An elderly friend is in the hospital and has asked me to find someone (she prefers a business over a handyman) who can come to her condo and give her an estimate for installing a shower grab bar and a fold-down shower seat.I'm not sure where to start ... for example, what kind of business does this kind of work?Location: Large city in San Diego County

Any elder care organization in your area will most likely be able torefer someone who specializes, but any competent carpenter with amodicum of tile experience should be able to do it without problem.Look in the yellow pages under Carpenters and/or Home Improvement.You may want to look into the plastic and aluminum chairs that sit inthe tub/shower. You're probably already aware that the transfer intoand out of the chair is the dangerous part, and the seat should bedesigned and installed to make the transition as easy as possible.You're right to want competent installation.R

Who installs shower grab bars and shower seats

Jul 23, 2010 21 Replies

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Higgs Boson 15 years ago

Don't scare the guy. I have them installed "screwed into the [tile] wall" professionally done, rock-solid.

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Steve B 15 years ago

That would be my suggestion. I have found that these specialty stores generally use real craftsmen because they want their stuff done right, and don't want any bad publicity. They are generally surprisably reasonably priced for quality work. They're in, they're out, they're gone, and they stand behind their work. We had a glass shower door installed. The guy on the original measurement got it wrong. It took them about four trips from their office 20 miles away before it was right, but it ended up perfect, and not a dime more. The guy wouldn't even take any gas money. Good advice, NG.

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