Shower Safety ..(Elderly)

NoBozo · 07-02-2013, 05:12 PM

Lots of Good Info here.

Grab Bars: I havn't done any searching yet on Shower Grab Bars yet because ..Frankly I hadn't considered myself to be in THAT "Catagory".....YET. I suspect that Grab Bars are NOT JUST screwed into the wall.

What is Behind the wall (Facade) will be important. My house was built in 1973. Was it Sheet Rock behind the ceramic tiles..OR was it Greenwall..? (If that is the correct term). I would think..."Through Bolting"....to something Substantial behind the tiles and Dry/Greenwall would be required.

NB

EDIT: My engineering background quite often gets in the way of "Consensus".

upthesaukee · 07-02-2013, 08:58 PM

Grab bars need to be anchored into a stud. They need the strength to hold when some one is falling, and just using a molly screw or dry wall insert will pull right out. Also the anchoring screws are much heavier duty than the standard towel holder.

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NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Lots of Good Info here. Grab Bars: I havn't done any searching yet on Shower Grab Bars yet because ..Frankly I hadn't considered myself to be in THAT "Catagory".....YET. I suspect that Grab Bars are NOT JUST screwed into the wall. What is Behind the wall (Facade) will be important. My house was built in 1973. Was it Sheet Rock behind the ceramic tiles..OR was it Greenwall..? (If that is the correct term). I would think..."Through Bolting"....to something Substantial behind the tiles and Dry/Greenwall would be required. NB EDIT: My engineering background quite often gets in the way of "Consensus".