DIY Grab Bar Installation without STUDS | HOW TO 2021 

I’m a General Contractor and am impressed by your attitude and knowledge. I no longer have employees because I couldn’t get them to take their time and they didn’t have the wherewithal to trouble shoot. This is clearly a vocation for you. I wish I could hire you.

Hey, great video!!! I have been a carpenter for many years and I never knew about these anchors. I was installing a grab arm in my bathroom and was up against the no stud where I needed it to be. I treied the anchors that came with it epic fail. I looked on RU-vid and your vid was the best, honestly. Clear precise direction. Thank you. I bought the same anchors as you did from ACE hardware. Took my time and it's👍a perfect job

Great video! Love how you showed an unexpected issue (anchor won't go in) and troubleshot to go forward. Most other videos show a perfect room, perfect walls and no issues. Thank you for being real. I learned more from your video than any others. Keep up the good work!

If I heard correctly, you said to set your drill to "hammer" setting. This is a sure way to crack the tile/tiles. Additionally you need to support your drill and keep it horizontal, not at an angle. You got away with a lot of 'don't do in the industry. Not a hater, just wanted to better your chances of success.

I appreciated your thoroughness in explaining. Thank you!

Great job, thanks for your help. Real world install where problems arise and you had find the solution. You gave me the confidence to go ahead with the project.

Great job! Keep up the good work. You're right about learning how to troubleshoot and think on the go.

Awesome presentation start to finish. Thank you!

Great job . I learned how to install a grab bar . This video has been very useful to me . The information about the kind of drill bits and anchors to use is also very helpful. Thanks.

That was a solid video - love how it's just so 'real' - most videos try to be perfect, but no job ever is. My father is elderly and just came out of hospital. I need to install grab bars in his shower and this video was perfect! - Thank you.

Is my first time watching your channel. It's helping and you explein any detail that we need to know about. Thank so much. God bless you because you are helping many people.

Excellent video . As a DYI'er I learned so much from this session. I feel so much more confident now about doing an installation like this. Good luck with your vids and i'll look for more.

Nice job! Very informative. Both the camera work & narrative were clear & concise.

very nice tutorial....the blue tape tip for keeping the escutcheon away is great...Keep up the great work. I just subscribed. Wish you the very Best in your endeavors...

Shower grab bars are not meant to go horizontal, that's why they are longer than the average stud spacing. They are meant to go straight up and down or diagonal. WHY? Because if you should fall you are able to reach that lower part of the bar, and pull yourself up. That customer will have way harder time reaching the bar if she slips and falls.

Fantastic, very informative and easy to understand.

Great video using the pull toggle anchors and what to do when running into a problem. 👍

This video was great, the only problem is I would’ve liked being able to see what the anchors look like that you used. Show more of the equipment that you Used. Thank you.

You are going to have "HATERS" come after you. Do your "Due Diligence", you know what I mean. In addition to what I have just said: see if a pre tap on the tile to hold your drill bit in place, to help you from having your drill bit run on you. Keep putting out smart videos.

Great video on drilling into tile. Given it was my first time drilling into tile, I was concerned on cracking the tile. Your video gave me the confidence to do it!

Great job, good explanation of tools and procedure. Thanks!

Great video! Like the comment below, you gave me some tips I hadn't thought of or seen before.

Thank you for this video, I have been frustrated not being able to find the studs behind the tile and worried about inadequate support. I did not want large holes like wingits require

This is a very good video. I spent three days with my installation on an acrylic tub surround that was not flat and was on an OUTSIDE wall. The stud finder could not get a read because there was 1-1/2" of dead space behind the surround. Please state the manufacturer of the anchor product you used for the right hand side as depending on where you live we might only have the ones that are at the big box stores., That grab bar was mounted higher than what is recommended, but if that is where she wanted it,..,,,, I paid $60 for the super duper anchors used in hospitals, but could not use them because there was not 3" of dead space behind the surround. Always investigate your hardware specs before you buy.

Great video! Thanks for all the tricks and fixes for the inevitable problems. One word of advise, get the camera in close for some of the shots where we can only see your back or your hands are hiding the detail work. Otherwise, fantastic video.

Great Job, love to see a young, ambitious, & hard working black man!! 💪🏾🛠

I agree this guy was awesome!!!

