The shower can be a very frightful place when all those soap suds begin to amass on the floor of your shower. A method to feel safer in the shower is to install a grab bar to the wall. Here are the tools you’ll need and instructions to correctly put in a grab bar in your tiled lavatory shower.
When you have bought a grab bar you must collect the tools needed to install it. The following are the tools you’ll need :
Philips-head screwdriver
Drill
1 / 8 inch masonry bit or glass and tile bit
Stud finder or a length of wire
Tape measure
Silicone caulk
pointy awl or carbide glass and tile drill bit
Wood bit, one / 16 narrower than the scale of mounting screws
The first thing that you will have to do to install your grab bar is to find a wall stud. If you can access to a stud finder this could assist significantly. Run the stud finder along the wall until a wall stud is found and mark the spot with a fine point marker. If you do not have an electronic stud finder, no problems, just take a 1 / 8 masonry bit or glass and tile bit and simply drill a hole into the grout. Then get your length of wire and make a bend in it. Put the wire in the hole and by spinning it left and right you should hit a stud. If you don’t locate a stud, the hole that you simply drilled can be stuffed with a slight bit of silicone caulk. Be sure to flatten the dab of silicone caulk so it doesn’t protrude from the grout line, allow the caulk to dry for roughly three hours. If you have powdered grout handy, blend a bit and patch the hole. Re-drill another hole until you find a stud. When you do locate a stud, measure 16 inches from that hole and you should be in a position to drill into another stud.
You will need to mark your stud areas so you can measure from the base of the tub to determine the placement of your bar. Put your bar so that each end is over a stud and mark the screw holes that are in the mounting bracket.
To drill the mounting holes into tile you may need to make a place to begin for the drill bit or else the bit will run across the tile. To make a place to begin use a pointy axe or afore discussed drill bit. Using your hand, twist the instrument on your make to make a slight impression on the tile ; this will keep your drill bit from slipping. Don’t use a punch or you are probably going to crack your tile. Use the glass and tile bit to drill your hole. If employing a masonry bit, place tape over the tile and drill slowly to avoid shattering the tile. You do not want to break your tiles when screwing the mounting brackets on either so employ a bit that’s 0.33 two wider than the size of the mounting screw you will be using. Start drilling the hole slowly and with even pressure so as not to slip off your mark. Use light pressure when drilling to prevent cracking the tile.
Make sure not to drill deeper than the tile and it backing. At about that point, you’ll need to modify your bit to the wood bit 1 / 16 narrower than the screw. This will make a pilot hole in the studs.
The final step is to fasten the bar. Silicone caulk will have to be applied to the holes before mounting ; this is to protect the wood and backing boards behind the tiles from leaking water. Merely screw the bar to the wall. You will need to use stainless steel screw or they will rust. Tighten the screws firmly making sure to not over tighten them or they will crack the tile.
You should now have your grab bar correctly installed. You can now take a relaxed, calming shower and feel safer in the process. To purchase keywords be sure to look through all the major bathroom remodel and bathroom remodeling manufacturers websites.