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| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 23, 2020, 01:28:45 pm ---I patched the wall in the powder room today and installed the old towel ring hanging thing. Drilled out the new holes and installed the hardware myself. Took at least 20 minutes but came out great. My kids will eventually rip it down again but this should give me a few months/years at least. This is the 4th time I've done this and I was out of space in the drywall behind the mounting plate for new holes so I had to patch it. For some reason, I'm quite pleased with being able to cross this off of the to do list LOL. --- End quote --- Next time use an oscilating tool to cut out a surrounding rectangle with the sides centered on the adjacent wall studs, then install a 2×6 behind where the towel rack will be using pocket screws. New drywall will attach to wall studs and 2x6. Towel ring screws will go into the 2x6. Then you'll only have to replace the towel ring when they break it....but no drywall work. |
| javeryh:
This is a great idea. I’m actually close to the stud on one side so if (when) it breaks again I’ll add the plywood backer. House maintenance never ends! |
| Mike A:
If the towel ring keeps coming down then just get one that hangs over the door. Or one that hangs on the vanity door. They also make ones that mount on the door hinge. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: Mike A on August 23, 2020, 02:29:16 pm ---If the towel ring keeps coming down then just get one that hangs over the door. Or one that hangs on the vanity door. They also make ones that mount on the door hinge. --- End quote --- Eventually I want to redo this bathroom. It was like this when we moved in and get this - the painter went around the mounting plate so if I take off the ring I would have to repaint the entire room! There is no vanity. Just one of those sinks with no cabinets underneath and a toilet. It is very tiny. Barely room to sit on the toilet and you can wash your hands while sitting there. At some point in the very near future we are going to redo the kitchen and I’m going to make the powder room part of it... since it’s actually in the kitchen too. I think it used to be a pantry that a previous owner converted. Most houses on my street do not even have first floor bathrooms unless they have been renovated. |
| Howard_Casto:
The drywall is your real problem. I was raised in houses with wooden paneling. You can beat that stuff with a hammer and it doesn't budge (I tried.) I'm just saying... it's ugly but it's sturdy. |
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