Mom is having a hard time getting in and out of the tub and she's dead-set against getting a walk-in tub, so I've started looking at grab rails to help out until I can get her convinced a walk-in is the way to go. The suction-cup bars are out because she needs support and not just help with balance. That leaves me with 2 options; the standard screw-in kind or a version that has some sort of adhesive to stick the bar to the wall, like this:
The tub has a tile surround so it's compatible with the mounting process but the tiles have been hanging on the wall for a good 50 years so I'm concerned about their
ability to hold up the bar with weight on it, and despite the fact that a lot of things are glued together today, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the adhesive's ability to stand up to the use in general. I'd really like this option to work, but I think I'm going to have to resign myself to drilling through the tile to anchor to wall studs.
Anyone have any experience with this sort of grab bar?
And if anyone has any good suggestions on talking her into a walk-in tub, that'll help. So far I've had no luck.
The tub has a tile surround so it's compatible with the mounting process but the tiles have been hanging on the wall for a good 50 years so I'm concerned about their
ability to hold up the bar with weight on it, and despite the fact that a lot of things are glued together today, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the adhesive's ability to stand up to the use in general. I'd really like this option to work, but I think I'm going to have to resign myself to drilling through the tile to anchor to wall studs.
Anyone have any experience with this sort of grab bar?
And if anyone has any good suggestions on talking her into a walk-in tub, that'll help. So far I've had no luck.
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