Install Grab Bar On Cultured Marble

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Install grab bar on cultured marble.

Many bathtub and shower inserts are made from cultured marble. Grab bar installation drilling through marble marble is relatively easy to drill through providing you use a sharp drill bit. 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. If not poke a piece of bent wire through the hole and probe until you feel the stud.

Reposition the grab bar and mark the holes. If the wall is tiled put masking tape where you will drill the holes. 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. This is to keep the drill bit from skating across.

Both showers have cultured marble surrounds. 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. Installing a safety handle to cultured marble is a simple project that will greatly increase the safety of the bathroom. Learn how to install a grab bar with this video.

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. Hole with a glass and tile bit at the mark closest to the center of each stud to confirm the stud location. Place marks on the masking tape to drill the holes. Next i score the marked locations with a carbide punch and soft mallet.

Ed in alabama says my wife and i are getting older and i feel the need to install grab bars in our showers. It s true that you do have to secure grab bars with more than that a cultured marble wall to support them. Both showers have cultured marble surrounds.