Stan in Oly, WA
Well-known Member
I'm planning to install bath tub grab bars prior to my hip replacement surgery, but also because my wife and I are getting to the point where they would sometimes be welcome anyway. If I install a horizontal grab bar, and one end can't fall on a stud, will it be sufficiently strong for me to screw one end into a stud, but use toggle bolts for the other end? That would mean toggle bolts through 1/2" drywall which is covered by glued on plastic/vinyl tub surround material. I would expect this to help the drywall resist letting toggle bolts be pulled out, but maybe not enough? If that's a bad plan, I'll find a better way to do it.
Thanks, Stan
Thanks, Stan