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Thumper wrote:

"Martin Bonner" wrote in message
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On Oct 24, 2:41 pm, "Thumper" wrote:
My dad is getting unsteady on his feet, so I've been to the local mobility
shop and bought a 12 inch plastic rail that I can fix to the bathroom
tiled
wall, in an ideal position where he can grab on to it when taking a
shower.
The lady in the shop said they are not allowed to sell the screws for
fixing
it.

What would be the ideal screws for fixing it to the wall?

What is behind the tiling? You obviously want a fairly stout fixing
so that it can take your father's weight falling and pulling it from
the wall.

It's plastered brick.

In a shower the screws will need to be brass or stainless steel.

I'd be looking at No 10, and at least 1 1/2" into solid brick (plus
clearance through plaster, voids, etc). You might get away with less
if you were screwing into solid wood, and you'll need (quite a lot)
more if screwing into lightweight blocks.

longest screws I've seen are 8g x 40mm brass roundheads in Wilkinsons.
Was a better selection in there than Robert Dyas. I've not yet been
down to the local B&Q or Homebase as its more of a journey for me.

Take the rail with you, when you go shopping so that you can check the
largest size of screw that will fit into its brackets. You need to let the
head get properly recessed into the counsersink hole to avoid your dad
getting scratched on the screw heads.

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