On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:52:41 +0100, Bill Haines
wrote:

|On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:06:23 GMT, "Jim Alexander"
wrote:
|
|
|"Bill Haines" wrote in message
. ..
| Can anyone please tell me of suppliers who sell the simple, unheated
| type of chrome towel rail? I want to put one on the wall over the
| bath, to provide something solid for my Dad to hang on to when he's
| getting in and out of the bath. I'll need to screw it firmly to the
| studs in the partition wall, hence the need for adjustable rail
| length.
|
|Hopefully someone will come up with exactly what you need but a couple of
|pragmatic sugestions using more readily available grab rails. Option (1)
|fit a surface batten between studs and fix the rail to the batten. Option
|(2) fit a grab rail vertically to a stud. That has an advantage of
|accomodating change of height as a user gets out the bath. Grip strength
|might influence you. The Screwfix rails seem to be white but I previously
|got chrome, can't remember where, possibly BES?
|
|Jim A
|
|Thanks for the suggestions. I've seen some chrome rail and fittings at
|Screwfix but the rail diameter is 19mm which seems a little slender
|for my purposes.

Even disabled people are heavy and can apply a lot of force.
Test whatever you do with your *full* weight, before allowing your dad to
use it.
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