bathroom rack

In article , sanatogen writes

So get a pipe and stud detector *before* you start the job. It's a little too late when you've drilled through a water pipe...

I do believe you'd be wiser to affix two horizontal battens onto which you could fix the rack. Screw the battens into the vertical studs that support the plaster wall.

If you try to use any sort of hollow wall fastening, you may be quite

(OK, so I'm cynical -- but am I much mistaken?)

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick onto the tiles - no need for screws. Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair

Until the day you say to your beloved "what was that noise dear-seemed to come from the bathroom ? " and athe rack and all its contents has crashed to the floor :-) Stuart

In article , Alastair writes

Even better, one can be certain the rack should not damage the wall when one's mother-in-law tries to swing on it...

"Stuart" wrote | >We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers | >to stick onto the tiles - no need for screws. | >Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!! | Until the day you say to your beloved "what was that noise dear - | seemed to come from the bathroom ? " and athe rack and all its | contents has crashed to the floor :-)

I've seen that happen with screw fixed ones too :-;

Owain

To be fair, the suckers are pretty substantial and stuck pretty firmly even when bone dry. But I guess the time will come when it falls off.....

Alastair

Sonuds good, I take it somewhere like B&Q will stock them?

Any urls?

Thanks

Rod

We got it in John Lewis, although I think you may well pick one up in B&Q. Homebase do a pack of 5 bits and bobs all with suckers on. The JL one was about £18, which the missus considers worth the money, others may not agree....

Alastair

Thanks, I'll reckon I'll be paying a trip very soon. :-)