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wrote:
I used plastic drywall anchors to mount a towel ring to the bathroom
wall. The anchors have pulled out of the wall.

I've used toggle bolts in the past, but they require pretty large
holes, and the holes for this particular mounting are only about an
inch apart.

Suggestions?

All we have in my town is a crappy Menard's with untrained staff. We
don't get any of that "How can I help you with your project" that we
used to get at the home stores in bigger cities.

What's the wall, tile over cement backer board or just drywall?

If it's drywall, I'd suggest you either try to relocate the towel ring
over a stud you can screw into, or perhaps make a suitably finished
strip of wood you can span and fasten to two studs and mount the ring
onto that.

Unless you handle the towels on that ring with kid gloves, I wouldn't
trust any fasteners through drywall alone to last very long without
loosening. The typical user tugging on the towels will probably wiggle
them loose.

Jeff

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