have 1/2" holes drilled in it? Isn't there some chance that water could find its way in if I don't put something goopy where I half 1/2" tunnels for the toggle bolts? Off the top of my head, I was thinking of ordinary bathroom caulk, epoxy, or silicon. Thanks for your comment,

Dec 19, 2014 21 Replies

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Snuffy "Hub Cap" McKinney 11 years ago

What about a triple negative with 2 positives?

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clare 11 years ago

The poster's double use of the negative was not technically a double negative, and was perfectly correct. He does not recommend - a bar that is not knurled. Each negative is part of a totally different segment of the sentance. There is one negative in the verb part and one in the noun/pronoun part.

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