Thank you for your tutorial..

I used this video tutorial to install a grab bar for an elderly friend. BUT I burned through, bent, broke, etc 4 tile drill bits trying to go through the old home plaster and lathe (not drywall) behind the tile. Can you detail brand and make of your 3/16 drill bits and your 1/2 inch drill bits. Btw wetting the drill bit really helped do it. Great Pro Tip. Just wanted to know brands snd specifications of the bits u used drilled it perfect.

Great video . Thanks👍😁

Great instructions

Thank you, young man. I am old and am going to do this in my showers. It's hugely important for old folks. A fall can ruin 15 years of remaining life. May I make a suggestion? The parts you used, perhaps add the name of them at Home Depot or Amazon or wherever to the thing above that says "Show more". I kind of know what Moly's are, but the first items you used, they may be new tech and I don't know them. Thanks again.

Nicely done !!

Great video. Thank you.

Nice. Why would they make a bar with 36" spacing? Are bars often installed at a slight angle in order to hit two studs, or rather installed vertically and attached to a single stud? (although you definitely showed studs aren't required; I just kind of like using them).

Awesome, thank you; and I learned a new Tec nick.

Great Video, Great Channel.

Great presentation and keeping it real. Just one thing I noticed is that you didn't say to use stainless steel screws to prevent rust from leaking out as the screws age. Keep up the good work young man!

great Job, Thanks

Good job, thank you for sharing

This was great!

Thank you for the help.

Very nice tutorial. 👌

Thank You great video

How long are the screws in the package?? You did a great teaching job and I'm running with you.. Thank you!!

thank you learn a lot I think I can do this installation even if I'm 84 yrs old. Steve

Great tutorial and video. Are the screws 3in or 2.5in in length? Having a hard time finding 3in all seem to be 2.5in.

You should have used a Wingits grab bar fasteners they hold a a lot better and self seal you can buy the cheap ones from home depot or Lowes but the best grab bar anchor would be the The Wingits GBW-40 and will meet all code requirements. Not busting your chops just giving you my knowledge of years of Installing, selling, and specifying Toilet accessories for commercial, Multi Family and Hospitality projects and If you need any fasteners send me a message I am a Wingits Accessories dealer and get lower prices than what you see online and will help you out. Have a great day! and yes I have done that method before but only if I do not have any other option.

Would anything be different with a plastic lined tub stall?

Love the hustle bro! Keep moving up! Remodel Contractor here.

I've looked at other" no stud grab bar installs " and even the major mfr's like Delta and Moen recommend using 3 wingets per side if not using the special anchor they sell. ideally both sides should be mounted in a stud. Also, maybe its just the angle, but it looks more like a 24 inch bar not a 36 inch one I do like how you show to use the painters tape to keep the dang bangers/end covers from movin' around. You might wanna check around and see what others are doing first and then improve on it. just a thought.

Did you use a 1/2" regular masonary bit to enlarge the holes? appreciate if you could clarify, thanks

Great video

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Why would you not hit it in the stud that was present. Hollow wall anchors can pull from the sheetrock wall. Also seal the screws with silicone and the wall.

How many inches off the floor general mounting height?

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Nice video , but you should have only did one hole on the right and then the left . Then do your finishing holes in the end .

I don’t see this working how to you stop the butterfly anchor to fall down the wall before you screw them in

Anyone know the brand of that stud finder?

Lawd.... who son is this??? 😮 anyway, great tutorial.! Thank you!

There's so much much shabby workmanship these days. It's wonderful to have a job done correctly. You, sir, are a master at your craft. Hope you train others to have your high quality work ethic. Or teach a class at the local community college.

Just curious. Is this install ADA compliant? I thought you needed at least three screws per side. Then, you found the stud on the right side but you didn't use it...why. Don't you always want to attach to a stud if possible? And I like to find the studs and level the grab bars BEFORE I drill any holes. Thanks for the video.

Unless you install it at an angle.

Really good video but how can you be sure the tiles won’t come loose. Isn’t the title the only thing holding it?

Your camera man should learn to hold the camera still.

Dude , you need to find a new line of work , I could have had three bars installed with green anchor’s from Hellman and use a 5/16 tile bit .

An amateur trying to do a professional's job with a blindfold on.

Nice job, thanks...