Complete the grab bar installation as shown in Photos 6 and 7. Use a 1/4-in. glass-and-tile or masonry bit to enlarge the holes. Then use a 5/32-in. wood bit to drill pilot holes into the stud.

Installing shower grab bars, porch handrails By Bill Burnett, Kevin Burnett Sep 14, 2002 Q:Next month my elderly mother will be moving in with us, and I need to get the house ready for her.

To install the shower grab bars you first need to decide where they go. Kevin just finished installing bars in his bathroom. He decided on three bars in his shower stall: one 2-foot vertical bar ...

Installing grab bars is a relatively quick and easy improvement to your home and, in my opinion, all showers should have grab bars — regardless of the age of the people in the home.

Dear Pat: I am going to install some new grab and towel bars in my bathroom. It has ceramic tile on the walls, and I am having trouble drilling into it. What is the best method to mount things on ...

A: It is possible to install grab bars in a shower lined with Corian, provided the installer uses a stud finder to ensure the screws dig into studs. But stud finders are imperfect tools that could ...

Q: My father nearly slipped and fell in the shower. I want to install a grab bar to help prevent this from happening again. The shower is average in size and has ceramic tile on the walls. Any sugg ...

if tiles are grouted well and in good shape, the suction grab bars really work well!! my 200+lb terminally ill friend was staying with me and i needed grab bars in a hurry. they work well and don’t ...

QUESTION: I’m a retired occupational therapist and want to install grab bars in my shower stall. But the only ones for sale are 36 inches or 24 inches long and that’s too big for the size of ...