The shower can be a very scary place when all those soap suds start to accumulate on the floor of your shower. One way to feel safer in the shower is to install a grab bar to the wall. Here are the tools you will need and directions to properly install a grab bar in your tiled bathroom shower.

Once you have acquired a grab bar you need to collect the tools needed to install it. The following are the tools you will 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
  • Sharp awl or carbide glass and tile drill bit
  • Wood bit, 1/16 narrower than the size of mounting screws

The first thing that you will need to do to install your grab bar is to locate a wall stud.  If you have access to a stud finder this will help greatly.  Run the stud finder along the wall until a wall stud is located and mark the spot with a fine point marker.  If you do not have an electronic stud finder, no worries, just take a 1/8 masonry bit or glass and tile bit and simply drill a hole into the grout.Then take 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 do not locate a stud, the hole that you just drilled can be filled with a slight bit of silicone caulk.  Make sure to flatten the dab of silicone caulk so it does not protrude from the grout line, allow the caulk to dry for about three hours.  If you have powdered grout handy, mix up a bit and patch the hole.  Re-drill another hole until you locate a stud.  When you do find a stud, measure 16 inches from that hole and you should be able to drill into another stud.

You will want to mark your stud locations so that you can measure from the base of the tub to determine the placement of your bar.  Place your bar so that each end is over a stud and mark the screw holes that are in the mounting bracket.

About Author: David Hueber is an online expert in building industry. He also offers top quality tips like: House Painting, Interior painting, Exterior Paint & House Painters etc.

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