Install Grab Bar On Cultured Marble

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Install grab bar on cultured marble.

If you dont have studs available you could use these we install plenty of these and we recommend the condomounts drywall mounting kit which comes with 200lbs drywall anchors 1 2 diamond drill bit 1 4 20 machine screws and washers. Reposition the grab bar and mark the holes. It s true that you do have to secure grab bars with more than that a cultured marble wall to support them. Once i have decided on the location for grab bar placement i mark the anchor locations with a dry erase marker using the grab bar as a template.

Learn how to install a grab bar with this video. Hole with a glass and tile bit at the mark closest to the center of each stud to confirm the stud location. Installing a safety handle to cultured marble is a simple project that will greatly increase the safety of the bathroom. Next i score the marked locations with a carbide punch and soft mallet.

Grab bar installation drilling through marble marble is relatively easy to drill through providing you use a sharp drill bit. You want to secure the bar with anchor toggle bolts that go into studs. If you have located the studs above the tiles use a 48 1 2 m level to find their locations where the grab bar will. Using toggle anchors and the supplied 1 2 diamond drill bit you are able to mount a grab bar or a tv on any tile marble granite surface.

Both showers have cultured marble surrounds. If you hit solid wood drill the remaining holes. If the wall is tiled put masking tape where you will drill the holes. If not poke a piece of bent wire through the hole and probe until you feel the stud.

This is to keep the drill bit from skating across. Many bathtub and shower inserts are made from cultured marble. Ed in alabama says my wife and i are getting older and i feel the need to install grab bars in our showers.