Moen Bathroom Safety 12-Inch Peened Textured Grip Stainless Steel Bathroom Grab Bar with Concealed Screws, Shower Handles for Elderly, R8712P

This was purchased to be placed near the bathroom shower. It is safe, easy grab area to be used while dressing or undressing. It provides stability and security. It was easy to install on one vertical wall stud. The mounting flange for this unit made that possible and easy. With the varied positions of the holes, I was able to drill three 2-inch screws into one stud at both the upper and lower mounting piece. The screws toward the outside of the stud are angled slightly to allow them to really bite into the more central part of the stud. The cap piece covered the screw heads in spite of being angled. With 6 screws into the one stud, the grab bar is rock solid and no wobble. Nothing will cause this to fail ( I hope}Although this was added as a basic dressing aid, within 3 months a member had a problem with the onset of vertigo and it was definitely beneficial to have this in place. Another was then installed I in the toilet area to provide assistance going from a standing to a seated position and back to a standing position. I am considering another to be installed near the guest bedroom shower.The screws are heavy duty stainless and excellent. I did have some problem screwing them down as my screwing bit was a little worn. You really need to predrill the holes into the stud just a tad smaller than the diameter of the screws. The screws need to bite into the wood, so they do not pull out. If you have problems putting the screws into your pre-drilled holes in the stud, back-out the screw and apply dish detergent liquid on the threads or rub a bar of soap over the thread. It lubricates the threads. and may be enough to assist getting the screw into position. The screws are a larger diameter, and my best guess is a size "10". As I said these are heavy duty babes. Although I did cam-out while putting in the screw, the screw head was not damaged. Good screws!The price for the 12 inch grab bar was great, less than 14 bucks. Since both ends of this grab bar were placed in one vertical stud, I only used screws. This unit does not come with the heavy duty securemount that is used for support when the ends are placed into drywall. The drywall mount must be purchased separately. If you mount horizontally, I would suggest placing one end into a stud. The other could be supported with a securemount into the drywall. That saves you the price of one securemount which costs a little over $11,

We bought a variety of sizes of these grab rails for our bathroom. Our contractor installed them quickly and easily with reinforced blocks in the walls. We needed to update our bathroom so that we can stay at home as we age and require more help. It was also nice to get white instead of the usual stainless steel color as it's not so sterile looking.

Works well. East to install. Very secure if installed correctly

Inexpensive but well constructed Moen grab bar for shower or bath. Has peened surface for better grip. It's only 12 inches long so securing both ends to studs on 16 inch centers is not possible. Use heavy duty wedge anchors with stainless steel fasteners and silicone the tile penetrations and it will be secure and safe for years. Drilling through tile requires a small diamond hole saw type bit but it's simple enough. Six holes, three in each end, took me about 1.5 hours to install....I'm old and work slow.

I like that the mounting flanges have elongated screw holes, so that you can position the mounting screws where they'll do the most good.I was a bit disappointed with the paint job. It looked hastily done, with just barely enough paint at the ends to cover what's not hidden by the end caps. But once installed, the bar is sturdy and looks ok.To install this bar, you'll want a stud finder to be sure you're mounting the bar securely. I installed this on a tiled wall, and a 3/16" glass and tile drill bit gave me suitably-sized holes in the tile. Once mounted, you'll want to apply some bathroom tub and tile caulk around the inside of the end caps to keep moisture out.Now begins the test of time. We'll see what condition it's in in ten years.

Easy to install, durable and looks good. Thee multi hole bracket makes it super easy to install. I installed in this in the garage.

Item is in new condition and arrived in a timely manner. All good.

Attractive rails that are well made. The price is right