In the event that you have have or have a physically-challenged or aged visitors in your house, you may want to install grab and security bars in showers and your bath-tubs. Even if this isnât the situation, installing security bars will improve the value and marketability of your house for re-sale. This can be a fairly simple process that most do it-yourself-ers can handle having a few resources that are easily available.
By rapping on the dry wall over the tile locate and mark studs. You’ll hear a a definite variation between the strong sound of dry wall as well as the sound of dry wall above a stud. There are stud finders available that will make the work simpler, in case you are having having troubles.
Mark the tiles below your mark on the stud. Using an amount in the bubbles that are plumb as well as its orientation, make a pencil mark most of the way where the studs are down the tiles marking. This provides you with the most versatility in identifying where the studs intersect using a joint in addition to putting the grab-bars. Avoid creating the mark itself is tougher to wash that to the tile off. With respect to the orientation of the bar (horizontal, vertical, or angled) it is possible to get just a few screws on each and every end right into a stud.
Drill a hole in a joint where the stud to confirm the place has been marked by you. Use a-1/8inch drill-bit and drill right into a grout joint that is horizontal. When it is not coated by the grab bar this could be patched with grout.
Mark the rest of the holes for the grab bar. Using your preliminary marks as a startingpoint, contain the the grab bar in mark and place the three holes for every single end of the grab bar. In order that two holes in every single end is going to be over a stud, orient the bar. As these will be handled note the hole on every end that may not go right into a stud.
Drill holes a T each mark utilizing a ¼- tile masonry bit and inch glass. In the holes over studs, use A5/3 inch wood bit to produce a pilot hole to the studs. In the holes that arenât in to studs, use the plastic anchors given the grab bar.
Place the grab bar within the holes and make certain they may be lined up by inserting the point-of a screw in to each hole. Caulk the back of the flange after which attach the grab bar utilizing the screws provided with the bar. These should beat least 1 ¾ inches long to penetrate a-T least 1inch of the stud, dry wall and the tile. Get screws with all complete and the sam-e sort head when they’re not enough.