Install Grab Bar On Cultured Marble

You want to secure the bar with anchor toggle bolts that go into studs.

Install grab bar on cultured marble.

Grab bar installation drilling through marble marble is relatively easy to drill through providing you use a sharp drill bit. 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. If you hit solid wood drill the remaining holes. If the wall is tiled put masking tape where you will drill the holes.

Installing a safety handle to cultured marble is a simple project that will greatly increase the safety of the bathroom. Reposition the grab bar and mark 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. Both showers have cultured marble surrounds.

If not poke a piece of bent wire through the hole and probe until you feel the stud. This is to keep the drill bit from skating across. 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. Learn how to install a grab bar with this video.

Place marks on the masking tape to drill the holes. Next i score the marked locations with a carbide punch and soft mallet. Both showers have cultured marble surrounds. Ed in alabama says my wife and i are getting older and i feel the need to install grab bars in our showers.

For more home improvement tips and tricks please visit the family handyman website at. Hole with a glass and tile bit at the mark closest to the center of each stud to confirm the stud location. Cultured marble is a composite mix of marble powder and resin.